About me

I thought I would take a slightly different approach here!

This is the (brief) story of how I have ended up wanting this to be a career for me:

I remember drawing at my gran's house in total silence with a tankard full of multi-coloured pens, biros and pencils and with any scrap of paper that was available. It didn't matter that there was no noise, the sound of my colouring in was fine enough for me. I could transport myself anywhere I wanted with just my imagination - draw an island and picture myself on the beach. Drawing was and is another dimension to life.

At around ten years old, I somehow managed to get a cartoon published in the local paper, The Archer in East Finchley, which turned out to a be a regular monthly thing for me. I drew a character called Noel who was a schoolboy who was a tad geeky and quiet (pretty much me at that age) and would be in some sort of situation related to East Finchley. After a year or two of Noel, I decided to go for another direction. I became a fan of the incredible Gary Larson and wanted to try stretching my humour in the form of a single-framed cartoon series called Take A Jump. It really was surreal and went completely the opposite way of what Noel was up to.

The pens laid unused on the table for a good few years whilst I 'discovered life', worked as a planner in construction (and still am because I have a wife and a mortgage to pay for!), and joined various bands (that gave me the opportunity to 'tour' the London small venue scene for what was a great time!), but I always kept a pencil sharpened throughout.

And here I am now - I am following what I am best at, and am looking for people to share my skills with.

Alex

Skills

My CV details where I have been, and it is clear that I am of a construction background., Because of this, I have a very good eye for detail and am very used to working to strict deadlines!, I take pride in my creations and am always willing to learn new skills.

Sector Experience

I do not have the pleasure of any sector experience as such, however, I am working on it!

Awards

Please see CV, which includes a Higher Level Certificate in Fiction Writing.

Clients

I'm hoping to build this too!