children’s illustration – Page 6

Mr Very Tall and Often Wise, deep in deepful depthy thought – and his friend Niff Duggy Nei

Back from his holiday of planking 24/7 in a pine-cone floored, minuscule hut, Mr Brimstone Piper has created some new moves

THESE ARE NOT FOR BEGINNERS! I present: Sketches of Stretches, both bold, enterprising and spectacular (the wonkiness of sketch is due to a humming bird that darted flit-flat across my face the whole time)

Bletcher Fey, incredibly famous for his banana-only cocktails in the town of Phissoph (population, three). His winning catchphrase: “just stick a banana in it” has been adopted by many (two) as a light-hearted greeting on encountering another. Long live banana-only cocktails! And, of course, Bletcher Fey!

Bletcher Fey: Banana-Only Cocktail Maker

Well. This is a pretty poor attempt at both art and humour. It’s meant to be about there being thin lines everywhere (not rain) and none noticing apart from a poodle and so maybe it’s touching on not being aware enough to see what’s in plain sight, or technology stealing our attention to the present. Who knows? Who cares? There’s far too much crammed into the page, which makes it off-putting and unappealing to look at, but we can all just pretend it’s okay and get on with the next thing. Yes.

I didn’t think it necessary to give this piece a title as it would give away what the picture’s about and also just be repetitive. So I’ll sing instead: Laaa La Weeeeeeeeeeeee Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaleedoodledoo