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Here boy, fetch

By Dogs

Dog and stickSticks, selfie sticks, frisbees – What do they all have in common?

Dogs like to fetch them! So it got me thinking, about record stick fetching achievements and sure enough, the Guinness World Record group has come to my calling. Introducing Davy Whippet (and Rob McLeod) who broke the Guinness World Record for the longest flying disc throw caught by a dog with a catch at 134 yards (402 feet). Surprisingly the pair are not dog and owner. The owner, Lara Sorensen, noticed her pup had a talent for catching, so she introduced Davy to champion frisbee thrower Rob McLeod…and the rest is now captured in Guinness book history.

Do you own an amazing pet?

December 11, 2015
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And the winner is…

By Competitions

Sharley, who said that Picasso’s self portrait of 1907 was her favourite piece of art.

Shirley has won a $50 shopping spree on my online Society6 store for simply taking the time to enter my ‘Art of Series’ competition.

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Thank you to all who participated. I was truly overwhelmed by the response; so I thought I’d put together a small selection of your favourite artists. Check them out here, I think you’ll be surprised by the amazing diversity of choice.

December 4, 2015
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Wash time

By That's life

Coloured wash

I think everyone has had a washing machine malfunction once in their lives. This cartoon was inspired after a recent wash where I placed a rusty brown towel in the wash with the family’s white socks. Surely towels are colour fast, I thought as I shoved the contents into the front loader. Personally, I don’t mind pink socks. Not sure the like was shared; so I kindly offered family members to take on the rewarding responsibility of washing. No uptake… I can only conclude that they don’t really mind pink socks after all.

Do you have a washing machine malfunction story to share?

December 3, 2015
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The elefont

By Animals

Elephont

Every now and then I check out Google after I’ve drawn a cartoon..

just to see what other people have done on the same topic. (It can sometimes end in tears, when I discover my really cool funny cartoon is not the first). However, I entered this search knowing it wasn’t that unique, but rather surprisingly, elefont was quite niche with not many results (15k). This meant that I stumbled upon loosely related topics and I think you’ll agree in this instance, even though unrelated, it’s beautiful.

Meet Bubbles the elephant (Bubbles has a Facebook page) and Bella the labrador; both rescue animals who now live happily together on the Rescue Species Fund Reserve. The photos are amazing and taken by photography Barry Bland, who specialises in animal photography.

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So what do you think?

November 19, 2015
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The boss pulls the plug

By That's life, Work

Frank's boss pulls the plug

Have you ever thrown the baby out with the bath water?

I can’t recall a time I have, but I have heard of some horror stories. The one that comes immediately to mind involved a woman who placed all her precious jewellery into a garbage bag for safe keeping whilst in the middle of a big house pack up before the move. You can guess what happened next… the safe package of jewellery was turfed along with the other rubbish and sen to the tip.

Any horror stories you know of?

PS. Remember to enter our latest competition. Simply answer ‘What is your favourite piece of art or who s your favourite artist?’ (Doesn’t need to be anyone famous).

Enter now – it’s free and open to all!

 

 

 

November 12, 2015
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In space, no one can hear you scream

By Space and Aliens

why can't you hear in space

The tagline for the movie Alien was ‘In space, no one can hear you scream’.

Well, I guess I couldn’t help myself and played with the tagline for my own still movie, called a cartoon.

But seriously, why can’t you hear in outer space? You might recall a recent Frank cartoon, which explored the concept of hearing under water. Well, the key to hearing is to understand that sound requires a ‘medium’ for the vibrations to travel through. In outer space, there isn’t much – no air, no gas… well, there might be the odd gas cloud or two, but the gases within the cloud are spread so far apart that you would need a super sensitive microphone to hear it.

So what’s your favourite tagline or quote from a movie?

October 30, 2015
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Launching ‘The Art of Series’

By Products

the art of andy warhol

Welcome to the official launch of a new side project ‘the Art of Series’

This project pays homage to famous artists and their work. Timeless art favourites are interpreted through a cartoon filter and transported into everyday modern life. I’ve only just started, so welcome to the beginning of a journey. I’d love to hear your feedback, so let me know what you think after you’ve visited Andy Warhol’s page here?

PS. Stay tuned, as part of this launch I will promote it with another competition – Free for all to enter.

October 28, 2015
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