Can I remember how to do this??

Gosh- It's been a while since I updated this. Hopefully I can remember how to do so. Mostly I've been lounging in the world of Instagram: @len.cartoons

But, I should not neglect good old blogpsot- I will try to keep this updated.

Here's a toon which appeared in Private Eye a few weeks ago. Was inspired as I went for my lockdown permitted run in my hometown- So many people wandering around clutching their takeout coffee cups.

 

Bin shopping

Hello again. Sorry for neglecting this blog. I keep getting distracted by plagues, social unrest, political shenanigans and Curse of Oak Island on Channel Daft.

Anyway, here is a new-ish cartoon from a few weeks ago. It appeared in The Spectator magazine.

A Fit of the Vapours

Crikey- Been a while since my last post.

I've been trying to avoid the virus - both in real life and in toon format. I find that every other cartoonist has the same ideas that I have- and they are usually slightly funnier. Grr!

So why bother.

Here is a cartoon from Private Eye a few months back, which has nothing at all to do with anything going on in the news.

Pachyderm post

Hello hello-

I must admit I have been a bit more active on the Instagrams lately, but this blog has been trundling along for some time, so it would be a shame to let it shrivel up and fade away.

Here is a new toon in a new magazine, 'The Critic', that uses cartoons (Woo hoo!)

Piercing wit

Hello- Here's a new cartoon, which can be found in the current issue of Private Eye magazine.

Christmas Island

Here's a festive one- and a good old fashioned desert island cliche too!
It's in the Spectator's Xmas issue.

Buy Stuff

It's almost that most wonderful time of the year.
Make it even more wonderful for your nearest and dearest by getting them this....

It's very good- but then I would say this, cos I have a couple of cartoons lurking somewhere within the covers.

Holy Mother

New toon in the latest Private Eye magazine.

Still here! Unlike the chap in this cartoon...

Hello again-
I've been getting back into the drawing recently. My career in the circus fell flat, so I thought I'd give up on that high trapeze life and focus on the cartoons again.
Let's see if I can remember how to post things on this old steam-powered blog

Here's a new cartoon in the current Private Eye magazine.
(I haven't read the books I am referring to in this gag, but I hear they are very good)

So long, and thanks for all the fish

I'd almost forgotten about this blog.
Time to go, I think.
I'll be closing it down soon.

Thanks to all who visited and commented.

Cheerio!

Len

Design for living

Here's another new one- in the current Private Eye.

Slap

Here's a new toon-  in Private Eye magazine

The Shock of the New

Being the young (ahem) chap that I am, I thought I'd try the new media online social stuff that us hip groovy types are sposed to be obsessed with (yeah, get with it grandad!)
Check it out, kids!
https://www.instagram.com/len.cartoons/

Clarence

This one appeared in The Oldie magazine a couple of months ago.

(And what's so crazy about owning cats anyway?)

Still here

Hello.
It's been a long time.
I've been stuck on a desert island, in true cartoonist style.
But I escaped at Christmas...

Lemon drizzle

A cartoon of mine in the current Private Eye. It has no clever satirical message. Just a bit of daftness...about human sacrifice.

Don't be scared

The world has seen some unexpected events recently- Abba writing new songs- the two Koreas getting cosy...and now an even bigger shock: I have drawn some cartoons!
A couple of mine are in the current Private Eye, and refer to social media, and phone technology.
One being Instagram- a form of showing off with electronic airbrushing of the mundane.
The other relating to amateur videos of shocking moments posted online- usually followed by outraged comments by people whose main concern is that the camera was held vertically, rather than horizontally.

 

Quack

Here's a nearly new cartoon.

The Spectator magazine took this one a week or so back.

Lady Jane, Don't leave me hangin' on the line...

I know it's a bit of a rarity, but here is a new cartoon for the new(ish) year.
A fun cartoon about the beheading of a 16 year old girl.
Hmm...sorry.

How did this one come about??

One of my favourite paintings in London's National Gallery is Paul Delaroche's 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey'.

This is from the gallery's website:

"Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for just 9 days until she was driven from the throne and sent to the Tower of London to be executed.
Jane became queen after the death of her cousin, Edward VI in 1553. As a Protestant, Jane was crowned queen in a bid to shore up Protestantism and keep Catholic influence at bay.
The plan didn't work. Jane's claim to the crown was much weaker than Edward VI's half sister Mary. Mary, a Catholic, had popular support and soon replaced Jane as queen.
Lady Jane Grey was executed at Tower Green on 12 February 1554. She was just 16 years old.
In this painting, she is guided towards the execution block by Sir John Brydges, Lieutenant of the Tower. The straw on which the block rests was intended to soak up the victim's blood. The executioner stands impassive to the right and two ladies in attendance are shown grieving to the left.
The painting was exhibited in Paris at the city's famous Salon in 1834, where it caused a sensation."

 

BBC4 recently broadcast a prog about her:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ltzsm

Anyway- back to me and my cartoon.

I had this painting in mind when Prince Harry's future missus was in all the papers recently- and there seemed to be loads of features along the lines of 'Public goes wild over Meghan's new coat'.

Private Eye took this one- many thanks to them as always.

Not shoddy

It's coming up to that time of year when we disappoint our nearest and dearest with shoddy gifts.

Yup- Christ's birthday is almost upon us.

This book will make a wonderful Christmas present

I have a couple of cartoons in it- but don't worry, the rest of the book is quite good.