John Welding ~ Drawing

A day at the office where I work part time was cancelled at short notice so had time to myself. I am trying to finish off the last few pages to the latest Chuffin’ Billy but it is taking forever to finish. I don’t get paid for drawing the comic strip so it is more of a ‘passionless’ project at the moment. Page 5 Panel 4 The River Folk disembark. I know there are a few people that enjoy the Chuffin’ Billy comic strip but no where near enough to make it financially viable . I spent 15 years as a freelance illustrator earning a living from drawing and designing. Disillusion set in the more corporate work I did. Being asked to continually revise content for a perceived audience that didn’t really care was the end for my drawing career. Don’t get me wrong, I love editing and believe constraint can be creative. Why employ creative people if you whittle away everything creative. So I stopped, downsized, had a little mental breakdown and eventually got a part time job to support myself. Pan...