Wait until they get a load of me.

I've never painted the Joker. I've been reading Grant Morrison's Batman run recently and the Joker appears in that quite a bit. Visually he is an interesting character, though I do prefer the Cesar Romero look from the campy 60s TV series; the Clown Prince of Crime. I've added a bit of edge to that kind of thing, but more intense and less fun. I think the Joker should be really skinny, and have a face with sharp angles too, rather than chubby funster that Nicholson portrayed in Burton's film.

I prefer to paint on MDF, and this is me dripping my toes back on to painting on that surface. Trying to capture a sense of melancholy that I've always been after for some reason. Kind of like a Wong Kar Wai film I guess. Lots of bright colours and a sadness of sorts.

Gunslinger

I've been reading Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' series for the last two months. I've been putting it off for a while because I've heard really mixed things about them.

They are more or less pretty good, but I still have to finish the sixth book and it is wobbly in my opinion.

This is a picture of Roland from those books.

Don't drink, kids.

After a couple of emotional turbulent months, I decided to let off some steam by going out with my brother and his friends to enter a quiz and a few drinks. I rarely drink, if ever. We won the quiz, so ventured into the town centre afterwards. I decided I'd had enough, and walked home by myself. On the way home I was jumped and beaten up. Typical. My face was a mess, so instead of inflicting photos of my face for all to see. I thought I'd do a quick painting of my profile.

This is a portrait I did over the course of a few hours on a Sunday two weeks ago. Minor tweaking the next day. Mostly happy with it, not so sure about the background, but that goes to show what happens when you don't plan these things. It is of Bob Schneider, singer-songwriter, artists and sometime wearer of a beard.

I like drawing Sharks, this one was a bit of a pain to do. The middle part of the body was difficult to get right. I think it turned it okay, seeing as I was trying to use a variety of colours rather the standard greys and blues consistent with a shark's skin tone. The small Goldfish is Louie, a Lion head with a bad attitude and surly nature, a bit less so than me. He would annoy the Shark.

Who are you calling a Chimp, Chump?

I drew this yesterday, while half watching the TV. I was tired and I really remember drawing it. The only bit I recall doing is the charcoal background, because I did that this morning.

Missing Shark.

I think I originally started this before Christmas 2010. I found it this morning, while looking for some cardboard to pack a parcel with. I did eventually use this to that do that. I don't like the tail, though it's alright.

Exploration of medium.

It seems like I spend more time trying to refine a workable style than doing any actual illustration. I'm trying to create something that I can work with, and more importantly be proud of and continue to improve on. Here are some recent attempts.

Basic attempt at a comic layout.

I've always loved reading comics, though I've never really took the time to draw one. This is a basic lay-out I completed over two days. It's OK I guess, though much harder work that n thought.

More sketchbook doodles. I love drawing Pigs. They are up there with birds, squids and Octopus.

Some doodles from my recent sketchbook, curiosities and boredom mostly.

Recent sketchbook drawings. Ink and acrylic.

This is my first commercial piece of Illustration on a music release for Tali on Audioporn Records.

Design is courtesy of my friend Stephen Trott@trianglecirclesquare and the illustration is done by me.

Figure drawing and ink technique practice.

Ideas for a short story/ comic I hope I will push myself to pursue.

Some ink drawings of TMNT characters.

An extension of some of the ideas in the previous post. Ink on cardboard.

These were for a project I am working, none of these were used. Just ideas really.

My first attempt at a print in years. A small A5 lino cut of a chameleon. I will at some point attempt a monotype.