I'm selling a range of Cartoons by the Artist John Barton who was a gifted all round artist : Painter, Sculptor, Wood carver, Printmaker who never had enough time for the many and varied projects he wished to create and complete. Born in Scotland in the early 1930's ( He died in 2004) his first published cartoons were with Scottish Field , simple fairly crude drawings in the late 1950's, followed by drawings published in SHE magazine in the 1960's, and over the years he evolved his style . His cartooning career wasn't ongoing despite the magazines badgering him , he was simply too busy to commit totally to Cartooning.

He was published in PUNCH magazine  1986,1987,1988 when a published cartoon earned the Artist around £35 - £60 . His work was described by the ART EDITOR in a personal letter :" Your style of cartooning is exquisite " .....In the 1990's he was publishing in the OLDIE who paid around £40...He exhibited at THE CARTOON SHOP Bristol alongside other members of the Cartoonists ClubHad work in the  Oct 1992 SPORTSTRIP Cartoon exhibition & auction at the Mall Galleries in Aid of Famine Relief in SomaliaWas included in the1994 BRIGHTON FESTIVAL1994-97  was an artist in the stable of JACK DUNCAN CARTOONS & BOOKS  Museum Street London which then continued as the LONDON CARTOON GALLERYAlso published in the  SPECTATOR

 Invited  to submit & successfully selected for the prestigious 2ND & the 5th KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITIONS in Japan 1996 & 2002  100 Cartoonists from 30 Countries

He was invited to exhibit / submit to countless other Projects for Cartoonists including Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Parkhurst Prisoners cards initiative, and The Orangutan Foundation ( wonderful drawing of an Orangutan on a motorbike) 1996, The Royal british Legion book War & Peace 1994, The 1995 Lord Mayors appeal for British Heart Foundation exhibition amongst others ... oh & finalist in the SUNDAY TIMES STRIP CARTOON COMPETION  Dec 1982 

This Cartoon : " THE ELASTICITY SEEMS TO HAVE GONE OUT OF LIFE " was one that the Cartoon Gallery had in its collection until it closed.Pen & ink on fairly light weight paper.Quite often these drawings would have been submitted  as a " rough " if the Magazine then likes it they return and commission the finished artwork... he always worked his " roughs " to a high standard which at various times he was criticised for. Please look at the others I have up for sale , some black & white & some coloured.Will be posted out flat...I can combine postage ....Thank you