The Online Residence of Steven Allender
Steven Allender is a UK-based artist, cartoonist, writer and illustrator. Click below for links to all of Steve’s online places…
Cecil Cranberry Morbid Hyphen-Hyphen (158?-1669). An acolyte of John Dee and a student of alchemy, he spent over 50 years trying to turn gold into fruit cake. Although this was a complete failure, he did develop a keen interest in the manufacture of false teeth and eventually set up a business for their production.
Basingstoke Theodolite Hyphen-Hyphen (1863-1921). Withdrawn from boarding school by his parents at the age of 3, he was dispatched to India to pursue a career in the Army. In 1874, while on a surveying expedition, he became the first European to climb Mount Not Very Tall which, at just 6 feet, turned out to be the smallest mountain in the Himalayas. Following his death, his body was interred at the summit, and the base and all down one side.
Hortensia Buttercup Hyphen-Hyphen (1892-1974). Following her failure to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps, Hortensia became the founder and only member of the ill-fated “Votes For Chickens” movement. She later moved to Paraguay, where she ran a successful business importing bracken.
Lady Agatha Tulip Hyphen-Hyphen (1828-1899) who, following the timely death of her husband, worked tiresomely for many good causes. Inventor of the 5 nib pen, she was able to write on numerous topics about which she knew absolutely nothing.She failed to be sorely missed.
Lady Arabella Hyphen-Hyphen (1813-1837 and 1841-1874) with her beau, Ludwig Otto Helmut Teutoburg Hyphen-Comma. Despite their great love, their parents barred their marriage on the grounds that they were only 2nd cousins. The identity of the man remains unknown.
Sir Daphne Hyphen-Hyphen, 2nd Earl to eat a sandwich, who commanded His Majesty’s sloop “Biggles” during the Battle of Waterloo. He retired from the Navy after 33 days and spent the rest of his life as a Post Box.
Hello! It’s been a while but here I am with a shiny new website. If you don’t already know me, allow me to introduce myself: I’m Steve Allender, artist, cartoonist, writer and illustrator, based in North Devon, UK.
I’m here to share my paintings and drawings, possibly some allotment exploits, a bit of photography from my walks on the Devon coastline and in the countryside surrounding my Penguin Towers home.
I mainly paint impressionist style land and seascapes in oils on canvas or linen – although lately, I’ve been enjoying playing with acrylics on paper and creating a smaller body of work in A4.
Drawing is an almost daily pastime – all from my imagination and consisting of the weird, the whacky and the silly. The Henley Herald publishes a weekly cartoon of mine but my real love is writing and illustrating my Cow Island Tales…
…all from my chair, fuelled by many cups of tea and preferably, a decent sized slice of a good Victoria sponge.
Leave me a comment or two so I know there’s someone out there! It’s nice to be here and I do appreciate you stopping by – do subscribe to follow along with my creative shenanigans!
Steve
PENGUIN TOWERS 