Next instalment of A Shot of Black. I've won a year subscription to the comic website Sherpa http://www.gocomics.com/explore/sherpa so I will be developing this comic strip further over the course of a year. Really looking forward to it. Next step in the new year - animation, hurrah!

Here is A Shot of Black for this week. Enjoy! I'm recovering from a huge weekend away with The Australian Cartoonists' Association. Had a highly entertaining time and can't wait for next year!

Hope you like my weekly Shot of Black. I'm off to meet a roomful of comedians with pens!

Hulloooo out there! I've noticed quite a few visitors here, so thought I'd try out a new cartoon character idea I'm toying with. Feedback would be most welcome ... And THANKYOU for visiting me MWAH!

Introducing A Shot of Black - humour with a bite. A comic strip of my alter ego - Texidee, in her own little bleak world. Other characters will be Texinik, her man, a computer gamer geek who is often bewildered by Texidee so escapes into cyber world.  Moonblossom Omshanti, the infuriatingly positive friend. Cat, no name (too much effort on her part). I'll add more as the story unfolds.

Thankyou all for your patience, I'm almost done with my updates ... for anyone wanting to view How I drew the vultures with pictures at last, please take a look here.

I am now an official member of The Australian Cartoonists' Association. I've added their website to my links pages, I am yet to add my work there, but very soon! Getting a teensy bit excited about their yearly Stanley awards, celebrating 25 years, plus 85 years for the association. One of the big appearances will be Tom Richmond from MAD magazine oooooooh cool! I will have an illustration in their exhibition, on show at the ABC foyer, Ultimo, NSW, alongside such famous peeps wot draw too including Pat Oliphant.

This is Mortimer ... click on him to see a bigger piccie, you can also see him here and also here for iPhone wallpaper.

Colin Thompson asked me if it was John Howard. I think Mort is Howards' additional needs cousin no one talks about.

If you're wondering why my site has gone a little nutty mcbutty, I've just spent almost the WHOLE week updating all of it *eeeek*. I'm hoping maybe this time round I won't leave it for so long?! I don't think I can face another whole week of it. There is alot to pack in for 9 years of freelance work. What to put in, what to leave out ... My next step will be adding downloads, I have images ready for iPhone wallpaper should be up very soon (they are now!). Here is one to ponder ...