WTF is that Wet Shit?

We had 20mm of rain overnight. I woke up at 2.30 and it was raining hard for while. I'm very grateful for it. My new regenerating natives were suffering and the whole garden has now had a big drink. Watching the fires on the east coast I feel a bit guilty but hopefully, if the cyclone in the NW of Australia tracks predictably, the SE will get some rain in a few days or a week. That would be awesome, but we'll see.

Apparently SE Oz gets it's summer rain from the cyclones that form off the NW coast. And because the cyclone season has been late, the east coast has been drier than usual. It's very distressing watching what is happening on the east coast - partly because people and animals are suffering, but also because many of us here in the west are wondering if/when we are next.

Image: Author, original character design, hand drawn & digitally coloured.

SMACK!

Image: Author. Hand with digital drawing.

How to Save Humanity

Image: Author. Hand drawn, scanned and digitally coloured.

Kranky Bear on Videoing

Image: Author, scanned and manipulated pen drawing.

Kranky Bear Spotty Pants

This is Kranky Bear. Yes, he looks a bit like Carob Bear because he was the inspiration. In my usual subversive grumpiness I morphed benign smiling Carob Bear into Kranky Bear so he could bear witness to a whole bunch of things that are pissing me off. There will be some other silliness as well. Stay tuned!

Image: Author, hand drawn pen on paper.

How Fucked is Australia?

I'm still creating parodies like this. Apart from the occasional rant on Facebook, it's my antidote to the depressing state of affairs in this country. 

I don't expect any of my images to change anything but I need to channel my frustration somehow.

Image: Author, digital collage with illustration

Ho Ho - Ho Hum

Apparently these are the top 9 illustration styles that were trending in 2019. Maybe it's just my lacklustre disinterested apathy, but they look pretty similar to me. Boring. 

I'm usually in a bit of a flat mood at this time of the year and 2019 is no different. I'll focus on getting through the next few crazy, tourist-filled weeks unscathed.