Cartoons and Sketches
Drawings from life; cartoons; location art; diary sketchbook entries, drawing experiments and ideas.
Me and a Gadwall at Walthamstow Wetlands Nature Reserve. February 2025
Alsotroemerias come from Peru, don't you know?
Illustration of the evening I went to the Bournemouth Writing Festival launch event.
I went to see 'A Complete Unknown' and was set off thinking about fame..'
Colorful illustrated diary page from March 11, 2025, at the London Book Fair with drawings of a cat, a dragon, a book shelf, a girl with glasses, and handwritten notes about the event and books.
A detailed black and white drawing of a cozy outdoor market scene featuring a large building, potted plants, tables, and people. A speech bubble says, "See you inside..." with a sign pointing to the entrance labeled "The Illustrated Word of USA & BenShirin." Birds fly in the sky, and trees surround the area.
The found out owl
Drawing to illustrated a funny day spent at Walford Mill, July 2021
The White Spring at Glastonbury
A woman with curly hair and glasses lying face down on a desk, with a painting of a blue sky or water in front of her. A small angel with wings and a brown sweater is sitting on her back. The angel has short hair and is smiling. There is a cup of coffee, a container with colored pencils, and a divider with pens and pencils on the desk. Handwritten text on the wall says: "What the S. A. D. Fairy did to me at my desk yesterday."
Drawing at the Mary Shelley 227th Birthday celebration in Bournemouth
'If the roads were full of Elephants and Tortoises...' Fancifully illustrated location drawing from John Lewis Coffee Shop, Poole. Jan 2022
Sketches and stories from the beach at Saunton Sands.
A 'fanciful' drawing of the Cerne Abbas Giant visiting Poole Harbour and sensibly protecting himself from the cold.
David Attenborough attends the siting of a giant Purrmaid in Cornwall. May 2025