SPLANK! 2020: Free digital Download

Hey there everyone!
I've some exciting news to share with you all..

A few weeks ago I was approached by Peter Duncan, Editor of the 2000AD fanzine SECTOR 13 and all round top gent, to contribute some material towards his special digital edition of the SPLANK! Annual!

Cover art by John Farrelly

SPLANK! originally a 44 page collection of comics celebrating 60's power comics and British humour strips, has been revived during this time of Covid 19 Lockdown where Comic Conventions and Fairs have been cancelled and a good proportion of indie comic's creator's income has been lost along with it.
It is Peter's intention, with this all digital edition of SPLANK! to showcase and promote the creators of the British indie comics scene!

In this all ages, bumper edition of the anthology you will find over 160 pages of awesome comics from a whole host of fantastic creators! Along with handy adverts and links so you can easily find more of your favourite creator's work online!


So what are you waiting for!? Go ahead and download your free copy right here!

Box of Rain Magazine website - Scroll down to "Download Links".
Get My Comics website - Scroll down to SPLANK! and click the image.

As this PDF is full to the brim of amazing content, please allow a little while for the download to complete. If you would rather just have a flick through before deciding whether to download the full file, then you can read it online for a limited time!
Read Online Here!

Art by Joseph McCafferty 

As well as an attempt to showcase and promote the wealth of talent who have contributed to this annual, Peter has also instilled a very strong message of support for the tireless efforts and astounding work of the NHS and other Key Workers during this difficult time.
On top of this Peter has set up a Just Giving page in support of NHS Charities whose staff and volunteers are caring for patients with Covid 19.

Numerous creators, who's work feature in this issue, participated in showing their appreciation for our Key Workers by contributing artwork to the cause.
If you would like to make a contribution to this very worth while cause then you can do so with this link!
SPLANK! Just Giving page

So in light of all this awesome news, you're probably wondering where I come in exactly?

Well over these past 70+ days of Lockdown I have been busy scribbling away and preparing a revival of my own...



YES! I'm really pleased to announce that PAWS FOR THAWT is BACK!!!
And is featured in this issue of SPLANK!!

Paws for Thawt was the anthropomorphic semi-autobiographical webcomic, where I cast myself, friends and family as animals, in a series of one page strips re-counting funny moments and relatable experiences I'd encountered.
Unfortunately that hiatus was longer than I ever intended due to a variety of different reasons. Despite not actually putting pencil to paper during this break, I was always noting down funny moments ever with the intention of picking Paws for Thawt up again!
I started posting one strip every week back in in June 2017 (feels like an age ago!) and for a while maintained regular posting of a strip a week alongside illustrating issues 4 and 5 of MULP, as well as working part-time. But in April 2018 I had to put Paws for Thawt on a hiatus and make work on MULP my priority while I finished the final issue.

After being put on Furlough from my part-time job, I made a decision to make the most of this time and pick up where I left off!
So when Peter asked me to contribute some material to SPLANK! I leapt at the opportunity to not only support his great effort in promoting indie comic creators and show my appreciation for the NHS and Keyworkers' efforts during this time, but to also aid in the re-launch of my lil comic!!

Paws for Thawt will be live again as of the 2nd June, and will be posting regularly again every Tuesday for as long as I can keep churning out strips! But in the mean time, check out SPLANK! to see the featured strips, two of which are completely new!

You can read all previous strips here:
https://pawsforthawt.tumblr.com/
And you can follow Paws for Thawt over on instagram @pawsforthawt
https://www.instagram.com/pawsforthawt/

Pet Portraits - Double Trouble

Good Morning Quarentiners!

The sun's come back out and it promises to be a scorcher today!
I hope you're all able to get out, find a green space, cleanse your mind, relax and enjoy! It's been a long couple of months so do what you can to help keep yourself centred during these trying times.

One of the things that's been massively helping me lately has been working on this recent Pet Portrait commission!
Yes, Lucy's pair of rescue dogs, Buddy and Charlie are back once more for a double portrait featuring the two of them together! Lucy is going to have quite the shrine to her beloved pooches, this one will be hung between the two solo portraits I completed previously (to be reminded of those, click here for Charlie, and here for Buddy) and I cannot wait to see the end framed result on her wall!

So without further ado, you know them both pretty well by now, Buddy and Charlie!

This, like the other portraits of these two, are traditional in style and coloured using colouring pencils however this one is A3 in size!

Below I've added the reference photo that I used for this piece, behind the scenes though it took many attempts for Lucy to catch them together for this photo! Well done Luce! Thanks for asking me to draw your handsome bois!

Pet Portraits - Charlie the Rescue

Hey there Quarentiners!

Hope everyone's keeping busy, keeping safe and keeping well!

I'm certainly being kept busy over here with the sudden rush of commissions!
Considering I've been on furlough from my part-time job for the duration of Lockdown, I cannot express how grateful I am to everyone who has put in a request for some of my original art!

You are actively helping me, more than ever, to survive on the day to day. Not only with the additional income, but also mentally! You guys are keeping me sane, so thank you!

Today's post will be following on from the previous one somewhat...
As well as commissioning me to draw a portrait of her dad and their new rescue dog, Charlie, as a birthday present (click here to take a look).
Lucy has also decided that Charlie needs his own solo portrait to go with the portrait I did of Buddy, her first rescue dog back in 2015! (click here to see that one)

If you follow that link to take a look at Buddy's portrait, you'll see that Lucy and I have chosen a reference photo of Charlie similar to that of Buddy in order for me to create a matching piece that will complement each other nicely when hung on Lucy's wall!

This traditional styled portrait is A4 in size and done using colouring pencils.

Do you have a special furry friend that deserves a portrait like this? Drop me a message and we'll get it done!

Stephen and Charlie - Pen and Ink portrait

Hey there Quarentiners!

How's everyone holding up?
I can't believe it's been around month since I last posted on here and we're still on Lockdown, where did April go!?
Despite finding it hard to keep track of time, I've continued to try and regularly work on something special for you all (when my studio space isn't hosting web meetings for my partner who's working from home!)
I hope to be able to reveal more about that very soon!

For now though I'm able to share with you the first in a series of commissions featuring just the best boi!
Lucy commissioned this piece as a birthday present to her Dad, but she got too excited and gave it to him early! So here we have Stephen with rescue dog, Charlie!

Happy birthday for the 17th Stephen! I hope you like the portrait!
This commission is A4 in size and done using pen and ink with a black and white ink wash.

If you know someone who would love a portrait like this with their furry friend then please get in touch!