Team Bloghorn announced!
Clive Goddard, Andy Bunday and Nathan Ariss will be representing the PCO in the form of Team Bloghorn at this year’s Big Draw Battle of the Cartoonists challenge on Saturday 12th September, 2-5pm at the Idea Generation Gallery, 11 Chance Street, London E2 7JB (map).
Team Bloghorn is understood to be up against Dave Brown’s Independent and Andy Davey’s The Sun teams with, possibly, Private Eye too.
The Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation previously competed in the Battle of the Cartoonists in 2008 and 2007
August 26, 2009 No Comments
The other side of cartoonist Barry Fantoni
Barry Fantoni with his Portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Woodstock Gallery, 1963
The exhibition Barry Fantoni: Public Eye, Private Eye is at the Thomas Williams Fine Art Gallery, in Old Bond Street, London, from April 22 until May 22.
Barry Fantoni has had a long association with Private Eye magazine since 1963, and remains a member of the editorial staff, currently drawing the regular “Scenes You Seldom See” cartoon. He also writes the magazine’s comic obituary poems as “E. J. Thribb, 17” and is the man behind the stories by “Sylvie Krin”.
But his private life as a painter, creating landscapes, interiors and images of friends and lovers since the 1960s, will be revealed for the first time in this new exhibition, alongside his cartoons. The paintings show Fantoni to be part of the influential London School, whose most famous exponents are David Hockney, Lucien Freud and R.B. Kitaj.
Barry Fantoni, Lorna, c.1975, 101.5 x 76 cm, oil on canvas
Fantoni was the front-page cartoonist for The Times from 1983-1990, a regular illustrator for Radio Times and The Listener, art critic for The Times and a music reviewer for Punch. He was presenter on the BBC’s 1960s music and fashion programme “A Whole Scene Going On” and cartoonist for the satirical show “That Was The Week That Was”.
Barry Fantoni, Cheer up, March 1990
A catalogue for the exhibition, with an introduction by former Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams, is published by Thomas Williams to accompany the exhibition.
The Thomas Williams Fine Art Gallery is open 10am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. For more call 020-7491 1485 or visit the website.
There’s more on Barry Fantoni in The Independent this week.
April 9, 2009 No Comments
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 20th February 2009.
One: Fran Orford in Private Eye on paying top whack
Two: Paul Thomas in the Express on job security
Three: and Steve Bell in the Guardian on that underwater bonk.
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February 20, 2009 No Comments
Bloghorn’s Christmas Pick of the Week
The festive season is upon us, so this week Bloghorn has a bulging sack full of Christmas themed cartoons…
One: Simon Bond in Private Eye: ‘City Christmas Tree 2008′
Two: From Tony Holland in the Spectator, the credit crunch hits the Twelve Days of Christmas
Three: Christmas tree dressing at Number 10 for Peter Brookes in the Times
Four: Martin Rowson in Tribune shows the Three Wise Men investing poorly
Five: The Guardian asked artists, singers and comedians to “reinvent” Santa Claus, including Gerald Scarfe
Six: Royston Robertson in Reader’s Digest on good health at Christmas
Seven: Patrick Blower has a Livedraw animation on media-savvy shepherds
Eight: Will “Wilbur” Dawbarn in Reader’s Digest on the season of goodwill in a bad neighbourhood
Nine: Matt “Hack” Buck in Tribune on the non-jingling tills
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December 22, 2008 No Comments
The Big Draw banners for sale
Back in November we blogged about the PCO’s team for Transports of Delight – a cartoon banner competition held at St Pancras rail station in London as part of the The Big Draw.
Well, now you can own a piece of cartooning history as the four banners in the competition (from The Guardian, The Independent, Private Eye and the PCO) are being auctioned off on eBay, with all proceeds going to the Campaign for Drawing, a charity whose purpose is to promote drawing as a tool to support learning, and cultural and social engagement for all ages and abilities.
The winning banner from The Independent (Dave Brown, Tim Sanders, Chris Burke and Bloghorn Editor Matt Buck)
The Guardian (Steve Bell, Martin Rowson, Tim Pond and PCO Chair leg Andy Davey)
Private Eye (Andrew Birch, Richard Jolley, Simon Pearsall and Ken Pyne)
and last but not least the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation (Pete Dredge, Robert Duncan, Kipper Williams and Bloghorn writer Royston Robertson)
Hurry though, if you do want to make a bid, as the auctions end on the evening of Monday 22nd December!
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December 17, 2008 No Comments
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work this week…
One: Stephen Hutchinson (aka Bernie) in Private Eye on child protection officers
Two: Gerald Scarfe in the Sunday Times on India
Three: A spot of blowing our own Foghorn … Noel Ford on the cover of the new Christmas issue of the PCO’s cartoon magazine. (Below – click image to enlarge). Subscribe to The Foghorn here
December 5, 2008 No Comments
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work this week …
One: Mike Turner in Private Eye on things financial
Two: Morten Morland in The Times: “Going down”
Three: Paul Thomas in The Express: On resigning
Week ending 3rd October 2008
October 3, 2008 No Comments
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work this week…
One: Mike Williams in Private Eye on something feline
Two: Colin Whittock in the Birmingham Mail: “All the best spots have been nicked by bankers …”
Three: Tim Sanders in The Independent: Just say cheese!
September 26, 2008 No Comments
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work this week…
One: Peter Brookes in The Times on gunning for Sarah Palin
Two: Clay Bennett at timesfreepress.com on Barack Obama: a tough act to follow
But enough US elections, already … Three: Wilbur Dawbarn in Private Eye looks at the the gravity of the situation
September 5, 2008 No Comments
The not-the-PCO-artist-of-the-month-post
Bloghorn is going to be taking a break from our regular Friday feature during April as we feel we may have a lot on our plate with the upcoming cartoon festival. PCOer Martin Honeysett has submitted this piece for the But is it art show up in Shrewsbury.
British cartoon talent
April 4, 2008 No Comments
