STEVE EGGINGTON - CARTOONIST
I am an amateur cartoonist based in Reading, England. Welcome to my humble site...
ABOUT ME
I'm not formally trained in art or design, but have been interested in cartoons and drawing since being given my first Peanuts book,
aged four. When my horrified primary school teacher heard about my Snoopy-reading
habits she asked my mum and dad if they'd
actually heard of the library. I eventually started reading "proper"
books, including the stories of Roald Dahl with their brilliant,
anarchic illustrations by Quentin Blake. These drawings, as well as
Gary Larson's The Far Side, soon inspired me to draw my
own cartoon strips, featuring the characters Magnus Mole and Rocky
the
Walkman-listening bird. When I was 18 I failed in my bid to study a degree in
animation (main problem: I couldn't draw "properly"), and so in 1999 I began working in TV. My
cartooning habits fell by the wayside for a while, but during a period of
frustration
with my not-very-creative-or-exciting career in 2003 I began drawing
again. Soon I was regularly sketching greetings cards for family and
friends, posters for events, and a cartoon strip called Ol and Sal. The 'toons on this site mostly consist of the last five years of Ol and Sal
strips - I hope you enjoy them more than I enjoy forcing myself
out of bed to write down "hilarious" cartoony ideas which occur to me in
the early hours of the morning.
PORTFOLIOS
NEW HERE? Click the drawing at the top of the page or HERE for my introductory portfolio of cartoons, mainly from 2007-08.
Or... Click HERE for Portfolio Two, and cartoons from 2008-09.
Or... HERE for Portfolio Three, and cartoons from 2009-11.
Or... HERE for Portfolio Four, and my latest cartoons.
CONTACT
E-mail me at steveeggington@gmail.com with any constructive comments, but please ask me first if you want to use my work for your own purposes - cheers.
THANKS TO:
Aidan for countless patient pointers to help me get all this on the web.
Friends, family, workmates, housemates and coursemates from north and
south, past and present for providing my warped mind with
inspiration... and not forgetting random strangers on the streets
and public transport of Britain for their valuable input.
My CD collection and BBC 6 Music, because tunes make 'toons.
Site built using Nvu and Seashore on an iMac.
Contents copyright © 2005-2013 Steve Eggington.
