At the start of 2020 my next project was going to be series of paintings about climate crisis. Then along came the Covid pandemic, lockdown, and the 'New Normal.' I drew a cartoon of a dog sniffing another's smelly bits, blissfully unaware of social distancing. It was well received on social media, and I realised that rather than yet more gloom and doom, I should try to make people smile.
Dogs are endlessly fascinating and I love drawing them. The cartoons I'm hoping to publish in a book are about what it means to be one: their dogged stoicism, cuteness, exasperatingly wayward behaviour … what they make of humans and our foibles, cats, spiders ...
What would an exhibition of canine conceptual art be like?
How do dogs know how to manipulate humans?
What would a dog think about a ‘Cats Lives Matter’ protest?
How should a dog behave on a first date?
What do dogs think about climate change?
My rescue dog, Gizmo, features in many of these cartoons.
More info: wooftasticcartoons.com
Social distancing
The World has gone to the dogs...!
The Dog's Pollocks
Bones of Contention - Art by Avant Guard Dogs
