Atop Kilimanjaro

A black bird atop a blue elephant atop the other Kilimanjaro.
Oils on paper 25 x 28cm. Click to enlarge.

Sticking it to the 'phant

Oil painting on paper 25 x 33cm. Click to enlarge.

Elephant versus Cloud

An elephant rails against a black cloud.
Oil paint on paper 10 x 32cm. Click to enlarge.

Midnight at the Oasis

I'm currently taking camel driving lessons. My instructors are monozygotic.
Oil on canvas 15cm x 15cm Click to enlarge.

Bertie

The model had a masculine name, and a reddish masculine face.
Oil paint on paper 40cm x 51cm. Click to enlarge.

The Liar

I sense that everyone's lying to me. Or maybe I'm just lying to myself. See my photographic version here.
Top: Pen and ink with brushpen 9cm x 6cm.
Lower: Acrylic on paper 18cm x 25cm. Click to enlarge.

Nine dogs

Nine tiny canvases with variations on the theme of dogs.
Oil on canvas. Each square 6cm x 6cm. Click to enlarge.

Hell Dog Three

Three tiny dogs from hell.
Oil on canvas 5cm squares. click to enlarge.

Own Gaulle

It's time to exhume the General's nose.
Oil on canvas 36cm x 25.5cm.

Jaundiced

People around here are looking rather jaundiced at the moment. Based on a photo of Alfred Kubin.
Oil on canvas. 15cm x 10cm. Click to enlarge.

The Lawyer

Not that I've got anything against lawyers, you understand. No really, some of my best friends are lawyers.
Oil on canvas. 15cm x 10cm. Click to enlarge.

Monsters Sink

Following the lead of Alex Itin, I painted over a spread from a Walt Disney "Monsters Inc." novelisation.
Oil paint on paperback book. 26cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

Oil sketch on paper

Portrait study, part of an ongoing series. The vertical distortion was not consciously intended.
Oil paint on paper. Approx 18cm tall. Click to enlarge.

Ease & Bliss

Text is a quote from "A Great Day" by Don Barthelme.
ArtRage 2 and Photoshop on Wacom Cintiq. Click to enlarge.

The Finger

I opened a can of worms and found a finger.
Trying out ArtRage2 here. It's great apart from random crashes and lack of lasso tool.
Pretend oil paint and Wacom Cintiq.

Prozac Summit

I had a meeting with Mr.Prozacville this weekend and was very pleased to receive the original artwork for "My Life is Ruled by NO". That's me on the right, in awe of his giant intellect. We had a wide-ranging discusssion and agreed to start a new art movement based on the British National Formulary.
Painted in ArtRage2 on a Wacom Cintiq. Click to enlarge.

Defaced

Bored the other day, I painted Gerry Judah on top of Chairman Mao.
Oil paint on magazine cover. 33cm x 25cm. Click to enlarge.

Bluebeard

Another study towards a portrait of Gerry Judah.
Oil on hardboard 18cm x 12cm. Click to enlarge.

Alkyd Test

Testing out some new alkyd paints and liquin medium. Nice to handle and dries quickly.
Oil on hardboard 18cm x 12cm. Click to enlarge.

Surplus Paint

Using up some surplus paint.
Oil paint on paperback book 13cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.