Robin Gray's Art slideshow by my Dado.plus Clumsy Colin Skips crisps Buster 1985..

My Dad when he was alive did loads of amazing art and drawings see the examples above..I'm very sorry his work wasn't recognised at the time and should of got people buying his work or prints..he was starting to sell a few prints with encouragment from me But died suddenly from Cancer..
He was a Graphic Designer most of his life and drew art in his spare time for pleasure..which give me pleasure and inspiration today..partly why I'm drawing animals today which I would of loved to be able to show Dad..and have been a bigger success then my cartoons at craft fairs I do..
To see Dad's Art slideshow please send me a email and I'll give you the Kodak photos slideshow..you will be impressed..

thejeep2000@yahoo.co.uk







I loved Skips as a kid..still do..though the flavour has changed a lot over the years..they have got rid of lots of E numbers and made it healthy..

I liked Clumsy Colin and its always nice when a product has a character to go with it..
The comic page looks like it was done by Robert Nixon? just before he left to DC Thomson.

Drawing a comic with Dado in 1987 at the age of 14

8th March 1987.























Pop Cron is how I wanted to spell it.....maybe Pop corn would've been better...





















I drew many comics with Dado. Meteor is from the comic Dad drew as a teen in the fifties. Probably inspired by the Eagle comic. Harris Tweed Detective was in Eagle at the time, Dad had come up with his own version Henry Bend Brain Detective...which he drew a new adventure here in 1987. Of course I was inspired by Nutty and The Beano. Jack is inspired from Nuttys Tweet William. St Mustard kids (Bash Street) Bonzo (Sparkys Barney Bull dog...even at that time I liked old comics).

Every Dad should draw cartoons and comics with there sons.

My Dado's super paintings

My Dad a great cartoonist and painter. So much imagination, variety of styles and humour. Check out more of his paintings at his website.
http://robingrayspaintings.blogspot.com/

Robin Gray
25th July 1939- 17th May 2008.


He was a Graphic Designer all his life. Drawing many adverts for lots of different graphic design companies. His favourite one he worked for was British Aerospace. Everything was done without computers in those days...so lots of hand lettering, cutting and pasting with a craft knife. Also he used many styles to do the job.

He was a cartoonist as well which is where I get my talent from. Its in the blood. Loved drawing comics with him as a kid.