This week, I’ve launched a Facebook Page. You can find it at https://www.facebook.com/shortandsmiley. I’ll be uploading lots of little sketches and doodles there as it’s a really fun and informal way to keep all you lovely folk updated on what I do. You see, as smashing as websites are, signing up to Read more…
In 2015 I forgot to pay my car tax on time. I got the pleasure of a £40 fine and disapproving looks from my parents. (This wasn’t really my fault – it was mainly due to a combination of moving house/being forgetful/ignoring constant reminders from my girlfriend.) Since the DVLA got Read more…
I’ve recently moved my website from www.grandechampignon.com to www.shortandsmiley.com. As far as branding goes, it’s long overdue: Short and Smiley is a lot more catchy, and succinctly sums up my style of drawing and writing in a way that Grande Champignon never did.* The old site is still active, Read more…
Goodbye is always the hardest word to say. Unless you’ve got a mouthful of toffee and you’re trying to say “onomatopoeia”. As far as annunciation goes, that’s a toughie. This story in pictures is the only honest and real way I can think that people actually say goodbye. Nobody ever Read more…
Above is a first draft of a book I’m developing. It’s part of a humour series aimed at adults and teenagers and this particular book seems to chime with a lot of women I know. Hopefully there are other people out there that feel like this, too. The working title Read more…
As some of you may be aware, my first ever illustration job was a year-long contract drawing cartoon strips for West Ham United. It sounds quite good on paper. Not to mention ridiculous. Small, ridiculously inexperienced illustrator gets job for with big Premiership Football Club. How did I manage it? Read more…