Said by Ned

  Ned Hoskin www.wedbyned.com.au www.asizart.com.au

Lifa at The Grand Hotel in Portarlington Victoria Australia is about to change. There are new owners, new inspiration and a renewed vigour to the place. But still, the characters who frequent this iconic Aussie country Pub remain largely the same. Tourists do stick their heads in the door, wide eyed and eager, searching for the legendary Knights of The Round Table. These guys drink at the same table every day of the week and are a large source of inspiration, both for my cartoon series as well as for those that seek them out in real life.  Work on the first complete series of cartoons is still underway, but here is one of the animated versions for your enjoyment!  As one of the characters at the Pub will always remind you , with one of his endless quoted witicisms:  ' I drink, therefore I am' Have fun! Cheers, Ned Hoskin www.wedbyned.com.au http://saidbyned.blogspot.com/

A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to go to northern India on a business trip. The city I went to was Jalandhar, north of Amritsar, the city of the Golden Temple. I just thought I would share a few of my favourite photos from that trip. In fact I was inspired into this by this motor mower ad from a TIME Magazine in 1964. It just happens that I also found a motor mower shop in Jalandhar, where there is almost no grass anywhere! The mower shop however did have a section of manicured grass out the front as it's display piece, complete ( if you look carefully) with a nice fresh doggy doo in the centre of the grass. These women were given the afternoon off from work at the factory to attend a special women's Festival.  Me on the left....but Man, I would just love to have that guys' outfit!!  My knees trembled watching these builders on the roof across the road from  my Hotel. Believe it or Not....there really is Indian Idol ! Seriously! www...

I have mentioned before that I am working on a book which is based on the Nights at the Round Table with the Knights of the Round Table. The Round Table is the hub of the locals at The Grand Hotel in Portarlington, Victoria, Australia. Over the past few years I have been working on a cartoon series based on the local characters who frequent the pub and The Round Table. What you are about to see here is a proto-type World Premiere of the animated version of just one of those cartoons. The Book will be a few months off. In the meantime , keep a lookout as we release some of the cartoons here!   The "Cinematography"  / Editing is the brainchild of Lindsay Ellis who is also one of the main characters in the cartoon series.   Lindsay is also the Owner / Operator of  Hogan Print  in Portarlington, as well as the Publisher of The Port Report, the local Newspaper where this series of cartoons began it's Life. (To see the Port Report online, go to www...