Rip Torn's Canary

It may be time to take a break from art.

Watercolour on torn paper. Dimensions variable.

Three Spanish Dreams

The Almussafes Dream kids need to be drawn. Some initial thoughts done on the iPad.
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Blair Bugged

A pleasant afternoon was spent listening to the Leveson Inquiry whilst drawing bugs onto an Admiralty chart of the approach to the Bosphorus.
Pen and ink with pencil on admiralty chart. Click to enlarge.

Boneheads

This just seemed right at the time.
Pen and ink with bones. A5 size. Click to enlarge.

The Transitus of Nork

I am the only person who knows of the existence of an asteroid named Nork.
Mixed media 13cm x 9cm. Click to enlarge.

Four Flakes in Search of a Palette

Four pieces of dried acrylic paint peeled off a palette, with legs and faces drawn on.
Acrylic and ink 20cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

The Kazilik Horse

I'm looking forward to riding my black-maned Kazilik horse again.

Acrylic, watercolour, pencil, pen, collage. 21cm x 23.5cm. Click to enlarge.

Postcard 5

Postcard sent by me to I. Not signed for.
Mixed media 10cm x 15cm. Click to enlarge.

Galgossian

I saw this long white galgo in the park the other day. It resembled a sketch I drew earlier.
Pencil and brushpen on newsprint with collage. Click to enlarge.

The Pond

I may have swallowed some blue-green algae during this morning's pond swim.
Collaged fragments of various woodcuts with hand colouring. 20cm x 13cm. Click to enlarge.

G-Doubt

Lately, I've been experiencing episodes of G-Doubt.
Ink, pencil and collage. A4 size. Click to enlarge.

Ticket to Fiskieland

Do you, do you wanna go, do you wanna know, do you wanna go to Fiskieland?
Mixed media 28cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

Nobson's Anvil

Ideas for the latest album from my band, "Nobson's Anvil".
Ink, watercolour, acrylic, polymer clay, collage. 13cm tall. Click to enlarge.

Negative Space

White line. Gap. Twin towers.Rorschach. That sort of thing.
Torn red paper on black paper. 21.5cm x 8.5cm. Click to enlarge.

Hell

Some character studies for a modern Bosch epic.
Mixed media on paper 33cm x 23cm. Click to enlarge.

Board Game

I've patented a new board game called "Intestinal Parasite". Available in all good toy stores next year.
ArtRage2 and Photoshop. Click to enlarge.

Auto da Fé

Inspired by the autobiography of Elias Canetti.
Lino cut on grey paper, collage and gouache. 26cm x 26cm. Click to enlarge.

Sliced

I'm still trying to figure out where to go next with this one.
Gouache and ink on paper. Click to enlarge

Ladybird

Discovered this old collage on the day Ladybird Johnson died. I think that may be her in the photo.
Collage, pencil, biro, monoprint, paint. 13.5cm x 8cm. Click to enlarge.

International Worm Conference

I attended The International Worm Conference, complete with intestinal parasites acquired in a dodgy Turkish lokanta.
Pen and ink with watercolour and collage. A4 size. Click to enlarge.