Monthly Archives: April 2008

Skegness Meets Vettriano – updated

I never liked the way I used the Skegness clouds in the first version, so I’ve redone that part of the image.
skegness, vettriano

wallpaper here
apologies to Vettriano, Hassall and the people of Skegness

Gordon Brown Lets Down The ‘Little People’

and erased from view..
one nation under Gord – apologies to you-know-who
gordon brown ten pence

The Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival

The Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival starts tomorrow, the 18th of April.

Giant Cartoons in The Square
Caricaturing
Workshops
On the spot drawing
Meet the Cartoonists
Exhibitions

Worth a visit if you’re near or not-so-near.

Dave Brown of The Independent will be exhibiting, Matt Buck and may of his mates will be there, performing in public, which, I hope means drawing, painting etc.

From the festival’s website – (more here)

2008 Festival 18th – 20th April

Since 2003 the town has hosted this international event which attracts around 40 full-time, professional cartoonists and caricaturists from the UK and abroad.

The 2008 Festival dates are 18th – 20th April. During this weekend around 40 professional cartoonists and caricaturists from the UK and overseas will converge on Shrewsbury and will be set loose to cartoon and caricature for the public.

The theme of the 2008 Festival is ‘Art’ and one of the highlights will be an exhibition of new work by Festival cartoonists entitled ‘But is it Art’ which will run from 30th March – 26th April.

The Festival offers unique opportunities to see artists at work; 20 of them on huge boards in The Square during the weekend, others drawing caricatures and some running cartoon workshops for all ages.

Ken Livingstone a “really nasty little man” – Brian Paddick

The Lib Dems must be overjoyed at their rebranding as the ‘not so fluffy and slightly nasty party’ by Brian Paddick and his imported advisors.
Paddick contributed to the London Evening Standard today with a follow up assault on Livingstone after the Daily Mail’s sister title majored on religion and claiming Livingstone was receiving support from a backer of suicide bombers.
The headline ‘Suicide bomb backer runs Ken’s campaign seems to (deliberately, falsely) imply that any ‘campaign’ is part of Livingstone’s official election set up.
Things are hotting up in London and I reckon it will have implications for the rest of the UK in terms of national party perceptions and especially political campaigning on the web.
brian paddick in the london evening standard
I honestly haven’t made my mind up of who I’ll be voting for but it will be influenced, in part, by campaign tactics and, of course, my opinion of the behaviour of the incumbent since taking office – and that is far from favourable.

Gordon Brown – “Every day that I wake up is about keeping this economy moving forward.”

a throwaway
gordon brown wakes up

and another on the Olympic Torch Relay’s synchronised thuggery
olympic torch relay

Gordon Brown Slowly Disappears from View

One Nation Under Gord – New image for Channel 4 News here with apologies to you-know-who (possibly).

and another one :
downing street vultures