shaky

The sculptors grasp of what was required for the public art was seen by some to be a touch shaky

drifting

Ah, I can smell the salty air now, drifting through my hair (what's left of it...) Gulls circling overhead, bumping along with all the detritus in my little boat, looking for supper...

unfold

This was drawn from memory from an instruction leaflet on how to construct something which I can't quite recollect what but it must have been worth the hours of toil. Unfold first, and i'm sure it would work perfectly

craving

change of heart. I think I prefer this one...!

craving

Would you believe this started off as a beagle wanting a cigarette? Well it might have, but it just goes to show how things can change. Bit of an experiment this, see what you think

Breezy

Haven't had much time to do any IF-ing recently but I thought i'd do a slight breeze, nothing too dramatic. Quiet. Apart from the fierce howling of the dog of course. This would be carried away on the hushing breeze, to be a part of another picture altogether.

Time

'Time please!' in a pub in England means you have to get your last orders in. Sometimes literally, sometimes metaphorically...
This was an illustration I did for the science section in the Financial Times

flawed

There had been some pretty flawed characters hanging out at 'The Flogger and Boot' recently....

pale

Tis verily a pale imitation. I could write a whole bunch of stuff to go with this but it might just end up leaving you feel pale with tedium, so I shall let the image speak for itself..!

the suitcase contained..

Here's a real left-field commission I had: www.bridging-arts.com.
It was about forced labour and what things people bring with them when they leave their own countries. This one was for people from Portugal. Odd one eh?

Christmas credit crunch cracker

Hohohoho! Well, its about that time of the year, and a special credit crunch year. Let us hope that we don't all get crunched. Wishing everyone who visits the 'ol blog a Happy Christmas.
Oh, and fingers crossed for a prosperous new year.....!

Rambunctious

Ram- bunctious! Geddit! This is a job which would have been fun to do except the pay, it would have left me homeless and my poor wee children eating gruel for the foreseeable future! So I declined, and the children still are able to have an extra dish of sweet nourishing gruel every other Thursday! (Still have home though!)
[Note to myself-must find out exactly what gruel is one day...]

similar

In the days of yore, there existed an olde worlde technique, called 'painting' It required a brush, or several, water, paint and some dexterity with mixing and application. Astonishingly there was no command z. Here is one such example, found in a cave, somewhere in olde englande..
There are certain similarities in the appearance of the the two young ladies and perhaps the non-existance of the command z explains this strange occurence, although the relationship between them and the candy floss is, altogether more difficult to comprehend, and cannot altogether be explained by the lack of the aforementioned command.

This idea went down like a lead balloon..

Underwater parties? What? Have you gone raving mad?

Vacant

Well its all been pretty quiet on the blog front, not enough time! Ain't that always the way? Anyway, instead of doing what I should have been doing I did this....

packed

I saw it. Its all true I tell you!

clique

Bit experimental this, went through about a hundred versions before the idea sorted itself out. Quite pleased with it though, whaddya reckon?

island

And here is one I did earlier....

clutter

Clutter is a state of mind!

Memories eh? Whenever I hear the phrase "that's something that i'll never forget," it rings as hollow as a bell. This is for the woman who used to be my Mum, and still occasionally is.

detatched

I had several other ideas which I was going to do for this, but somehow this one sneaked out. Which i'm kinda glad about!

Sail

'Har, har har, me hearty, tis not a night for setting sail. There be a foul taste of GEL in the 'air tonight. St Elmo's fire as well I wouldn't be suprised. Har. Ha har. ha.

poof

Well, somehow, and i'm not quite sure how, I managed to resist the obvious charms of the word and mid stream this drawing popped out. I'm never quite sure how this happens, but I tend to go with it and trust my arm knows what it is doing, while I go and make a cup of tea. Or coffee. Just so long as the arm does its stuff and is finished by the time I get back. Thus is an artwork made. Another amazing but true story!

Oliver2008

Enough said!

foggy

Quick quick! The kids are asleep do it faster faster think think think!

sourtwo

I just had to do this one. Baby Theo drinking orange juice and making the best faces! He loves it and comes back for more though!

sour

Well, heres my late night Sunday effort. Partly art directed by my daughter aged 2&1/2 who told me to put the bloke at the back in twice. We've just been finger painting which was great. We did a pretty good duck and then she covered it with black paint, and when I complained, she looked at me in astonishment and told me it had gone to sleep. Foolish daddy! Anyway, I digress....

fierce

This is really a preview of a time, not long from now when the winds blow hard and much rain, sun, cold and who knows what else come to visit us in the form of global warming. Still, i'm sure that our leaders, aware of the situation will come to their senses and rescue the planet. (What does a hollow laugh sound like????)

Hoard

I don't know what I'm doing. I haven't got time to do this and yet I wanted to, and I guess that's good enough!

Punchline

This is an idea I had ages ago that is unpublished as yet. Shame on them!

Paxman... Pucman

Here is an example of a fiendishly difficult illustration. It's my own fault. The article was about computer games and tv talent and there was a bit about Jeremy Paxman. My brain went into overdrive and thought Paxman-pucman! Great idea! However.... Mr Paxman has a long thin face and Pucman is a bright yellow circle with a chunk missing for a mouth. Hence the sweat and tears poured into this illustration!

forgotten

Gone but not ....This is a pictue I did whilst whistling feed the birds, tuppence a go tuppence, tuppence. I have no idea why. I must have forgotten.....

Fashion

I love seeing the yoof of today with their pants down, it reminds me that we were all young once. Actually it reminds me of my flourescent pink and black tiger-striped skin-tight punk troosers. Ahh sweet memories. Blue and red hair. Mmmmm.... Hair. Mmm.... sweet memories...

Baby

Here's my next illustration for Illustration Friday. Done on a Friday. The theme is 'Baby"

Illustration Friday

Here's my go for illustration friday. The theme is 'worry'

new postcard!

Just got my new postcard promo through. Never know what to put on them, but pretty good, a bit shinier than I had thought but I like it. If anyone wants one, just get in touch and I'll send one out!

chocolate elf!

Here's a great project that has got stuck in limbo-land while Aryhnn is doing her masters degree. It's a piano-teaching-book involving lots of chocolate themes. It's been tried out on lots of children and loved, but publishers seem stuck in the past. It's by Aryhnn Dercy, I think its great. Try it out!

Rua do Ceuta

I Just thought every blog should have a bit of poetry and what better than a Brasilian poem?

Rua do ceuta, 88
velhinha louca
pela rua
sua sombrinha
seu avental de cozinha
gritando palavras incompreensíveis
como receitas de bolo

By Angelica Satiro:
you can see more here: http://www.crearmundos.net/primeros/diversificar_m.html
This is my illustration for it.

Big Day Out

Here's a picture that I did for East Grinstead's big day out. I wasn't there personally but it looks like lots of fun. And it was sunny!

Row row row...

Here's the cover for the 'Row row row your boat, gently to the shore' book which I have sent out looking for a publisher. My daughter thinks its good anyway!

first blogtest!

Well, don't know if this is a good thing or just a waste of time. Who knows what is a waste of time?

There it is then. Blog1: The test..