The course I took at the art school was primarily concerned with the human form but I always try to achieve a facial resemblance. Recognizable features enhance the viewer's connection with the subject.
Acrylic on canvas board. 20 x 15 inches wide
This pose was only for a couple of ho...
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama asked for a cartoon to remind students to keep noise levels in the library down, especially as college exams are coming up. This is what I came up with.
It's for A5 notices to go in plastic upright display stands on library desks, and a b...
I made this painting in 1991. It was to be the last one I produced for about 16 years.
'Glasgow University Students Union' Oil on canvas 25 x 34 inches wide
I've grown to love this particular painting because, although I didn't know it at the time, it was a last hurrah.
I didn't stop p...
I could understand why this cartoon was rejected by the Evening Times. My sub-editor liked it but I had to accept it was too close to home and gave a negative impression of Glasgow.
Having said that, I'm sure the vast majority of Glaswegians would have laughed at it. Unfortunately, n...
This is the main entrance to Glasgow University at the top of University Avenue.
'University Barrier' Oil on Canvas 40 x 28 inches wide.
I painted it in 1988 from a large number of preliminary sketches. It was while I was sat down drawing one of these sketches that I became aware of ...
The rejection of this Evening Times cartoon surprised me. I was given a reason but that reason was so vague it didn't register. It was a, 'This cartoon is inappropriate,' sort of reason.
I spent about an hour coming up with my own list of reasons why it might have been unacceptable.
1...
It was suggested by some members that the Canadian Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society take out an ad in this year's annual Reuben Journal to congratulate the nominees, help support the NCS and to give ourselves a little exposure. No bad thing.
This is the ad, produced by the...