Black Book

Here's the little blighter...

Take's up too much of my time and space. Well not so much the space, being A5 means it's small enough to fit in backpacks, holdalls and those 'bag for life', things the supermarkets give out.

Bag for Life...ridiculous, how do they know? Such outlandish claims!

Anywho, it's not black, more a tan colour but it's definitely a book and now full of stuff and has become extremely valuable to me...if no-one else.

I genuinely think passer's by assume it's an extra limb.

tamecreature

tamecreature, originally uploaded by tameblue.

If I'm honest, and I rarely am, my use of colour ain't the most bestest. I have the subtle touch of Jack the Ripper when it comes to adding it and avoid whenever possible.

I've already mentioned how I enjoy the look of monochrome anyway, but a touch of visual illumination can enhance a tired looking piece.

This particular effort was inspired by the horror movies of old and it shouldn't be difficult spotting the references...well unless you have never watch a horror movie of course..GET OUT YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE...or you're Polyphemus the one-eyed son of Poseidon blinded by that wag Odysseus.

In which case don't worry about it.

Geisha print

Geisha print, originally uploaded by the cloud commission.

The Cloud Commision is a rather splendid fellow and a producer of wonderous things.

This Geisha print is but one, and I recommend checking out others.

Simple yet effective, like a claw hammer on the back of a seal puppy's head, but without the unsightly brain mush and red foot prints in the snow.

I think he's from Hull.

Pen and ink...

Another montage/collective/ co-operative/ messy one.

Plenty going on in here, some of which is autobiographical, the rest is just graphical.

I'm not one for emptying my mental guts onto a page, but the odd nod to events inside my head does release them for pasture periodically, before locking them back in the cage and feeding them offal.

Drawing in biro is great for a 'just get on with it' approach, no rubbers or tippex here, just a lot of black lines.

Can I get an Amen!?

Space Kook

Space Kook, originally uploaded by [rich].

Rich is a genius, and whilst avoiding the temptation of ripping out large chunks of his creative imagination and transplanting it into my own head, he's a continual source of inspiration.

I imagine he can cook a mean spaghetti bolognese too. I have no grounding for this, merely a hunch.

Drawn of the Dead

They're coming.....the zombie hordes, the legions of the undead, animated cadavers of chaos....

Alright they're not, but a little 'bigging up' never harmed anyone.
More of a quick sketch this one, enlightened with a touch of rouge. I tend to avoid colour, especially the colour red, but felt adventurous. Many would argue that colouring a skirt in red felt tip pen hardly borders on Indiana Jones, but I'd then be forced to poke them a little.

My subject matter is always dark, macabre almost...but I find it more exciting. The reason I avoid the manga style, though I love it, is it's inherent cuteness.
Yuk.
My little Pony skinny and bony, made out of plastic hair is elastic.

Vinyl stickers

I started designing vinyl stickers over a year ago, and apart from some trial runs and a few loose copies none of them have materialised.
Most of them are based on these little critters that have also now cropped up in my blackbook.



I called these ones moon men, but they look more like paracetamol tablets. I thought paracetamol men was a bit of a mouthful, unlike paracetamol tablets themselves which are easily swallowed to aid with pain relief...handy that.

I love working in monochrome, especially black and white, very graphic. At some point I'll photoshop a few of these ...not yet though, enjoying pens too much for that.

Feel free to add any comments....even vile and abusive rants are welcome at this early stage, please avoid over excessive use of the word wanker though, tends to grate after a while.