influence map

(I'm a bit late to this, but) I've seen a fair few of these 'influence maps' on other cartoon blogs and fancied a go myself.

Of course, it's not exhaustive (how can it be) but it's fair to say that everyone on there has made want to pick up a pencil and have a go myself.

jarvis #2

As news of Pulp's reformation is all over the web, I've had another crack at drawing Jarvis Cocker (not the modern bearded version, as such, but certainly a more recent version than this one).

It's just pencil and a quick bit of photoshopping at this stage, but I might work this up into something more finished.

windy day

Belvedere Station. 8.15am, 11th November. Click for larger, etc etc.

hallowe'en 2010

A drawing for Sunday. Have a spoooOOOoky week, everyone. Here's a Spotify playlist to get you even more in the mood.

with apologies to shelton and kahlo

After a bit of online japery with Mike, here's a quick 'Fat Frida's Cat'.

Alice Neel's 'The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia)'

I saw this 1970 painting of Neel's in the flesh on Sunday, and loved every inch of it. Exaggerated, beautiful and full of life. And I like the way you can work out the character of each subject from their shoes; the ones on the left are stylish as hell, but could probably kill you dead.

It (and other pieces in the show - all the 1970 onwards stuff, anyway) made me realise how one-note my drawings are; and inspired me to get some more observation into the stuff I've been doing, really. Not that I'd ever be this good, but I've realised how much I rely on tricks; and how I seem to draw the same three or four characters over and over again.

couple of people on berwick street

Seen on Berwick Street in Soho last night, while I sat with a coffee, biding time.