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The best way to get a hold of me is email: marcjohns[at]gmail.com (even better than FlickrMail)

Marc Johns creates whimsical drawings filled with dry wit and humour. Whether it’s a man with branches growing out of his head that need pruning, or a pipe that’s trying to quit smoking, his characters are simply, sparsely drawn, yet speak volumes with just a few strokes of the pen. He's been drawing since he was tiny. He's not tiny anymore, but he's not exactly big either. Marc is not sure why he's talking about himself in the third person...

I generally aim to say as much as possible with as few elements as possible. My work often leans toward humour. Finding the humour in things often leads to finding the truth.

I like to create absurd situations, by combining things together that don’t belong, or imagine what inanimate objects would say if they could speak. For instance, the pen I am using to write this draft would probably say: "I'm tired. Can we stop for a bit?" Or perhaps it would say: "I can't believe you're making me write this. This is rubbish. Signing cheques would be more inspiring than this." These are the things I think about. I think about alot of things. I think about thinking. Don't try it though, it's not worth it.

I use watercolours in ways you shouldn't. I make my own sketchbooks. If I smoked, I'd roll my own. I'd rather draw than rent a movie. Don't try to start a conversation with me about recent films. I haven't seen any. I play the guitar. If I was a hobo, I'd learn to play the ukulele, because you could fit one in your duffle bag. My artwork and the materials I use are quite compact. You could fit my studio in a large suitcase. I hope you like my drawings, or at least some of them.



www.marcjohns.com
my blog on Vox
Twitter - Follow me for the occasional tweet
Facebook - be my friend
myspace... please be my friend.

a little shop of art: shop.marcjohns.com

www.moo.com/designs/designers/marc_johns/

Read an interview on SlamXHype.

Read an www.emilyabigail.com/?p=85.

Read an interview on internet jogging.

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I shouldn't have to say this but... ALL artwork is © Marc Johns. You may not use my images on printed things like t-shirts, prints, coffee mugs, etc. You MAY post my images on a blog, website, myspace, facebook, etc. if BOTH of the following conditions are met:
1. you credit the image (e.g. artwork by Marc Johns)
2. you include a link to my website (www.marcjohns.com) or my blog (http://draw.vox.com).
Here's a short and sweet way to accomlish both:

Artwork by Marc Johns.

There, now that wasn't too painful!