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1. Pigs in Shit with Retractable Legs

Another page from my Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

1 Comments on Pigs in Shit with Retractable Legs, last added: 3/22/2013
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2. The Mayor of Almussafes

The cover image for the little book of children's dreams I illustrated entitled Tomato RainIt will be published shortly by the mighty Roger Omar.
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3. The Special Coffin

The newest page from my upcoming Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

1 Comments on The Special Coffin, last added: 3/19/2013
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4. Grandfather etc.


Two more pages from my upcoming Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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5. Cheltenham Gold Cup


My horse lost at the Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday. I had to sell grandma to pay the bookies.
ZenBrush on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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6. Platypus Penis Pickling Plant




Four more new pages from my forthcoming Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

1 Comments on Platypus Penis Pickling Plant, last added: 3/15/2013
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7. The Tomato Witch attacks Pinocchio


The Tomato Witch bombs the Bishop and Pinocchio at sea at midnight.
ZenBrush on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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8. The Bread Library and Vastball


Two more pages from my Memoirs. They just keep coming.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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9. Crucifixion of a Narcissist

Today's model was excellent to draw, albeit something of a narcissist. He suggested the religious pose.
Biro, A4 size. Click to enlarge.

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10. The Inner Huhne

I drew this whilst listening to the news about Chris Huhne on the radio.
ZenBrush and ArtStudio on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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11. The President's Comb-Over

I drew this in bed, listening to the morning news about the death of a president. Yet another in my Memoirs series.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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12. The Sofa Gun

Be prepared is my motto.
ZenBrush on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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13. Lemon Pips and Magnetic Shoes


Two new pages for my forthcoming Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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14. The Thigh Concerto

Ah, the strains of Pfitzner's Third Thigh Concerto still bring a tear to my eye...
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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15. Taxonomy of Tassles and the Pre-Smashed


Two more pages from my forthcoming Memoirs.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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16. Shipbuilding Revisited

When I'm stuck for something to do, I tend to design ships.
Pencil 19cm x 14cm. Click to enlarge.

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17. The Prisoner of Toenails

My latest page of Memoirs. It's all true, I swear it.
Paper53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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18. 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.

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19. 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.

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20. The Dream Licence


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

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21. Cafe folk in Paper53



Recent sketching in various cafes.
Paper 53 on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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22. Three More Almussafians



A group of Tomato Witches, A Blind Artist and a Blocked Writer, and a Dying Writer in bed. Three sketches for the Almussafes project and forthcoming exhibition.
Pencil with digital colour, various sizes but smallish. Click to enlarge.

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23. A Wing and a Prayer

Another in the Four Letter Words series.
Ukiyo-e app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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24. Zen Brush woman


A quick pose using the ZenBrush app on iPad.

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25. Sixteen Tons
















I've been trickling new images from my Memoirs into this blog too slowly, and have fallen behind. So here are 16 pages at once.
All created on iPad using Paper app. Click to enlarge.

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