Back to the drawing board

Andrew Marr, a prominent advocate of drawing and patron of the PCO, which runs this site, features in a new video called Why is Drawing Important? It was put together by The Campaign for Drawing, the people who run The Big Draw.

Fine scones and lessons

There now follows an extract from a recent Radio 4 programme by Mr Andrew Marr. * ** This unbroadcast segment from a Start the Week interview was with Gordon and Muriel Wellbeloved, members of the House of Laity within the Church of England. Marr Well, good morning both and I’ll get right to the point – the […]

Bloghorn victorious in Battle

After several years as the plucky underdog, the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation’s team, this year rebranded as Team Bloghorn, has finally emerged victorious from the annual Battle of the Cartoonists. Our team came joint first with Private Eye in the Big Draw event in which four teams completed a large banner on the theme of “Now […]

BBC man Andrew Marr is new PCO patron

News of an early christmas present for the PCO as Bloghorn can report that TV’s Andrew Marr has signed up as one of our patrons. We don’t hand these honours out lightly and as he’s got to follow the late great Alan Coren, perhaps we should be extending sympathy to the poor man too. But, […]

PCO Procartoonists – The Big Draw 2007

The PCO put itself on show at the weekend at the Big Draw. A big thank you to all the members who helped run the workshops that filled large parts of Covent Garden market over last weekend. Particular hat-tips to Anne and Andy Gilbert and Tim and Nikki Harries who man and womanfully worked the […]