Artist behind Beano favourites The Bash Avenue Youngsters made OBE

An artist who has drawn for the Beano for 60 years has been recognised within the New Yr Honours record.

David Sutherland, an artist with Dundee-based DC Thomson, is made an OBE for providers to illustration.

Mr Sutherland, who was born in 1933, has been drawing The Bash Avenue Youngsters since 1962 and was accountable for Dennis the Menace from 1970 till 1998.

Mr Sutherland stated: “Once I entered the DC Thomson artwork competitors greater than 60 years in the past, I couldn’t have guessed the place it’d lead.

“I’ve been so fortunate to have the ability to do one thing I like for a residing, and work with so many proficient writers whose phrases have helped deliver these characters to life.

“Engaged on The Bash Avenue Youngsters for thus lengthy, these mischievous children have develop into a second household to me, and I proceed to like spending time of their firm.

“To them – Danny, Toots and the remaining – I’d like to increase my thanks, and naturally to the readers, who I hope proceed to get pleasure from studying about them as a lot as I get pleasure from drawing them.”

Mr Sutherland was born in Invergordon within the Highlands, the youngest of three youngsters.

His mom died when he was two and his father needed to work to help his three younger youngsters, so the younger boy and his siblings moved to Stirling the place his father’s household helped deliver them up.

Shortly afterwards, the household moved to Kirkintilloch close to Glasgow.

There, Mr Sutherland joined Rex Studios the place he discovered about artwork and illustration whereas attending night lessons at Glasgow College of Artwork.

In 1959, Mr Sutherland entered a drawing competitors organised by DC Thomson in Dundee.

Though he didn’t win, his entry made an excellent impression and he was supplied the possibility for example journey strips for the comedian.

He started to work on Beano on journey strips together with Danny On A Dolphin and The Nice Flood Of London.

His expertise was recognised and he was quickly engaged on among the most well-known Beano strips, and understudied for established comedian creators.

Between 1970 and 1998, he drew nicely over 1,000 episodes of Dennis The Menace, however it was on The Bash Avenue Youngsters that he created his legacy.

He began on the strip in 1962 and continues to attract it to today, delivering the Bash Avenue Youngsters caricature each week for the previous 60 years.