The Dog Blog

The dog's started blogging.
Artset app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

The Early Years

I'm waiting for the first test volume of the Memoirs to return from the printers.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Prayer Prank

I love inventing names. Except for Pat Bell and Russell Twisk. I did meet the latter on a few occasions and found him to be a lovely gentleman.
Biro on found letter. Click to enlarge.

The Grauniad Rang

The Grauniad Online rang to say my Map of Brazil was featured on their website. Ha ha.

Cowfold

The newest page from my Memoirs.

Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Taboo and the Antlers of Chagrin

Two more pages from my forthcoming Memoirs

Paper53 on iPad. Click images to enlarge.

The Chief Mourner

I heard of the death of N.C.Mallory with sadness, he was one of the most trenchant followers of my work. I sketched him quickly on the iPad, to mark this day. Later I painted the Chief Mourner from the Elephants' Graveyard in his honour.

Paper53 on iPad and Gouache on A3 Ingres paper. Click images to enlarge.

Not Gaitskell

My nickname for this model is Gaitskell although he doesn't really look like Hugh Gaitskell. But when politicians are pontificating I find it helpful to visualise them with no clothes on. I drew this in Zen Brush which is fun to use for lifedrawing.
ZenBrush on iPad. Click to enlarge.

The Dream Licence

Two more pages from my ongoing Autobiography.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Hammer Stammer

Two more pages from the forthcoming Memoir.
paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

More Notes for a Memoir

All self-explanatory, I trust.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Raccoons 'n' Runts

Two more sheets from The Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Back Then, Castanets

The time has come to write my autobiography.
Paper 53 app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Zen Bitch

I was trying out the Zen Brush app and drew this portrait of my sick dog who's been laid up in dog hospital for two days.
ZenBrush on iPad. Click to enlarge.

Mondrian from Memory

I knocked out a quick Mondrian before lunch. Done entirely from memory for the Masterpieces from Memory Group.
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Raeburn from Memory

My attempt at painting "The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch" by Sir Henry Raeburn entirely from memory. How wrong can you get?
Original here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Skating_Minister.jpg
For the "Masterpieces from Memory" group www.flickr.com/groups/artfrommemory/
Gouache A4 size.Click to enlarge.

Nicholson from Memory

I had a go at painting my favourite Ben Nicholson picture entirely from memory for the Masterpieces From Memory Group.
Gouache 20cm x 28cm.  Click to enlarge.