ABOUT MIKE
I have been a professional cartoonist for 25 years and work for clients all over the world. I have extensive experience with television animation having spent many years working as an animator for Walt Disney and Warner Brothers. I also set up several companies to produce animated television commercials and have now worked on 40 television commercials, 10 animated TV shows and 7 short films. My work now is predominantly cartooning for print and online applications. I have illustrated over 50 books and provided cartoons for numerous magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, advertising |
campaigns and websites. I also do personal requests such as caricatures, invitations and personalized greeting cards.
To offer support to budding artists I share the tricks of my trade by teaching and tutoring cartooning and illustration, supervising animation, holding local workshops and running kid’s cartooning classes.
I have a passionate interest in wildlife and a love for photography so I devote my spare time to photographing the fantastic critters we share the planet with. Those funny looking plump dudes of the ocean called dugongs are a special fascination of mine and seem to appear frequently in my cartoons. You can see some of my photos on my photography website: www.drinky.weebly.com
I grew up in New Zealand but I have also lived in Fiji, California and Oregon. I am now based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast which is just a little north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
If I can assist you in any way or if you just want to contact me for advice or a chat you can call me on +61 4 115 98210 or email [email protected]
Enjoy,
To offer support to budding artists I share the tricks of my trade by teaching and tutoring cartooning and illustration, supervising animation, holding local workshops and running kid’s cartooning classes.
I have a passionate interest in wildlife and a love for photography so I devote my spare time to photographing the fantastic critters we share the planet with. Those funny looking plump dudes of the ocean called dugongs are a special fascination of mine and seem to appear frequently in my cartoons. You can see some of my photos on my photography website: www.drinky.weebly.com
I grew up in New Zealand but I have also lived in Fiji, California and Oregon. I am now based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast which is just a little north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
If I can assist you in any way or if you just want to contact me for advice or a chat you can call me on +61 4 115 98210 or email [email protected]
Enjoy,
A very kind word from a fellow cartoonist:
A good artist puts a little bit of himself into all his creations. Michael Drinkwater's cartoons are much like the man himself, fun, exuberant and full of life. His love of life comes through in everything he draws. And when he draws, he draws incredibly well. His style is loose and expressive, and at the same time, clean and skilled. Underlying his hilarious cartoons and slightly off-the-wall humour is a talented draughtsman and seasoned professional. As a professional cartoonist of over 35 years, I see a lot of cartoonists' work, some good and some not-so-good. Michael is one of the great ones and I have a huge deal of admiration for his work as an artist and for him as a person.
A good artist puts a little bit of himself into all his creations. Michael Drinkwater's cartoons are much like the man himself, fun, exuberant and full of life. His love of life comes through in everything he draws. And when he draws, he draws incredibly well. His style is loose and expressive, and at the same time, clean and skilled. Underlying his hilarious cartoons and slightly off-the-wall humour is a talented draughtsman and seasoned professional. As a professional cartoonist of over 35 years, I see a lot of cartoonists' work, some good and some not-so-good. Michael is one of the great ones and I have a huge deal of admiration for his work as an artist and for him as a person.
You can see some funny cartoons I’ve done of Brian Fray by going here: personal work. And you can see Brian’s clever and extremely amusing work by going here: www.brianfray.com
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All images on this website are the copyright of Mike Drinkwater and cannot be used in any manner without permission, including electronic transmission. If you would like to commission Mike for cartooning services or use artwork from this site email Mike at [email protected] or phone +61 4 115 98210