Memory Drawings

A poster for Memory Drawings' upcoming gig in Newcastle.

Have a listen to them here, and buy tickets for the gig here.

Stupid people

A couple of illustrations from a book pitch about the idiots around us, and how dumb we all are.

Women who subject themselves to painful hair removal...

... and people who still believe that cupcakes are, like, a thing.

personages

 

For a few years, now, I've been writing articles about bande dessinée for Vingt Paris - an online, English speaking magazine about the French capital.

Most recently, I got to pick up my dip-pens for them, and draw the kind of people you'd meet in and around various arrondissements. Some of my favourites are above (which you can also check out on flickr). But why bother with that, when you can head over to the newly-revamped Vingt Paris site?

brighton hipster

Seen outside The Windmill, Upper North Street on Saturday.

the big dig

Last month, the guys at Water Aid asked if I would draw an image to form the backdrop to their tent at Bestival - a four day festival that's held on the Isle of Wight each year. They were there to promote 'The Big Dig' - a campaign to help 'bring clean water and sanitation to communities across Malawi, transforming their lives forever'.

The drawing I turned in is a bit more sober than my usual stuff, as the last thing we wanted to do was 'cartoon' such an important issue. I was (and still am, if I'm honest) a bit unsure about it - but Water Aid liked it and the tent was a great success for them. So who's arguing.

Here are a few pics.

The banner (held up by the printers. I'd like to think that the hand on the far left belongs to the guy on the right, but no).

My drawing.

Some festival goers, posing in front of the banner at the Bestival tent.

three

 

Ed Tudor Pole type at New Cross, 28th August. 

St Pancras, 25th August. 

 

Herne Hill. 9.20am. 27th July.

Radio silence

I haven't blogged in an age, have I? Sorry about that. I am drawing. Honestly. But until they're ready for you to see, here are a couple of other things.

Telephone doodle.

 

Unused character design.