Monks!

Monks! Not a single monk, not a couple of monks or even a few monks. Loads of monks! Everywhere! Bearded, clean shaven, hairy, bald, pretty, ugly, happy, grumpy... Monks! You know what they say: a thousand monks, a thousand typewriters, etc.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.5

And here is the rest. Notice the universal presence of facial hair, an almost certain indication that all people in this particular tableau are men or expertly shaved bears (in which case they could be ladies). Hard to tell.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.4

Well... this only confirms the two theories proposed in the last post. Namely: 'the chaps in these posts seem to be going up in age range' and 'the balder the hairier'. Glad that's settled then.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.3

We seem to be going up the age range, clearly for no apparent reason. Still, one has to admire how someone so hairy can to be bald as well. Maybe there was an obligatory amount of hair a man had to maintain back in 1930's western Europe; so the more hair they lost, the longer their beards had to be (unless they had very hairy backs, of course).

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.2

Another reliable person. A bit more squat, solid moustache - an industrialist perhaps. Top marks all round.

French Interwar gentlemen, pt.1

A particularly serene member of the 1930's upper classes. Probably thinking about shooting a small animal later; perhaps about having some pants made out of tweed or some other sort of itchy but appropriately uncomfortable material. Maybe shooting a small animal whilst being fitted for said pants.

The polar bear variations - 5

Who wouldn't be slightly puzzled to - after trekking for days in the blinding polar wilderness - find a polar bear coming out of a giant gift box?

The polar bear variations - 4

Pretty sure the bear is too fat to move quickly enough to get to the seal and eat it. He didn't get that fat just eating polar lettuce, though, so I'd watch out if I were the seal.

The polar bear variations - 3

Big bear, little flower pot, rather large flower.Pretty sure that flower wouldn't fit that pot. That's why not that many polar bears are gardeners. Or florists, for that matter.

The polar bear variations - 2

They're both enjoying some soft drinks. Big cups; and what with polar bears not being small we can only assume the beverages were purchased somewhere in the USA.

The polar bear variations - 1

Look! Two polar bears. They're having a chat. The one on the left has a massive nose. Maybe the one on the right just knows the most flattering angle to be drawn from.

Short kakapo story, part 3

The kakapo gives his new kiwi/chicken/walking aubergine friend a ride. All is good.

Short kakapo story, part 2

He bumps into a small bird. I'm guessing either a kiwi or a chicken with some serious development issues.

Short Kakapo story, part 1

Another rubbish attempt to create a story out of three completely unrelated drawings. Here comes a Kakapo down the road.

Kakapos

I became slightly obsessed with Kakapos after watching a documentary with Stephen Fry about species under the threat of extinction. Here are a few of the many ways a Kakapo can be translated from a very fat, green flightless bird into a very fat, black and white flightless doodle.

Grumpy rabbits, part 3

More like 'Perplexed Rabbit and Squirrel, part 1'.