Merry Christmas - I hope you have been good this year

I can hardly believe it is Christmas again already. I feel that I have just got over Halloween. Anyway to mark the occasion and get into the holiday spirit here is a festive karentoon!

I hope you all behaved and Santa gives you what you really want this Christmas...or I hope you had lots of fun being naughty! I'm sure it was worth it!

Merry Christmas!
Kx

five stages of MAN flu

 

 

After sharing my last illutration of the five phases of flu...I was told by a male friend that for man flu there is only one phase - DEFEAT. So...that called for another karentoon. Enjoy.

 

ps it's not sexist if a man says it first! (or if it is factually correct)

 

Tip Tap Flat : A View of Glasgow - Book OUT NOW

The rumours are true - I have been published in a book and I am chuffed to bits!

The book is called Tip Tap Flat: A View of Glasgow and has been published by Freight.

Last year, when I was studying comic illustration at Glasgow School of Art, Louise Welsh asked for submissions for a book about the city of Glasgow. She was looking for poems, short stories and illustrations. As a lover of Glasgow AND an illustrator - I jumped at the chance. My contribution to the book is a 3 page comic about the Duke of Wellington. This statue has become the most recognised landmark in Glasgow since it was "coned". Everytime I walk past the statue sporting a traffic cone for a hat it makes me laugh. I can't help but wonder how did someone get that all the way up there?!

Here is what the book looks like....


And here is what my 3 page comic looks like...

I'm really proud to be a part of this unique depiction of Glasgow. The book really is worth picking up if you have lived in, worked in or visited Glasgow. If you want to buy the book it is availabe from Amazon, Waterstones and various other outlets. (I'm on page 82 if you do)

For more of my work please go to www.karentoons.co.uk

Illustration Friday: Suspense

The Illustration Friday theme this week is SUSPENSE so I thought I'd do part of a story to leave you in SUSPENSE. Quite blatantly this story was inspired by Goldilocks/The Three Bears*. I couldn't quite remember the tale so had to look it up. Apparently the original story was about an ugly old woman, but was changed years later to a pretty girl with silver locks. These locks were later changed to golden and most recently changed to blue (by me!). Wikipedia what would I do without you!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_the_Three_Bears

*not to mention a simply brilliant bear pun

Illustration Friday - Highlight

This week's theme is "highlight". Initially I was going to draw a lamp on a ladder, but thought that was too dull. Then I remembered this story that I heard on the radio that made me laugh and it inspired me to draw this little treat. Perhaps I should pitch this as a "happy anniversary" card?

Anyway - happy hogmanay (to the scots) and happy new year (to the rest of you)! All the best for 2012.