1000th Cartoon!
Today is my 1000th cartoon! Amazing!! And to celebrate, I’m going to try to draw and post 1000 chickens today! I’ll be posting them over here on Flickr throughout the day!
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Infrequently Asked Questions
Q: What hand do you draw with?
A: I’m left-handed. Just like Lou Rawls and Queen Victoria.
Q: Are your chickens free range?
A: Only on evenings and weekends. Otherwise they’re at the office doing PROD3000’s bidding.
Q: How many times does Shakespeare mention chickens?
A: Six. Here they are. My favourite is from Henry VI: “So the poor chicken should be sure of death.”
Q: If you were a chicken, which breed would you be? (Asked by Johannes, Omlet)
A: I’d be a Silver Grey Dorking. Or a Buff Orpington.
Q: Do you own any chickens - live or rubber?
A: No live chickens. I used to have 2 rubber chickens, but now I have only a few stuffed animal chickens and a hand puppet chicken.
Q: Do you think Christopher Walken should be in every movie?
A: Oh my yes.
Q: Do you like to dance?
A: No. But I like to sing. Poorly. I play a bit of guitar and I’m learning how to play the ukulele.
Q: Which fictional detective would you like to solve your murder?
A: Columbo.
If you have a question for me, send it to me via my Contact form.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why chickens?
A: After years of office work, chickens were the last remaining thing that I knew how to draw.
Q: Will you ever name the chickens?
A: I don’t think so.
Q: Are the chickens male or female?
A: Neither? Both? You decide.
Q: What did you read when you were a kid?
A: Lots of stuff over the years. Dr. Suess and Richard Scarry as a little kid, and then later on Douglas Adams, and Stephen King.
Q: What artists inspired you when you were a kid?
A: Charles Schulz, Jim Henson, Martin Waddell, Berke Breathed, Terry Gilliam.
Q: Who was the first cartoon character you ever drew?
A: The earliest one I remember is Dead Dog Bob. You can see him in the Phantom Mountain video.
Q: What inspires you?
A: Lots of people ask where I get my ideas from, and it’s really hard to say. Everything in this world is inspiring one way or another. I think it’s all about being an observer. I try to pay attention and look for the humour that’s inevitably lurking behind every situation.
Q: What are you wearing?
A: Plaid.
Q: Is there an SC book?
A: Not yet! Thanks to all the people that have been asking about a book. I’ll get something together one of these days so thanks for waiting patiently.
Q: What do you draw on?
A: Real sticky notes. Then I scan them.
Q: What pens do you use?
A: Staedtler pigment liners.
Q: How fast do you go through paper?
A: I go through a stack of sticky notes in about three weeks.
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