Utsugi Kana

The latest sketch for the Turning Japanese series.
Procreate app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Niganigashiku

Another sketch for the Turning Japanese series.
Ink and gouache A4 size. Click to enlarge.

Barking Mad

Two dogs bark at the moon.

Left: Adobe Ideas on iPad

Right: Sketches/Artset/Snapseed on iPad

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The Cuckoo Memorandum

Three more images from The Cuckoo Memorandum, a subset of the Turning Japanese series.
All made with Adobe Ideas on iPad. Click to enlarge.

A Preparatory Sketch

A preparatory sketch for the Japanese album.
Procreate on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Singular Windsock

Just dug out this old linocut from my days at Singularity Press.
Linocut. 17 x 13 cm. Click to enlarge.

The Wasp Factory

Two rejects from the Wasp Factory landed on my desk today. Sketches for a possible linocut in the Four Letter Words series.

Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

My False Bottom

Every word had a false bottom.

Pen and wash 20cm x 13cm. Click to enlarge.

Barking at the Moon

Before committing to producing a whole series, I thought it best to cut some blocks using different materials. I used wood, lino and plywood for these trial prints. Frankly, there's practically no difference in the outcomes, so I'll probably go with lino for low cost and ease of cutting.
Relief prints approx A4 size. Click to enlarge.

Brain Bashing Test

Experimenting with rendering in Adobe Ideas on the iPad. Four frames from the Brainyard series.
Adobe Ideas on the iPad. Click to enlarge.

Born Again

Two more for my new project Four Letter Words. I'm having fun with this.Ukiyo-e on iPad. Click images to enlarge.

Another 54 views of Mt.Fuji

From an unrealized project, sketches for a further 54 views of Mt.Fuji. Previous efforts here and here.
Pen and wash, each page 19cm x 12cm. Click to enlarge.

Look Here, Soul

Three more ersatz woodcuts done on iPad using the Ukiyo-e app, an invaluable proofing tool in my opinion. All part of the continuing Four Letter Words project.

 

Ukiyo-e on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Hole-Trip-Moon

I fell down a hole and took a trip to the Moon. Three more test "woodcuts" for the Book of Four Letter Words.
Ukiyo-e on iPad. Click to enlarge.

TREE / NOSE

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More from the Book of Four Letter Words
Ukiyo-e on iPad

Barking Mad

I'm still experimenting with Ukiyo-e app on iPad as a proofing tool prior to committing designs to actual woodcuts. This is the second image for my new book project Four Letter Words:

Ukiyo-e on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Three Spanish Dreams

The Almussafes Dream kids need to be drawn. Some initial thoughts done on the iPad.
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The Missing Bottom Bit

The bottom bit of Page 5 of The Brain Yard

Gouache 11cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

5 More Frames

Page five, the next 5 frames. Slowly but surely.
Gouache 18cm x 29cm. Click to enlarge.

Ceremonies and Conversion

Ceremonies and Conversion..Respectability..Experiencing..Facets of the Individual: the first four frames of page 5 of The Brain Yard.
Watercolour and gouache 10cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.