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A Cartoonist Workshop with Gavin Thomson – discovering comics, characters and caricature!

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Visual artists of all kinds gathered on Saturday 7 October at the Ahem! Art Collective in Observatory to take part in a Cartoonist Workshop with Gavin Thomson. Gavin is originally from Noordhoek and is the illustrator of Treknet and Mama Taxi, popular daily cartoons which have been appearing in the Cape Times, Saturday Star and Independent newspapers since 2005 - the 2 nd longest running daily comic strip after Madam & Eve! Gavin showing the basics of illustration Gavin's is also an editorial cartoonist whose work has appeared in the People's Post for the past 10 years. He has also illustrated numerous children's books such as the “And Friends” series written by Roy Harding, and he has exhibited his famous artworks and cartoons at his first solo exhibition titled “Starry Nights Over False Bay” in December 2016.  The cartoonist workshop included the basics of animation and illustration, types of cartoons (comic strips, editorial cartoons),