i have lost count of the number of times people have asked me to draw something nice – as opposed to zombies, monsters and dead things. so here you are: a lovely warm drawing of a fuzzywuzzy teddy bear. …a teddy bear, who’s name also means fecal matter! winnie-the-shit [cs5 +bamboo. 45 mins. 27 nov 2011] [...]

another sketch from me today… [cs5 +bamboo. 1 ½ hour. 26 nov 2011] i’m considerably happier with how today’s sketch turned out. it started of as one of them ‘make some scribbles and see what it looks like!‘  this little guy just kinda popped out of the shapes.. below is the original canvas if anyone cares. [...]

this is a sketch of a childhood hero [villain to most]. his original name was keldor, but he changed it after losing his face to acid. poor fella.. [cs5 +bamboo. 1 hour. 25 nov 2011] sadly when i cropped it, i’ve lost all the trappings which make him recognisable as the character that he is. though [...]

i have a few friends who are a bit good with words. so for thanksgiving they had a writing challenge using the theme ‘feast’. my contribution to the task was an illustration for one of the stories [which will make more sense if you read it!] each writer has utilised the theme in quite a different [...]

i have just rediscovered my love of sketching digitally… 10 mins sketch [cs5 + bamboo. 23 nov 2011] i have acquired CS5 you see, and there are some lovely natural brushes in photoshop. there is one in particular [round angle] that i am quite taken with. so expect more lil’ sketches from me in the coming weeks! [...]

recently, i’ve been seeing a lot of bucket lists. spotted a few of these 40-before-40 style lists too. next year, a friend of mine is using a diary to prompt her actions in daily life. also, my fingers’ new found fame has led to a few conversations regarding personal ambition. all these things have got me thinking more and [...]

i really miss life-drawing… [charcoal on paper. 20 min sketch] i think the last time i attended any life-drawing sessions was in december 2007, when i still lived in belfast. these are a few of my favourite pieces from those classes. [pencil on paper. 5 min sketch] i believe the model’s name was sarah. and unlike some [...]

have a look at this. bottom left corner… yup. my fingers only went and got on the front cover of bizarre magazine. the tagline reads: tattoo trend sweeping the planet. FINGER TATTOOS! . well, that’s one achievement to write on the ol’ bucket list, just so i can cross it straight off! and obviously, cos it’s [...]

“day one in the plasterboard falls house, and all the residents are getting ready for bed…” i do hope that anyone familiar with the british TV show, big brother, read that in their best geordie accent? i am infact geordie myself, and at times i use a big brother quote to prove to people my [...]

so halloween is over. everyone’s had their fix of spooky for the year. the fake blood gets washed off. the pumpkins evaporate from display. life returns to normality… and attention is slowly turned to the next commercial invasion force – an army whose point man is a coke-addicted polar bear! but im still here. im [...]