Fred the Dog CD Cover page

Back in 2003 I recorded some of my children's songs with the aim of creating a CD. I also designed a CD cover. The idea was that the CD would be like a fridge. The title was on the door, held in place by fridge magnets. The door could then be "opened" revealing the contents inside. The back of the CD was the back of the fridge, with all of the song titles listed.

Guritong sketch with coloured pencil.

My niece and I were drawing together during the Christmas holidays. This is one of the things I came up with.

Lecture note sketches while in Lombok, Indonesia.

This is some work from a few years ago. In January of 2014, I was at the University of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia on a three week intensive Indonesian Language course. I began drawing some sketches while writing notes from my "dosen" (lecturer). Although I was three weeks away from family and home, I still thoroughly enjoyed the experience and occasionally dream of going back.
The boy featured is a practice sketch for Penci (Penchi), one of my characters for Simon The Nexian.

Koala Committe ideas drafts

This was drawn during a meeting. The idea is having a group of koalas sorting out (or not) various problems. It would be a good tangent for Gone Bush to travel in from time to time.

Koala Commttee Notice Board

I've been working on a few ideas for a second series of Gone Bush.  This is one idea I explored on the classroom white board before school started.  The children (who are becoming used to my humour) all liked the joke.

Choosing Good Paper!

This is a good lesson in choosing good quality paper. Unfortunately the paper is too waxy and won't absorb the ink from the pens and colour shaders. So the dog and pig don't appear bright and colourful, just dirty and a little smudged.  Not to worry. Back to the drawing board (so to speak).

Charlie the Sheep Dog

Some of my early work. A light-hearted look at a familiar theme.

Indonesian flash cards

These drawings are a lot of fun and fairly quick to do.  The idea is to have four cards of each alphabet letter so as to play Memory, Go Fish, Snap! or any other type game to help remember Indonesian vocabulary.

Simon the Nexian - Chapter 1

A little ant-like alien sits on a rock, marvelling at the Universe.

Monok and Zeppelin

This drawing is some of my preliminary ideas for designing a male Monok and his environment. It is also an experiment with shape and design. The Monok's eye and the oval shape of the zeppelin together make two eyes facing the reader.

Chinese Numbers 1 to 8

I've always found that a good way to learn another language is to teach it. These are a sample of Chinese number cards.  They can be used for memory and snap.