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a bigger boat

allow me to reveal another of the paintings created for my friends… it probably wont be obvious from these single posts, but when these canvasses are placed together they make up a larger cross-shaped image. if you glance back over the previous 2, they are on the top, and this one would be situated down [...]

moving swiftly on…

if you believe ‘the hype’, then you’ll already be aware that we’ve only got 1 year left before the end of existence as we currently know it. are you making any long term plans? me, i’m stuck between reflecting on the past and just trudging through the grind day-by-daily day. on that note, this was my december… [...]

the godfather

i’ve made zero posts to this blog for a fortnight. but what with christmas, writing essays, uni coursework and the daily grind,  i have still been quite a busy little [zom]bee.  i have also just finished a series of 4 paintings. go team zombieking! these paintings were made for my closest friends here in liverpool, and [...]

troubled by spam

i try to keep this blog of mine for specific posts regarding my artwork, but i just had to post about this… i’m starting to get my fair share of spam. very often these comments look complimentary to my own posts, but are infact just meaningless words and phrases strung together which link back to paysites [...]

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zombie fingerprint

i have just read the absolute BEST comment regarding my zombie finger tattoo! it was made by a user on reddit called Ogow [link to thread] “Being in semi-final study mode (obviously not full study mode or I wouldn’t be on reddit….) all I can seem to do when seeing this is classify your fingerprints… [...]

bodies

let the bodies hit the floor… sacrifice [photoshop + wacom. 2009/11 ] this is an image i did a few years back, for a challenge called ‘sacrifice’.  it was a little washed out, so i have fiddled with it somewhat, mainly pushing the high/lowlights to give a stronger 3D form to the whole piece. the scene [...]

the children of the brain

a while ago i posted an anatomical drawing of a head that had been bisected open. but curiously, rather than having a brain inside – there was a foetus.. as i enter the final year of my degree, i am using this subject matter as a vehicle to investigate a few ideas. i suspect theology, medicine, [...]

remember remember

november has been my busiest month for, well, months.. [acrylic/markers on A3 canvas. painted 01 nov - 03 dec 2011] i took a trip into the past to see my amazing bud jayne, whom i haven’t seen in 1 ½ years! on a night out, i learned that people who say, “never meet you idols” clearly need to [...]

the snowman

this guy is ready for winter… the man from hoth [cs5 +bamboo.  1 ½ hour. 28 nov 2011] i was totally ready to quit this my sketch-a-day challenge today, cos i discovered i got my deadlines wrong for my final uni project. combine that with work, and all the other projects i’m juggling – i feel [...]