Chewing Pencils

I came so close today to doing something for the first time ever in my freelancing career. I almost met a client face to face!
The client happened to be one of the major universities in my city, and as I was driving past today, offered to drop in to pick up payment for the job […]

This week we take a pilgrimage to visit the Urban Monk.
Well, he’s just down the road a bit, but that doesn’t take away from this talented and thought provoking artist.
Take some time to admire the work of Josh…
NAME: Josh McCrimmon
AGE: 33
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
WEBSITE: http://supermarketmonkey.blogspot.com/
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
I think the first […]

If you’ve been drawing for a while, you will quickly realise that the niche markets are where the money can be made.
But let me tell you a little secret here…people that occupy these niche markets are, well, a little bit niche themselves.
Put more bluntly, they’re strange. They make strange enquiries. They use your work in […]

NAME: Mark Pinto
AGE: 46
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
SITE URL:
http://www.markpintogroup.com
http://3cofgc.blogspot.com/
http://flickr.com/photos/pintoma/%20
How long have you been drawing cartoons?
Though I use concepts from cartooning, I am not really a cartoonist. I am a Graphic Facilitator (GF). A GF uses graphics as a communication device to turn dialog and conversation that takes place in a group setting, usually to capture some important […]

I think there is another Chewing Pencils Group Drawing Project in the air…
Stay tuned.

I’ve received numerous emails over the last few months from people wanting to know how they can make money from cartooning.
I don’t have a problem with that. Afterall, it’s the reason that Chewing Pencils was started in the first place!
What does frustrate me are those people who think I can tell them how to make […]

This weeks Feature Artist proves that left handed folk do have something to contribute to the world after all…;). Come with me to sunny Canada and the studio of young Sheree…
NAME: Sheree Bradford-Lea
AGE: In my 40s
LOCATION: Canada
SITE URL: www.shereebradfordlea.com

How long have you been drawing cartoons?
Since 1998. I occasionally had ideas for cartoons before this, […]

My eldest son suffers from severe food allergies. Give him even a trace amount of any sort of nut, fish, egg or sesame and he’ll launch into an allergic reaction within seconds. We have to give an immediate injection of adrenalin and call an ambulance.
When it happens, it’s frightening. So we take every precaution we […]

This weeks Friday Feature Artist does the ‘haka’ with an English accent. That takes talent - and she obviously has a lot more when you look at her work.
Please put you hands together for my fellow Australian Cartoonists’ Association member, New Zealand dwelling and United Kingdom born Alex Hallatt!!!
NAME: Alex Hallatt
AGE: 37
LOCATION: Lyttelton, NZ
SITE URL: […]

I quoted on a job for a new client this morning.
This person had seen my work in a journal from ages ago.
In that time, I’ve changed my home address, my phone number and my email address.
However, I’ve made a point of ’signing’ my cartoons with my web site logo - “mattglover.com”
Thus, to contact me […]