Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Thursday 21 April 2016
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Monster on budget shopping trip
In between doing monster-y things it's *always* good to grab a bargain, maybe a talking ice cream in this case?
You don't believe in such a thing?
You cynic, you!
You don't believe in such a thing?
You cynic, you!
Labels:
aldi,
ice cream,
illustration,
monster,
pen and ink,
shopping,
sketch,
steve may
Friday 4 March 2016
Colectivo cover art
I drew this recently for the cover of a new literary magazine called Colectivo.
The image takes a little bit of artistic licence from several experiences of shared 'bush taxi' journeys a friend of mine & I experienced while traveling around in Gambia, Senegal & Mauritania a few years ago. Whilst travelling around West Africa on the cheap one becomes more & more aware of the myriad workings of what I came to call 'Bush Taxi Top Trumps'
Here's a couple of the original sketches.
For more exhaustive & often far better written & funny musings on 'different' travel experiences I heartily recommend my friend Graham Askey's Inside Other Places blog
The image takes a little bit of artistic licence from several experiences of shared 'bush taxi' journeys a friend of mine & I experienced while traveling around in Gambia, Senegal & Mauritania a few years ago. Whilst travelling around West Africa on the cheap one becomes more & more aware of the myriad workings of what I came to call 'Bush Taxi Top Trumps'
Here's a couple of the original sketches.
For more exhaustive & often far better written & funny musings on 'different' travel experiences I heartily recommend my friend Graham Askey's Inside Other Places blog
Labels:
Africa,
bush taxi,
car,
chicken,
Colectivo,
electric guitar,
Gambia,
goat,
illustration,
Mauritania,
overcrowded,
Senegal,
sketch,
travel,
Tuareg,
watermelon
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Demonic Kittys
Labels:
animals,
cat,
cats,
daemons,
demon,
kitty,
pen and ink,
sketch,
sketchbook,
steve may
Thursday 14 January 2016
Startled dog in mid-fart.
More farting animals? Yes siree! Just click here
Labels:
children's illustration,
dog,
dogs,
fart,
farting,
illustration,
pen & ink,
sketch
Friday 18 December 2015
Thee Lobotomised Sh*tlarks
Culled from a rather wonderful insult in a Tweet by @anandamide - I want to be in this band!
Labels:
band,
garage band,
imaginary musical genres,
pen & ink,
sketch,
Twitter
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Thursday 15 October 2015
Facing my Daemons...
Guardian Childrens Books published a lovely article based on the daemons from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy with various illustrators drawing theirs.
Here's my quick sketch, my daemon being an alarmingly permed yeti armed with a carrot & stick & a book marked 'Good Intentions'.
(psst! I have plenty more daemons I feel! Watch this space...)
Here's my quick sketch, my daemon being an alarmingly permed yeti armed with a carrot & stick & a book marked 'Good Intentions'.
(psst! I have plenty more daemons I feel! Watch this space...)
Labels:
carrot,
daemons,
monsters,
perm,
Philip Pullman,
sketch,
the Guardian,
yeti
Tuesday 6 October 2015
Tuesday 8 September 2015
#nameourstorms
There's been a recent idea from the Met Office who are suggesting 'Members of the public are to be given the opportunity to name storms affecting the UK and Ireland.' with the Twitter hashtag #nameourstorms
Surely being British deserves something more...well, underwhelming? A squally shower called Derek? "Nigel' the disappointingly grey August bank holiday?
Surely being British deserves something more...well, underwhelming? A squally shower called Derek? "Nigel' the disappointingly grey August bank holiday?
Labels:
#nameourstorms,
Met Office,
rain,
sketch,
storm,
weather
Thursday 3 September 2015
Cigarette dreams
This blog's been rather quiet while I've been working on the 6th Dennis the Menace book so I thought I'd enlighten you with an extract from a recent rather 'colourful' series of dreams over the last few nights. Among other things I dreamed of 'human finger pepperami' & last night a woman who was in the middle of attempting to smoke as many cigarettes as possible(!)
Over & out.
Over & out.
Labels:
cigarettes,
dreams,
fags,
sketch,
sketchbook,
smoking,
subconscious
Friday 24 July 2015
Monster facts #15
Monster fact: Most nocturnal chocolate eating is down to monsters - but fret not, they NEVER touch the orange creams*
*insert any other flavour you despise - somehow they KNOW!
More monster facts? Go here
*insert any other flavour you despise - somehow they KNOW!
More monster facts? Go here
Labels:
chocolate,
chocolates,
illustration,
monster facts,
monsters,
sketch
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Unicorn tantrum!
(who doesn't?)
*I realise that if there was any justice Unicorn Tantrum really ought to be the name a '70s prog rock / psych group
*I realise that if there was any justice Unicorn Tantrum really ought to be the name a '70s prog rock / psych group
Labels:
children's illustration,
illustration,
pen and ink,
sketch,
tantrum,
tongue,
unicorn,
unicorns
Monday 20 July 2015
Doomed Franchises #1 Wilbur the Friendly Toast Boy™
Wilbur's exciting adventures were slightly limited by his lack of discernible limbs & tendency to get cold & soggy rather quickly!
Labels:
breakfast,
Doomed Franchises,
sketch,
superhero,
superheroes,
toast,
toaster,
Wilbur
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Monday 6 July 2015
Leather Amphitheatre
During the recent rather sultry nights my subconscious has been rather errmmm, 'fruity'!
In response to a dream about a leather amphitheatre (yes, call my therapist etc.) I decided this would make a great name for a fictional metal band so here's a couple of sketches of the members of aforementioned outfit.
Best band in the world! (as the NME would hyperbolize)
See also Klöwnfingerr & other imaginary musical genres
Labels:
amphitheatre,
drums,
guitar,
Heavy Metal,
imaginary musical genres,
leather,
metal,
pen & ink,
rock,
sketch,
sketchbook
Friday 12 June 2015
Wednesday 10 June 2015
Yeti in a Tutu
I'm supposed to be counting receipts today. This was more fun!
(Apologies to Morrissey*)
(*not really, especially after reading that appallingly turgid autobiography & your recent UKIP supporting antics)
(Apologies to Morrissey*)
(*not really, especially after reading that appallingly turgid autobiography & your recent UKIP supporting antics)
Labels:
balloon,
children's illustration,
illustration,
monster,
monsters,
Morrissey,
pen and ink,
sketch,
The Smiths,
tutu,
yeti
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