tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218676662024-02-07T06:26:11.452+00:00doodleblogQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-62213498179641014372008-09-05T09:10:00.003+01:002008-09-05T09:18:12.032+01:00More skull and bonesHere are some bony illustrations I knocked up for a blog entry on <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/1526-Of-ossuaries-and-bone-houses....html">ossuaries</a> over on <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/">Cabinet of Wonders.</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/sedleccoatofarms.JPG "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/sedleccoatofarms.JPG " border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/nis-skulls.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/nis-skulls.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/beinhaus.JPG "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/beinhaus.JPG " border="0" alt="" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-20138434410422678972008-07-06T22:47:00.004+01:002008-07-07T00:34:22.895+01:00slapdash skulls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu4uRNtmzf5GEx24mefPMKhn8hjTHfYxyaVLhWgEhn8dFfVsSr4fbovIMTytd90B_MrpYPTS_lABlJC2DzlZUFcpDVPRWE74F6rr8Oi7KuvD4HgUsT1nr0p96VAgumK98lzzC/s1600-h/skullpaint2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu4uRNtmzf5GEx24mefPMKhn8hjTHfYxyaVLhWgEhn8dFfVsSr4fbovIMTytd90B_MrpYPTS_lABlJC2DzlZUFcpDVPRWE74F6rr8Oi7KuvD4HgUsT1nr0p96VAgumK98lzzC/s320/skullpaint2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220048498437333490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />a very quick digital doodle using an older drawingQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-19093032222937915072008-06-27T12:22:00.002+01:002008-06-27T12:26:07.424+01:00Perplexed Pan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cjZHgPw5AlItS6MMWe1RIjc0jPwg80ewKsivdn7AVitygLTRH-how39GAK_TDsvpka7LLk5h1L2PPLR60oj9A-0oQ9UtsDVeKrN2iUxhtCy9zOj2uzRdKwoDiuyS5JjI6Miy/s1600-h/perplexedpan.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cjZHgPw5AlItS6MMWe1RIjc0jPwg80ewKsivdn7AVitygLTRH-how39GAK_TDsvpka7LLk5h1L2PPLR60oj9A-0oQ9UtsDVeKrN2iUxhtCy9zOj2uzRdKwoDiuyS5JjI6Miy/s320/perplexedpan.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216520432413129826" /></a><br /><br />This came about after trying my hand at some automatic drawing, in an effort to try and loosen up my style and be more fluid with my pen.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-11981593463399453032008-06-27T12:13:00.003+01:002008-06-27T12:19:58.927+01:00Here's to LoveThis is another piece from last semester, an editorial illustration inspired by the short story by Anne Enright. It's part-collage, part-painting - for e.g. the hibiscus flowers were all painted by hand and then cut out (yes, it was a bit fiddly) as were the buildings, meant to reflect the settings described within the story. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHxShMXFg8CVkEHi5jq9w8bE3NCnW_sFVN32I1qfRvKf9rSQG6qTMi6FgMU5HezJ9gWJRtpItOs0d7jFvNVLGRk_uIeHV5jH2t_PLT-ehNvJCpoQtpy10WwAmUktBdDsAOt-n/s1600-h/editorialillo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHxShMXFg8CVkEHi5jq9w8bE3NCnW_sFVN32I1qfRvKf9rSQG6qTMi6FgMU5HezJ9gWJRtpItOs0d7jFvNVLGRk_uIeHV5jH2t_PLT-ehNvJCpoQtpy10WwAmUktBdDsAOt-n/s320/editorialillo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216519097650500274" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-87387844049373124782008-06-27T12:05:00.005+01:002008-06-27T12:21:31.871+01:00Recycled imagesHere are some doodle pages from last semester's sketch book. One of the briefs was to come up with some images to be used on recycled packaging. Note my liberal use of cadmium yellow - my favourite colour of the moment - and birds lifted from Ernst Haeckel's <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Forms-Nature-Prints-Haeckel/dp/3791319906/cabinetofwond-21"><span style="font-style: italic;">Art Forms in Nature</span></a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHxSDe2oInrWRgWvEype5ihCFCs4KoliNb6q4cLEAUdayhspKcr8PYdVJuO_KwD3lM1psZL-PHnyhfuDU5UWGdduzSYNOC_C-_Y-gT-OCy2hY8ckSQa2aFPmpMOWCGRKvkJWU/s1600-h/birds1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHxSDe2oInrWRgWvEype5ihCFCs4KoliNb6q4cLEAUdayhspKcr8PYdVJuO_KwD3lM1psZL-PHnyhfuDU5UWGdduzSYNOC_C-_Y-gT-OCy2hY8ckSQa2aFPmpMOWCGRKvkJWU/s320/birds1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216516944242137170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCyXwlcqb8H9HqENrS8xH4lOpUQiQ2Xu94xfLgUOEdCmGvT_HZKaisW5jNNcquNcbdnTDgQFmZZkoqE9ewaTBUcKufz0V9sgoq-bRnXFOvX6etqhECVDXm2hrfor1Yf7aTfmn/s1600-h/birds2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCyXwlcqb8H9HqENrS8xH4lOpUQiQ2Xu94xfLgUOEdCmGvT_HZKaisW5jNNcquNcbdnTDgQFmZZkoqE9ewaTBUcKufz0V9sgoq-bRnXFOvX6etqhECVDXm2hrfor1Yf7aTfmn/s320/birds2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216516949145852306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL9TkLE6wbQN2mF8USCxosBrVKtZiW_RI9apESFuzTUVswwJaxAxeTdCNAkWXHhjb754z9PyLvJfzbuqPb-ufbpKqbEQXjdwZ0Us_FLlbYBMivt5lO5VHz-AbU5bWk-9SH-6i/s1600-h/birds3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL9TkLE6wbQN2mF8USCxosBrVKtZiW_RI9apESFuzTUVswwJaxAxeTdCNAkWXHhjb754z9PyLvJfzbuqPb-ufbpKqbEQXjdwZ0Us_FLlbYBMivt5lO5VHz-AbU5bWk-9SH-6i/s320/birds3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216516950627841170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywQzuaT6RSpliYZYXH6ClUj7jqjrOO7qbGxqyIaebDcnl5x5BsoLD1nbePpoUzWor0B0-x-Pb4xpWqs137UZ93ueZyTh9y3ySFYnDXyUx5bZQeo6_B6FaVKiLw7Pv27LJ-V_3/s1600-h/birds4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywQzuaT6RSpliYZYXH6ClUj7jqjrOO7qbGxqyIaebDcnl5x5BsoLD1nbePpoUzWor0B0-x-Pb4xpWqs137UZ93ueZyTh9y3ySFYnDXyUx5bZQeo6_B6FaVKiLw7Pv27LJ-V_3/s320/birds4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216516955354587506" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-90989874776491869632008-06-06T14:37:00.004+01:002008-06-06T14:41:45.809+01:00Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJASynk0tPlY6Lmdcvh0ywM14fK1G512HGFyDWcHk3qqeAH0v-Rbxmo2rOaYcbxMOxUx1aY4CQHyZZDub6ZyaR2EKLJx0Q92XxZw185rEMx4aL7jmRg9HDIsCTmY32E5Nr7lne/s1600-h/Rabbit1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJASynk0tPlY6Lmdcvh0ywM14fK1G512HGFyDWcHk3qqeAH0v-Rbxmo2rOaYcbxMOxUx1aY4CQHyZZDub6ZyaR2EKLJx0Q92XxZw185rEMx4aL7jmRg9HDIsCTmY32E5Nr7lne/s320/Rabbit1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208762822417096962" border="0" /></a><br />One of my neices has a new pet. A rabbit to be exact. 'Peter' is a white, lop-eared house-trained rabbit. She takes him for walks on a lead - much to the amusement of passers-by.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-59368735597967433582008-05-25T16:16:00.005+01:002008-05-25T16:40:56.753+01:00It's been a while...... since I blogged on here. That being said, I haven't been able to scan much of my work as I've been working on A3+ papers or canvasses. I do, however, have a new camera so will be able to take more photos of my work than before.<br /><br />This is part of a recent piece for university. The brief was to design a colourful and contemporary CD cover for <span style="font-style: italic;">Luaka Bop</span>, David Byrne's World Music/South American label. An acrylic wash with cheap (I mean, <span style="font-style: italic;">99p</span> felts!) felt-pen and black fine-liner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG1Ykw19HNhNbxa4HmA3gCJ4Y69ZwLbTqWInZ40YaMhnivaq0B-ahp8acaZMk0d5QdSb-rYx3SPE8g17fbqFZPd149hBtQppbrJIvb-mSw7Ojtt7gx1qMu0XqG19IhBvRj-bS/s1600-h/luakaskull.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG1Ykw19HNhNbxa4HmA3gCJ4Y69ZwLbTqWInZ40YaMhnivaq0B-ahp8acaZMk0d5QdSb-rYx3SPE8g17fbqFZPd149hBtQppbrJIvb-mSw7Ojtt7gx1qMu0XqG19IhBvRj-bS/s320/luakaskull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204337939203154114" border="0" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-83693991978912207312008-01-17T15:54:00.000+00:002008-01-17T16:09:11.027+00:00More aliensFurther to an earlier post, <a href="http://purplebaboon.blogspot.com/2007/09/out-of-this-world.html">Out of the World</a>, here are a few more 'aliens'.<br /><br />First up, the <a href="http://www.greetingsearthlings.net/belo-horizonte-cyclops/">Belo Horizonte cyclops</a>. Originally a pen and ink sketch that was then digitally coloured and edited:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9MBG3p8hiyENS3Z50_XcJ0QC5fTsvI0ZBgsLBWdKqdjG85Wm_NIK4lD1TY02oVwwJzOw6tUDY4ixJA2V9tkFtRt1wswykxABa4KXCbO67PImay0Bs5CinXPgi7tbX5RdmDco/s1600-h/belohorizonte1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9MBG3p8hiyENS3Z50_XcJ0QC5fTsvI0ZBgsLBWdKqdjG85Wm_NIK4lD1TY02oVwwJzOw6tUDY4ixJA2V9tkFtRt1wswykxABa4KXCbO67PImay0Bs5CinXPgi7tbX5RdmDco/s320/belohorizonte1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156476216631025346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr5q2nratmv8Ek68tpvc4nBPe087Si1Bt21j4H5WIR7BAX2i6HXTxkGyPyZ2QSjNFuI5WQwkG9D8kmo6Di3CwDJ-aVO3nIhdwivWQ8wPbsnOEdfvihHxXZAzsIwiqvvemLXmG/s1600-h/belohorizonteredux.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr5q2nratmv8Ek68tpvc4nBPe087Si1Bt21j4H5WIR7BAX2i6HXTxkGyPyZ2QSjNFuI5WQwkG9D8kmo6Di3CwDJ-aVO3nIhdwivWQ8wPbsnOEdfvihHxXZAzsIwiqvvemLXmG/s320/belohorizonteredux.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156476349775011538" /></a><br /><br />Secondly, the Cuidad Valley alien 'twins'. The final illustration can be seen on <a href="http://www.greetingsearthlings.net/we-know-much-about-your-world/">Greetings Earthlings!</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49Atv7YzCnuDHqbvDeB_dg3AOJfnF2BclTDCFJM-2FogJNjgp8L3H1BYGyx6Ad88WLtn-SjZg66QbHuInFwItvqOw2E3W0Lx1gMixPkWuXg6ufw3UQ8-IrK7chVGQNgxYJFzJ/s1600-h/alientwins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49Atv7YzCnuDHqbvDeB_dg3AOJfnF2BclTDCFJM-2FogJNjgp8L3H1BYGyx6Ad88WLtn-SjZg66QbHuInFwItvqOw2E3W0Lx1gMixPkWuXg6ufw3UQ8-IrK7chVGQNgxYJFzJ/s320/alientwins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156476585998212834" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-23539049576040579782008-01-17T15:33:00.000+00:002008-01-17T18:30:51.853+00:00Pages from the sketchbookI'd been working on illustrating an excerpt from Paul Zindel's <span style="font-style:italic;">The Day It Rained Cockroaches</span> for a university assignment. Below are some doodles from the sketchbook I submitted as part of my final work. While the final illustration (I created a doublepage spread that imitated a child's textbook or diary with various doodles and collage elements) couldn't be any more different from this early stage, I did use elements from it - namely the gorilla, the newspaper clipping and also the drawing of the man with monkey feet. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0N5q2aJ2ujOF6YJwFh0_zsDnMla2ynKiUJ_E7Vg-FkkTEyKHx8bQ9nz3ZdzQ-IzR5wYFwZwGh6K-NIzAwxJA_vpcpxj36e-N1vUptNDPklYY-_yGlavd3O7GU1w8vJqNZ7QU/s1600-h/alienzind3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0N5q2aJ2ujOF6YJwFh0_zsDnMla2ynKiUJ_E7Vg-FkkTEyKHx8bQ9nz3ZdzQ-IzR5wYFwZwGh6K-NIzAwxJA_vpcpxj36e-N1vUptNDPklYY-_yGlavd3O7GU1w8vJqNZ7QU/s320/alienzind3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156470706187984562" /></a><br /><br />Above, a combination of marker pen background (I was in a fairly psychedelic-frame of mind), a digitally painted gorilla and a newspaper clipping courtesy of an online newspaper generator. All elements - including the alien and the clipping's headline - came from the excerpt.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0ShhwcNuljDQ7-NDAn8mNjd2ko3ZYc5bwagVqOpWOLBCWO6eRizeu1Awg8EYPkppUWKOuZ7Xp8yssS9daxz3CvdEHqfr0i8nmwxFY9LIaqxcbJX4e_iu-Y3Oh_GvcObUHGOH/s1600-h/monkeyfeet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0ShhwcNuljDQ7-NDAn8mNjd2ko3ZYc5bwagVqOpWOLBCWO6eRizeu1Awg8EYPkppUWKOuZ7Xp8yssS9daxz3CvdEHqfr0i8nmwxFY9LIaqxcbJX4e_iu-Y3Oh_GvcObUHGOH/s320/monkeyfeet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156470542979227298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This digitally-painted 'man with monkey feet' is - again - mentioned within the excerpt.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-21282981202920203302008-01-17T15:07:00.000+00:002008-01-17T15:31:27.902+00:00Ritta-Christina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCVCbrsqNIvNl11Raaie57dPegasg_xe0lPU52Dssc_dAnjLn7Xe7QIhsZupoAi4T01oX4ByJxicqNby0dQTpD-VoWqi2c2oA4xRdzu6JrwneGhYSPXe2imenUzBMFRNAaYS4/s1600-h/rittachristina1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCVCbrsqNIvNl11Raaie57dPegasg_xe0lPU52Dssc_dAnjLn7Xe7QIhsZupoAi4T01oX4ByJxicqNby0dQTpD-VoWqi2c2oA4xRdzu6JrwneGhYSPXe2imenUzBMFRNAaYS4/s320/rittachristina1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156467454897741458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This drawing of Ritta-Christina's skeleton (conjoined twins, born in 1829) has been blogged over on <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/1222-A-Compendium-of-Curiosities-III.html">Cabinet of Wonders</a>. Below, the original that started off as a pen sketch before being digitally edited:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeLUaIyHzpB3xoj4iJJqkL8perDtYoYANP_s3B904SXzkXxEhGacOD0f9zsiNQBwGq7e0PbnNzi1Q4RB6wCl6Mx5w8NtvkWRU6b2XJESo9AKxsQp9UUAP6S5fJqoCdepC7ryf/s1600-h/ritta-christina1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeLUaIyHzpB3xoj4iJJqkL8perDtYoYANP_s3B904SXzkXxEhGacOD0f9zsiNQBwGq7e0PbnNzi1Q4RB6wCl6Mx5w8NtvkWRU6b2XJESo9AKxsQp9UUAP6S5fJqoCdepC7ryf/s320/ritta-christina1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156464014628937346" border="0" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-48564252964747222852007-12-27T23:15:00.000+00:002007-12-27T23:28:43.389+00:00Sew-sew<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNU6s7igmCcwVHvS2wuN-2jeXEPOTiSSnvmCVmkBnQRA09g23sKZmAjJjA6gW_e4PVC-Uwtk2C-GU0C9bYQFWa7Yh8NQfBWf9zrxjBT64QI3hRgIRunjIY99e-NQXThl90QyL/s1600-h/octopus.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNU6s7igmCcwVHvS2wuN-2jeXEPOTiSSnvmCVmkBnQRA09g23sKZmAjJjA6gW_e4PVC-Uwtk2C-GU0C9bYQFWa7Yh8NQfBWf9zrxjBT64QI3hRgIRunjIY99e-NQXThl90QyL/s200/octopus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148798344114134642" border="0" /></a><br />I had been trying my hand at embroidery and needlecrafts - this is part of a cloth that I have been practicing on. I've never been particularly accomplished at sewing, in fact, I would usually go out of my way to avoid sewing <span style="font-style: italic;">anything</span>. Whether it be a sock or tear in my clothes but I have been enjoying myself with this and it doesn't look <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> bad...Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-27722223355297106882007-12-27T17:07:00.000+00:002007-12-27T17:29:54.609+00:00The Eighth Wonder of the World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MdWNMcfZOIasS6g9LdS2wSVTpk3wDQO2N1FUq_iDjtddS_t_2ApN0gsquEz_blu_RpN6YVpD8EPfHC1QQAlZvMMHtOVm_TgORh3dJMp05TnnrI7UYZI3wMhP88dGtsNoEme1/s1600-h/mischievousmongoose.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MdWNMcfZOIasS6g9LdS2wSVTpk3wDQO2N1FUq_iDjtddS_t_2ApN0gsquEz_blu_RpN6YVpD8EPfHC1QQAlZvMMHtOVm_TgORh3dJMp05TnnrI7UYZI3wMhP88dGtsNoEme1/s320/mischievousmongoose.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148700968615599634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >pen and ink with digital editing</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br />Say hello to Gef, <a href="http://dalbyspook.110mb.com/index.html">the Eighth Wonder of the World</a>...<br /><br />I did have to go back to the drawing book a few times to get Gef's mischievous look right, along with his fine bushy tail (that earthly mongooses apparently lack). I also provided two digital paintings of Harry Price - the paranormal investigator, and of Voirrey Irving - the young girl who was at the centre of the Gef mystery - for <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/authors/6-graylien">Graylien's</a> new website that provides a one-stop, fascinating analysis of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Dalby Spook</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcOzrZWqloJRW_UdIMl7ScjhZlomlxDr-nVAVp9NfTzU4DZ4QIoEeahGPf4oVqpuZ2sv4Fy_FxCUMNpDWu4ncNlKJLRPvI4FSTT2lhiz1oAfyHPStVEEdo3ka5ZX_eO9N7BIv/s1600-h/harryprice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcOzrZWqloJRW_UdIMl7ScjhZlomlxDr-nVAVp9NfTzU4DZ4QIoEeahGPf4oVqpuZ2sv4Fy_FxCUMNpDWu4ncNlKJLRPvI4FSTT2lhiz1oAfyHPStVEEdo3ka5ZX_eO9N7BIv/s320/harryprice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148703506941271586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Harry Price</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4LMfGp8pN2u3_EpJ85OJuWu94Ngr7QlOYzJNlfqJto5iCD4furp0J_Pysc7uKWgtVPZFtphrvQxD492VZbqarQLm2Ap4s4B3EXLgDR3INSryTcW0m3O120Vk-icAlaZ5rQEE/s1600-h/voirreyirving.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4LMfGp8pN2u3_EpJ85OJuWu94Ngr7QlOYzJNlfqJto5iCD4furp0J_Pysc7uKWgtVPZFtphrvQxD492VZbqarQLm2Ap4s4B3EXLgDR3INSryTcW0m3O120Vk-icAlaZ5rQEE/s320/voirreyirving.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148703622905388594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Voirrey Irving</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Also see: <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/1176-Categorising-Gef-the-talking-mongoose.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Categorising Gef (the talking mongoose)</span></a> on Cabinet of Wonders.</span>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-71794321754896453432007-09-17T12:42:00.000+01:002007-09-17T12:52:26.681+01:00Out of this world...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OeLtzE52LabA2InSdmv_fs0S6WC7azcmN_7ost_2Cqt4yRBZhsdbRMCB821iLja5kqhIl3HSVHMnhyphenhyphencUXcC88HZdmRmoD6P9UZtAGWCLtCvTwZ7g7mZmChh4FsyYMwEFufQn/s1600-h/theparanalien.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OeLtzE52LabA2InSdmv_fs0S6WC7azcmN_7ost_2Cqt4yRBZhsdbRMCB821iLja5kqhIl3HSVHMnhyphenhyphencUXcC88HZdmRmoD6P9UZtAGWCLtCvTwZ7g7mZmChh4FsyYMwEFufQn/s320/theparanalien.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111137570977353218" /></a><br /><br />This freaky fellow is the <em>Bajada Grande Entity</em> and you can currently find a description of the encounter with it over at the fantastic <a href="http://www.greetingsearthlings.net/">Greetings Earthlings</a>. Fustar was very kind enough to accept my offer of contributing some artwork to his blog. I'm working on some more entries so I'll upload them as soon as they go 'live' at GE.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-51370758111183310402007-09-13T01:17:00.001+01:002007-09-17T19:21:59.263+01:00Latest workI've mentioned before how much I hate my camera. I really do need to get around to buying a new one. The quality of the following pics is well... pants!<br /><br />For this painting, I began with the lettering. The sentence just popped into my head fairly randomly. I was bored and just fooling around with the paint and didn't quite know what I wanted to do with it until I put the brush to the canvas. As it was, I didn't sketch anything out at first, hence the jumbled composition. Inspired by my love of all things circus and carnival, I've yet to finish it - the monkey and elephant need more work doing to it and I need to sort out the flag, too. Acrylic, A3 canvas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV1fDBUcxIc6ipU2WH2BIQycTMUEtkzardK8febywFcmW8sXVCqOZMwZ_HH8kcL9U5-zOqCHkEcDjW5Wgs10Lk_vdMnsxQYXtOUzkoPKlIG0O4DTPBIrPQGkghwx6v5FWxuuN/s1600-h/circuspaintblog1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV1fDBUcxIc6ipU2WH2BIQycTMUEtkzardK8febywFcmW8sXVCqOZMwZ_HH8kcL9U5-zOqCHkEcDjW5Wgs10Lk_vdMnsxQYXtOUzkoPKlIG0O4DTPBIrPQGkghwx6v5FWxuuN/s320/circuspaintblog1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111233980108246546" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is acrylic/mixed media - it's a recycled-from-my-hoard-of-junk shallow wooden box that I jazzed up with some acrylic. I then rubbed 'Goldfinger' - which gives the same effect as gilding but is much more economic - around the happy skeleton. I edged the box with gold braid, the circular dots are small mirrors which I dotted around the skelly, along with some Victorian-style rose cutouts which I also used on the top of the box. <br /><br />I'll be attacking the floral cutouts with some homemade varnish (PVA glue with some sooper sekrit addition to it) for an 'aged' effect. Approx. 30cm by 10cm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXrHCHYx5fEvCqG1xQdam3IGkW-Jg6ZkH1WzxXK-QJc9HdOZcYUIbhd0DGWhdLQ-H1a0y1QGyLKwoOHZWha-IM9ehC3ANOb4M0dEbjc5fiAkGM4Rl41QdhjsJT2iDKjfBJdI-/s1600-h/floralskelblog.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXrHCHYx5fEvCqG1xQdam3IGkW-Jg6ZkH1WzxXK-QJc9HdOZcYUIbhd0DGWhdLQ-H1a0y1QGyLKwoOHZWha-IM9ehC3ANOb4M0dEbjc5fiAkGM4Rl41QdhjsJT2iDKjfBJdI-/s320/floralskelblog.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111239533500960290" /></a><br /><br />Again, acrylic with a rubbed-in, gold 'sunburst' effect around the skull: A5 canvas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UvQ6xeASzGO2jhgvqyZwdh2Bxhwd670R696MMsMYlN9nLFjoWEoMFKO4oMp9DzmaDMAWUSUovHaQl93Pez8vAbuO0Rmz-gD-UgKrlycqII_lxolp5VJrbDSSSR1h_6Sw-Wmj/s1600-h/gildskullblog.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UvQ6xeASzGO2jhgvqyZwdh2Bxhwd670R696MMsMYlN9nLFjoWEoMFKO4oMp9DzmaDMAWUSUovHaQl93Pez8vAbuO0Rmz-gD-UgKrlycqII_lxolp5VJrbDSSSR1h_6Sw-Wmj/s320/gildskullblog.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111239786904030770" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-35127908757850247822007-09-12T00:21:00.000+01:002007-09-12T00:30:19.890+01:00Hearts and SpadesI'm finally getting around to posting the final two Queens on here - Hearts and Spades. I completed them a few weeks ago and since then I have been working on some paintings. Two are complete (although I've got apply a varnish to one of them) and I'm still working on the larger of the three. I've also been turning my hand to embroidery while I was on holiday. It helped pass away the long journeys although I occasionally had to pull the needle from out of my nailbed - especially if we hit a pothole in the road - ouch! Hopefully, I shall be able post up some photos of the paintings and needlework tomorrow.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/queenHS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/queenHS.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-78172521776806404282007-08-21T01:15:00.000+01:002007-08-21T01:21:46.394+01:00Queen of Clubs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNSKcJLP6Kfa9XNtP2FX7xjpMspWPUIWBEGhEesl_fAXAcsNcRdr5Z-ka9dCOklXpaPZFO-SDcAwflLUbeQxOMsS1HkkFpCCUX5EU3ZilwebWn0jCRWUpQUjbgkowW7Ur_ZUb/s1600-h/queenclubs1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNSKcJLP6Kfa9XNtP2FX7xjpMspWPUIWBEGhEesl_fAXAcsNcRdr5Z-ka9dCOklXpaPZFO-SDcAwflLUbeQxOMsS1HkkFpCCUX5EU3ZilwebWn0jCRWUpQUjbgkowW7Ur_ZUb/s320/queenclubs1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100942271891607922" /></a><br /><br />I finished this earlier this evening. As before, just a doodle while I watch or rather - listen to - TV. A frothy mix of Richard Dawkins, a Law & Order spin-off and Jackass - the movie.<br /><br />I don't particularly start with any firm idea of what I'm going to draw - I just go with the flow... of the ink. Truth be told, I'm getting a bit bored of them but I guess I'll now have to do the other two.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-54581451205777451072007-08-19T01:51:00.000+01:002007-08-19T01:58:26.241+01:00Queen of DiamondsFollowing on from <a href="http://purplebaboon.blogspot.com/2007/06/four-queens.html">this</a> post, another playing card-inspired doodle. I've spent most of the evening watching films on TV - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093605/">Near Dark</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062885/">The Devil Rides Out</a> - and scratching this out in pen and ink. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cWGRacu4WK9wddz8uTzG9rB0nNWADKKmD2mt5BrQeYs8F0EpbpBuRbUO6P9E0e6SQjPAeq93Akj4xquPJl0Wdkct1K62mg9ESCl8OW3OYOH5F5bGWf5vKtOuZGsUY7WbqLmf/s1600-h/queendiamonds2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cWGRacu4WK9wddz8uTzG9rB0nNWADKKmD2mt5BrQeYs8F0EpbpBuRbUO6P9E0e6SQjPAeq93Akj4xquPJl0Wdkct1K62mg9ESCl8OW3OYOH5F5bGWf5vKtOuZGsUY7WbqLmf/s320/queendiamonds2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100209151038951778" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-69444580927541273912007-07-18T11:39:00.001+01:002007-07-18T12:01:43.794+01:00Sketchbook round-upThis is a pen sketch of a Parian ware bust of Dante Alighieri that currently resides next my armchair. I do the majority of my sketches or paintings in this chair. I usually have my handmade craft bag (I bought it at a fete, it's really a knit/crocheting bag but it's made out of quite funky purple retro material) at my feet - it's great in that I can keep and carry the majority of my sketchbooks, pens, pencils, brushes, cutting mat, watercolour pallette and all other sundries in it. <br /><br />In front of my armchair is a small carved pedestal table that my uncle made back in the 60s. It's handy in that when I'm sat down it is lap height and I can comfortably rest my feet on the circular base.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HhysiqWPH87aX-Em5RicnvWoUiCUYiHJgTGpzhTLHy5TktOnfSrpUHCscfBBxMWp90HetA4SdcFrtBI0QMVEyQGNoG7gQcoWo9v2pDlUc1VPu0lGEepuI6QaFwV0Sh_ajUbV/s1600-h/dante.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HhysiqWPH87aX-Em5RicnvWoUiCUYiHJgTGpzhTLHy5TktOnfSrpUHCscfBBxMWp90HetA4SdcFrtBI0QMVEyQGNoG7gQcoWo9v2pDlUc1VPu0lGEepuI6QaFwV0Sh_ajUbV/s320/dante.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088486965243058882" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I wasn't very successful with this scan (I am hopeless), as with the next image I've managed to cut off some of the page. My sketchbook is hardbound and not very flexible. This is just a page of random doodling while I'm watching (or rather listening to) TV. I've got a 'thing' about drawing fantastical birds at the moment. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGF5BL9NMK44OW-axt6zokezcufg6mfxDLg3lRCS4MECNHvFQO622s39zZpEQvP12NebFV_-e6iVdSgrookX1NNwn9RuHC1we6-u4pmB7Q-zUPKZME7v0Z8MvkMBhPq1jwqe5/s1600-h/peacock-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGF5BL9NMK44OW-axt6zokezcufg6mfxDLg3lRCS4MECNHvFQO622s39zZpEQvP12NebFV_-e6iVdSgrookX1NNwn9RuHC1we6-u4pmB7Q-zUPKZME7v0Z8MvkMBhPq1jwqe5/s320/peacock-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088485990285482674" /></a><br />Fine-liner and watercolour<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a view of St Matthew's Church, Walsall from the top floor of the New Art Gallery. I was visiting the Cult Fiction exhibition and took a walk up onto the top floor to have a look around the Suzanne Treister/Hexen 2039 exhibit. I keep meaning to write the visit up.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7GrVafv7naBt4tLNMC2kCE5IYuFimFelYTtmuJOmP7y3C-C9MhI_onO3pea8Joxcab31IK317UO3CD2SWUVsdAFztHIu3S21W9ig_T1EKqnNusILKzVKfTL374lkec6shP_j/s1600-h/stmatthews.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7GrVafv7naBt4tLNMC2kCE5IYuFimFelYTtmuJOmP7y3C-C9MhI_onO3pea8Joxcab31IK317UO3CD2SWUVsdAFztHIu3S21W9ig_T1EKqnNusILKzVKfTL374lkec6shP_j/s320/stmatthews.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088484920838625954" /></a><br />Fine-liner and collageQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-56300316992602085062007-07-05T23:24:00.000+01:002007-07-05T23:35:24.788+01:00Rome<div align="left">Some more images from my sketchbook, this time some cariacatures from the BBC2 prog, Rome. I've edited the layout from how they appear on the page just so I could scan them in.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw748y1VK8_XenKgDQroHk0_evijG4KfiMqGT1Z9KWaBVpd1w0WfhCul80lZk1jQOtbn9rWjiGyNaYCS-teE9CXovL7LHfvKqXg2OG1AuJyHBrOWFSy3rpfTVawULnHTHnr0W/s1600-h/romecariacatures.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083843183591758690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrw748y1VK8_XenKgDQroHk0_evijG4KfiMqGT1Z9KWaBVpd1w0WfhCul80lZk1jQOtbn9rWjiGyNaYCS-teE9CXovL7LHfvKqXg2OG1AuJyHBrOWFSy3rpfTVawULnHTHnr0W/s320/romecariacatures.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="left"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Atia, Mark Antony and Veronius</em><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">You can discuss the programme over on </span><a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/emporium/index.php?topic=696.msg4821#msg4821"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cabinet of Wonders</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span> </p>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-41430594834254787602007-07-05T22:23:00.000+01:002007-07-05T22:31:17.742+01:00JimmyAnother page from my sketchbook, Jimmy the Cat:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahfRoGlYBdjjGqX_nzu1eU6sSr1p9NsnIzL0-f7LEcHMFBQ9z0eFgDiGdfY3fprnVEn9QAOy2tXL-2Mkr9rF2I-fz-1RPPe45z8RmWM6L4yy543jSMQMxB5CsMY7GEjfZutub/s1600-h/jimmysketches.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahfRoGlYBdjjGqX_nzu1eU6sSr1p9NsnIzL0-f7LEcHMFBQ9z0eFgDiGdfY3fprnVEn9QAOy2tXL-2Mkr9rF2I-fz-1RPPe45z8RmWM6L4yy543jSMQMxB5CsMY7GEjfZutub/s320/jimmysketches.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083827824788708178" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-3734763244681814382007-06-22T15:48:00.000+01:002007-06-22T15:53:02.027+01:00Four QueensA bit of a dodgy play on the Kings of Leon track, <em>Four Kings</em>, but here's a pen doodle.<br /><br />I was stuck with nothing to do while I was visiting my mam. She regularly plays card games and/or dominoes with her fellow OAP friends so I nicked a deck of cards from her (she has got plenty more!).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAVjHq038ByQlb2ThPGZnZjQxryIoKa8RNxFfc4ND8t9i__zdLsOXnVzqM-g_4QtnFXIYd7KIt2clRWcGUKuT0vqMTuSjBEkKOUrJgboVV_5v_cdkUkeRESvBrpr2i_FgJg8_/s1600-h/queens.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAVjHq038ByQlb2ThPGZnZjQxryIoKa8RNxFfc4ND8t9i__zdLsOXnVzqM-g_4QtnFXIYd7KIt2clRWcGUKuT0vqMTuSjBEkKOUrJgboVV_5v_cdkUkeRESvBrpr2i_FgJg8_/s320/queens.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078901556554832034" /></a>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-28186169695495882622007-06-07T12:30:00.000+01:002007-06-07T12:52:37.413+01:00Cowtoons and grafittiI've been on a bit of an extended hiatus when it comes to blogging. Mainly due to Uni and various family commitments. Well, I've finished Uni for the summer and managed to get everything in on time and hopefully I'll have some time in the next couple of days to get some scans made of my current doodlebook.<br /><br />In the meantime, I did manage to scribble up a cartoon for the Cabinet of Wonders' blog for <a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/885-Not-werewolves-but-undergroundlings.html">this</a> entry:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/cowtoon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/cowtoon.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I've also got to post the following (else I'll probably be duffed up if I don't)...<br /><br />Last week I gave my two young nephews, Josh and James, a task while I took their younger siblings to the park. A blank A3 canvas with plenty of marker pens, fineliners and the brief to completely fill the canvas with whatever they wanted. They each had to come up with their own ideas and doodles for their half of the canvas and I'll be honest, I was amazed at what they came up with. They've both talented lads when it comes to art and I'm very proud of them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ4f9fxeNOV568Ku1fxduDGjoCw5tTGvZpr016VYbOariXT5_fYzxHXkmhl7J1r7eQPew4-r7YXpgfGuuK_ZnL-U6EPpyp-yvH-u_VQUyWQiQtTEG64jY6psmQ5cWGAprfSZL/s1600-h/kidgrafitti.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ4f9fxeNOV568Ku1fxduDGjoCw5tTGvZpr016VYbOariXT5_fYzxHXkmhl7J1r7eQPew4-r7YXpgfGuuK_ZnL-U6EPpyp-yvH-u_VQUyWQiQtTEG64jY6psmQ5cWGAprfSZL/s320/kidgrafitti.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073286634139621522" /></a><br /><br />I've promised to get some more canvasses for them and new pens (god knows what they did with them in the hour and half) but it kept them occupied for some time. So there's a tip: if you're at a loose end to keep a couple of usually boisterous boys occupied during the summer holidays, you now know what you can do. Get a blank canvas and some pens and leave them to it. You never know, you might find they'll become the next Banksy...Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-91051909736960370312007-05-06T12:36:00.001+01:002008-06-06T14:43:01.415+01:00Pop!So, I finally dragged my ass down to the new Pop Art section (re: tiny room) at Wolverhampton Art Gallery and while the visit itself was horrendous* I was totally in awe at the artwork.<br /><br />I have a new fave piece.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn_pkR2Eb63EQP2BuhvCxYXCG7gRGkUYV0D8Mh4CO7iRYYuOgufKN_3Xpuvh08_aU84mCeuff87e9unXWo5wh1en9uWgjcP8XjJCH3zjgKMD29O6nl1qsFKeNBSobI2as_7Xd/s1600-h/B_A_S_H.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061411768847315522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn_pkR2Eb63EQP2BuhvCxYXCG7gRGkUYV0D8Mh4CO7iRYYuOgufKN_3Xpuvh08_aU84mCeuff87e9unXWo5wh1en9uWgjcP8XjJCH3zjgKMD29O6nl1qsFKeNBSobI2as_7Xd/s400/B_A_S_H.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center"><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><em>B.A.S.H</em> by <a href="http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,12723,1466771,00.html">Sir Eduardo Paolozzi </a><p></p></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">* Trying to take a photo of a Blake screenprint, I almost had my foot broken by a gaggle of amazons, screeching and pratting about in the 60s and 70s costumes that you can try on. <em>Then</em>, while I was trying to take photos of the Warhol print, <em>Jackie</em>, a trio of emo tweenies - decided to heckle me until I gave them the death stare. They soon shut up.</span>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-77682917676892121032007-04-21T10:18:00.000+01:002007-04-21T10:36:00.936+01:00Cherry BlossomWhen I was a kid, I would love Spring. Looking out for crocuses and daffodils, walking to the farm with my mam to buy eggs and looking out for cherry blossoms and looking up into the massive beech trees and becoming giddy at the size of them... my mam would call me her cherry blossom... awww.<br /><br />Oh, how all that has changed. The farm is now a big business 'farm shop' buying in eggs instead of having laying hens, thankfully they got rid of the pigs* years ago but the cherry trees that we used to look at have all been cut down.<br /><br />Anyway, the point to this post: when I was a kid, I would have given my eye teeth to have hay fever. No, seriously.<br /><br />If you had hay fever you would be able to get out of P.E. and the dreaded cross-country. As I went to two schools which had rather large grounds, our cross-countries (which we had once a week) were the stuff of nightmares. So why is it as I've got older I now find I suffer when the first blossoms hit the trees? For the past few years it's been hell, excaberated by the fact there's three cherry trees outside my bedroom window and a hawthorn that doesn't seem to realise it's meant to flower in May.<br /><br />Yesterday was particularly bad. I had to go out to meet my Uncle and everywhere I went, every garden I passed had a flowering cherry in it.<br /><br />As much as I love looking at the blossom, I really curse the tree pollen. No amount of Max Factor foundation will disguise how pink my nose is at the moment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW7P_8n6aHEcuf_4Fj0Q1iHMTycJzw1zfEJttahlH5VNwo3xrSyonkpiaB45zK51HDM7aDuLTR-5wJe35EbKcCKYUUcXg0vFew0myjmwItRpinT2tRxHv6kZPxhu8h1ckJZKY/s1600-h/treepollen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055811818166139090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW7P_8n6aHEcuf_4Fj0Q1iHMTycJzw1zfEJttahlH5VNwo3xrSyonkpiaB45zK51HDM7aDuLTR-5wJe35EbKcCKYUUcXg0vFew0myjmwItRpinT2tRxHv6kZPxhu8h1ckJZKY/s400/treepollen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">* when I was at junior school, if the wind was blowing in the wrong direction we'd have to have an 'inside' break... the smell of the pig swill would be that overpowering, kids would be practically keeling over</span>Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21867666.post-81959731710142311212007-04-19T00:54:00.000+01:002007-04-19T13:19:25.336+01:00W00t!I recently entered some artwork in a competition run by my uni and Wolverhampton Art Gallery.<br /><br />It was to have a bookmark made of your art as well as your contact details which would then be included in the 'goody bags' that were handed out to visitors during the opening week of the <a href="http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/wolves/exhibitions/collection_displays/pop">new Pop art gallery</a> at Wolves.<br /><br />Twelve bookmarks were to be made and they were chosen from a range of first-year, second-year and third-year students (I believe there were only two first-years work chosen, myself and a fellow student on my course) and <a href="http://purplebaboon.blogspot.com/2006/08/emo-kid.html">this</a> is the piece that was chosen out of a total of six designs that I sent in. <br /><br />I'm hoping to track my neice down over the weekend so I can get a photo of her holding the bookmark!Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334519345842263679noreply@blogger.com0