The Cartoonist, 73 Bickerton St, Christchurch. +64 (0)3 381 2857
It’s unusual in this era to have painted artwork for your corporate look instead of pantone-picked vectors.
As an artist, corporate logos aren’t my usual fare either- One client wanted something a bit special though, a logo captured in Paua shell and Hokitika greenstone.
That sort of thing’s a job for a painter rather than……
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You’ve probably seen this wee bloke but mistaken him for his more common cousin, the Red Billed… who shared many of your school lunches over the years.
The black billed is a little slimmer than the red, with a longer beak. Also, while the red is classified as “declining,” the black is “Critical” and has the……
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Anoo’er wee bairdy we have ’round the lowlands o’ Christchurch is the Paradise Shelduck.
These good lookin’ couples are endemic to New Zealand but are up for grabs in the hunting season.
“Tadorna variegata” (once also known as Putangitangi) is a herbivorous grazer which makes ’em a lover of sports fields and an irritant to farmers.
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Known to hang around in the same military bars as the outspoken Aussie Coot, the New Zealand Scaup is a diving specialist.
Not often seen in an aqualung, he prefers to dive unassisted to show off his true specialty.
Amongst locals he comes under a variety of aliases. Some know him as papango, also……
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On Christchurch’s Port Hills, atop a spot known as “The Sugarloaf” stands a grand antenna sending telly to everywhere you can see.
Down below, scattered between trees and swaying grasses are the dwellings of 400,000 individuals: barely noticeable if you don’t look.
And beyond that, between this settlement and the great Southern Alps (beneath the silvery……
Yup. Sure can.
(This is an approximation of the second of ten posts that went missing in action. I hope they come back alive, but until then…)
Robinne Weiss has been using the Cartoonist for a while now, and it can only cast a good reflection on her writing, I think.
The ART of Natural history- fish portraiture:
(This is an approximation of the first one of ten posts that went missing in action. I hope they come back alive, but until then…)
The Avon River still has fish, bird and plant life in spite of winding through a city of 400,000 people.
These pencil……
Yep, you may recognise the lady with the gun as Leela from the 70’s incarnation of Doctor WHO.
This was for a fan magazine to celebrate one of the Big Finish Radio Dramas, Ripping yarns, all of them.
The alien critter was described only as vaguely “Equine” and with armour. Was actually……
This was from a vid done for songwritin,’ pickin,’ strummin’ and wailin’ country dude Chas Williams. (see Chaswilliams.co.nz)
Even everyone’s favourite wolfman finds his hairline receding… you know when it’s time for that “50 plus” close shave!
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