The Day of the Lemmings is a very quick cartoon in pencil. Max must have had a bad encounter with the traffic on the day he decided to draw this cartoon. He himself didn’t drive though. I wonder why.
Max’s cartoons are very varied. He loved to make fun of life. The Day of the Lemmings was not coloured yet but it maybe in the future.
In his cartoons you will see all sorts styles and many characters in funny situations. There are many creatures with smaller ones always lurking in the in bushes or among the trees. He loved to make them up and you will often see them repeated throughout his work. Insects and bugs with exclamations, is a firm favourite. He liked to wonder how they would see our world.
He created the “Burdz of Burdle”, which is a short illustrated storybook. The burdz were also put into all other walks of life and he found many ways to show them in humorous situations. Some of the cartoons are very detailed with so much going on it takes many views to see all the hidden jokes.
He also created a cartoon strip about a pirate named “Capt’n Jake”. This was many years ahead of its time and although originated over 50 years ago, is still very current when you read them today. There is also his abstract paintings and his sculptures, which are all available on his website. They all contribute to a lifetime of creativity.
Since resurrecting Max’s drawing and digitising them for his website, we found and cataloged many hundreds of lovely drawings. Many images were later coloured by his friend John Barry and printed, along with the rest of the set, for his exhibition in 2015. This was not coloured but has its own charm just the way he drew it.
Search for other cartoons by Max and enjoy his humour.
