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A pen portrait of Charlie Chaplin one of the greatest comic artists of the screen, 1889 - 1977.

A caricature of a zebra telling a joke may not be comedy gold……but the zebra thought it was funny! I drew this in pencil initially and added the caption in photoshop afterwards.

Reduction linocut

I think just looking at Scatty would make you chuckle!

It’s part of a series of paintings about performance.

I was inspired by an artist doing a demo at my U3A art group of a pencil drawing of a hare and thought I could apply the technique to the Puffin adding a touch of colour.

This cartoon is inspired by a nonchalant novelty frog enjoying a cup of tea in a friend's garden. I have added the snack element to add drama.

After a lot of thought to find a suitable picture for this month's challenge of 'Comedy', I made a pastel painting of two masks for the theme. 

Inspired by recently seeing some Beryl Cook paintings and thought I would have a go but it’s not as simple as it looks. Looking at it afterwards, I thought I should’ve added more detail to make it more interesting. You live and learn.

 I know that clowns aren't everybody's idea of comedy, but I think that this image doesn't look quite as sinister as some and the situation offers at least the potential of an imminent banana skin 'slip-up' moment. Drawn in Fineliners and Coloured Pencils.

These ladies look frightened waiting to do their turn on stage.

A fair wind.

I found this month's subject quite tricky but I chose a medieval jester because comedy goes back throughout history. Acrylic jester and watercolour background.