Wonderwall A late entry in Gizmodo’s rip off an album cover contest. Winning entry by Mrs Clown

I started this picture ages ago but I got frustrated trying to draw her face. So she has been stuck on my iPad for about a year waiting for me to finish. Then, when I came to finally finish her, … Continue reading →

I used to sing this song every day to my first baby clown.  He used to sing along. Not any more. Oh no. It Stoned Me

…and then watch the stars… and the triangles… and the one about zigfinity….and…and…and… She’s the champion.

It has come to my attention that there is a whole continent of people who have never listened to Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds. This is a crime against humanity. The War of the Worlds is … Continue reading →

I’ve always thought of automats as lonely, melancholy places. I entered my first automat when I was 14 and visiting the first of many, many navy bases. Naval establishments in those days were almost defined by their automats and automats … Continue reading →

I wonder if people seeing new paintings at the dawn of each new period experienced them the way we experience an exciting new technology? When the renaissance painters rediscovered perspective did their fans experience it the way we experience 3D … Continue reading →

When I was a teenager, I thought there was nothing that I couldn’t do if I worked hard enough at it. Except art and music. All my attempts at drawing ended in tears and my attempts at playing the recorder … Continue reading →

I have a routine now. I google for an image on my iPhone and prop it on my knee while I sketch it on my iPad. I think that’s enough copying for now though. Time to come up with my … Continue reading →

I’m behind on posting sketches. Here’s one of  I did of Dido on the plane ride home from Portland a couple of weeks ago. (click image for a bigger version)