two people

Looking a bit grumpy on the way to London Bridge. 9.20am-ish. 31st July.

Reading Tolstoy, and also on the way to London Bridge. 9.30am-ish. 31st July.

two people watching the departures board at london bridge

Her bag was like one of the old Penguin book covers. 23rd July, 6.40pm.


How painful must it be to have your throat tattooed? 25th July, 5.30pm - ish.

quentin blake

I'm stopping with just the one example, or I'll never stop. And I'd write about why I love Quentin Blake's drawings - how alive they are, how packed with energy and character, and... but I'd never stop then, either.

skirt

London Bridge. 5.20pm, 21st July.

other people's records

Here's my artwork* for Sarandon's new single, out on the Little Car label some time in the near future.
It's cracking stuff (I mean the record, not my drawing) - all itchy, scratchy hyperactive guitar riffs and, on the b-side, a caffeined cover of the Swell Maps' 'Vertical Slum'. I recommend all readers buy a copy, if only for the sheer beauty of the packaging, eh what.


*not all on my own, mind you. I had a bit of design help here and there, from both Sheran and Crayola. Thank-yuh, kindly, chaps.

kings cross station. 17th July, 2008.

Woman rushing for the train on platform 8. Around 6.45pm.



And this chap wasn't necessarily using public transport, but I had to include him. He was dressed in a knackered old white suit, a white fur coat (slung over his shoulders) and carrying three white leather handbags, which were crammed full with all his worldly posessions. He'd finished off the outfit with a blood-red tie and was standing, stock-still, outside WH Smiths.

be-quiffed

Woman waiting for 521 bus to London Bridge station. 6.15pm, 16th July, 2008.

bear in red t-shirt

magnet

For a new flyer.

humming man

On the number 40, heading to Dulwich Library. 8pm, 10th July.

gilbert 'beto' hernandez

grace jones' pre-concert film

You see that? That's Grace Jones' huge bendy head. Last month, she played at the Royal Festival Hall in London, for a one-off show and I'm really glad I went.

And before appeared in the flesh, a filmed version of Grace (huge, warped, massive) flickered on above the stage and started singing her forthcoming single. Pretty impressive, too, even if it wasn't a mile away from one of those 'effects' you get on apple mac webcams. Anyway - more bands should do intro-films (much like Devo do). There's my two-penneth.

You can read a review of Grace's gig here, if you like.

Edit (October 2008) - Turns out the film we watched his the video to her 'comeback' single - Corporate Cannibal.