Murder of Soggy Crows!

 Recent commission based on the view from my kitchen window (pen, ink & wash on 300gsm watercolour paper)

(based on an original digital drawing)

A Murder of Soggy Crows.

 

While I was sitting in my kitchen drinking coffee yesterday I became aware of being watched by a murder of very soggy crows on the wall outside in the rain

National Poetry Day - Holes - Spike Milligan

In, out, shake it all about!

In a week of vicious political divisions let's all remember we're all BRITISH! In that spirit, here's a picture of some people tutting in a passive aggressive manner up to their waists in shit & mud at Glastonbury.

#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?

Happy (rainy) Monday!

Seemed apt today somehow, please come back summer!

Splashing into the streets

Wet night in Soho last night reminded me of the line 'The boys just dive right off the cars
And splash into the street' from Time by Tom Waits (very little relevance apart from that but it's always good to have context)

Gloombrella

Today was one of those days.

Cats & dogs

A (fighting) cat & dog rescued from a sketchbook left in a tent in a rainstorm - there is a moral here somewhere re. camping & illustration...probably. A memento of a particularly British summer.

spectacular beard

It's too rainy outside. On the bright side , I've just seen a spectacular beard!

The Haunted Cagoule

Whilst anticipating English festival rain I was just reminded of the strange haunting oddness of the word 'cagoule' - surely a movie BEGGING to be made!*

*never ask me for movie investment advice huh?

Creationism made simple

Ahh! So THAT explains it! Why let scientific evidence get in the way?