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Mini Comic: Heat Wave

So... the UK Heatwave this year was not for the faint of heart. At all. Pretty sure I died. More than once. Physically and Spiritually.

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Black Sketchbook Series VII

Another piece inspired by Korean Bojagi and referenced from 'Bojagi' by Sara Cook. I really enjoy this process. Drawn freehand, I plot the shapes and colours as I go.

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The Weekend

About a year ago I bought the Fuji Intax Mini Evo, and finally unboxed it this weekend. A digital/polaroid hybrid, itakes the standard polaroid style pictures using Fuji film, but, you can save the images, and print as many copies as you like, or as much film as you have. Plus, there are lots of effects and filters you can apply as you are taking the pictures. Even possible to upload to your phone using blue tooth.

It's a lot of fun. I bought because I have always liked producing analogue film pictures (I have a lot of Lomo cameras), and I thought it would also be useful for my daughter's illustration course. These pictures were taken this weekend on Bognor sea front and at Amberley Museums 1960s day.

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Black Sketchbook Series VI

More exploration in my black sketchbook with my Ohuhu and Posca acrylic markers. This piece is inspired by Korean Bojagi stitched textile. The book I used as my main source is Bojagi: Design and Techniques in Korean Textile Art by Sara Cook Also, this illustration is drawn freehand. I generally don’t sketch out or plan beforehand. For this piece I just plotted the colours and shapes as I went, going for a more organic process.

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Black Sketchbook Series V

Not my usual thing I know. I decided to try something out. This is a collection of poems about love written in my long hand. I don't thing many people write in long hand these days. I feel a bit like a relic.

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Black Sketchbook Series IV

More in this curent series of experiments in my black book, following no theme whatsoever, just what takes my fancy. Ohuhu acrylic makers.

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Black Sketchbook Series III

More experiments with the Ohuhu acrylic markers in my black sketchbook. One of things I do like about these markers are that they are dual tipped. Fine at one end (ink comes through a pointed plastic nib) and they other end is a big felt marker. Nice to use.

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Black Sketchbook Series I + II

A few months ago I bought pack of Ohuhu acrylic makers and a black sketchbook and have been working in that for a while, trying different things and experimenting. I have done quire a few different illustrations featuring different themes and ideas.

The colours are gorgeous and these markers have a lot going for them. The only downside with Ohuhu pens (both alchohol, water based and acrylic) is that unlike Posca, they don't sell pens separately. So, if you have a set and one or two run dry, then that is a problem. It's less likely with the the huge packs of markers, of which I have some, but with the acrylic markers, it's a definite issue. It's expensive to have to replace a whole set to be able to replace one or two pens. Something that Ohuhu should address, though according to them they have no plans to do so. So, I will use the pens I have and when they run out...back to Posca I guess.

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Sunset Over the Jianghu

So, what is the Jianghu? It's a Chinese word, and literally translated means 'rivers and lakes'. But, within the genre of Wuxia, it refers to the enviroment and tales of the martial world within a mythological/historical setting. I am a huge fan of Wuxia themed shows and books and is something I share with my daughter. But more on that another day. As for this piece, its inspired by the landscape of China, a truly beautiful country. Drawn out and coloured using Ohuhu alchohol markers and Caran D'ache Prismacolour Aquarelle pencils, in an A5 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook.

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Mixed Media Art

This was a piece I started last year and finished recently. It was part of a series in my A5 sketchbook. This piece originally included an ink illustration of an eye as part of the arch. It didn't work well with the rest of the piece, and in the end I decided it had to go, so I cut up the whole thing and turned into a collage. The drawing of the eye I have saved and will use elswhere. Really hard to get a decent photograph of this. Edited and discarded many times. Posca pens and fineliners in an A5 Seawhite of Brighton

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Autumnal

All four illustatrations were drawn out in an A6 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook, using Ohuhu alchohol markers and fineliners. These markers are a bit of a departure for me from my usual medium, and it's been a lot of fun learning how to use them and blend with them. The leaves motif is something I have included in my art quite a lot over the years, and tend to return to it. These are part of an ongoing theme and I will explore it further for a while I think. The images are darker than I had hoped for. As I live in England, its virtually raining non stop the light is always pretty terrible. I have edited for brightness and contrast a little, but not too much as I don't want to lose the depth of colour. The result is by no means perfect, but will have to do.

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I recently purchased a massive box of Ohuhu alcohol markers as a gift to myself and the first time using alcohol markers in years. I think the last time I used alchohol markers were Prismacolor many years ago (which I still have somwhere). I also decided to loosen up a bit (really), and also try a change of colour palette. This was an experiment, it wasn’t meant to look like fronds initially, just how it ended up. Drawn in an A6 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook.

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Recent sketchbook work. A series of new abstracts drawn out in an A6 sketchbook, using Posca pens and fineliners. This is as much therapy as it is art.

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Abstract Series IV and Art Deco Lotus

A wrap up of a couple of things from last year that I didn't get time to post.

More things, art and news coming back. This is going to be my main blogging space from now on.

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Abstract Series III

Third in my abstract series based on a recent exhibition I attended (Strange Clay at the Haywood) and adjacent architecture I saw there. This is the first. Posca pens and Fineliners in an A6 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook. 

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Abstract Series II

Second in my abstract series based on a recent exhibition I attended (Strange Clay at the Haywood) and adjacent architecture I saw there. This is the first. Posca pens and Fineliners in an A6 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook. 

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Abstract Series I

Last year was utterly awful in terms of creativity (as for most people I think), and I took a complete break from illustration, mostly down to mental health (post covid malaise), stress, raising my daughter etc. I’m getting back into it this year and have a bunch of projects I am working on. I am easing myself in with a series of abstracts based on a recent exhibition I attended (Strange Clay at the Haywood) and adjacent architecture I saw there. This is the first. Posca pens and Fineliners in an A6 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook. 

P.S. Apologies for Tumblr’s horrific compression which always ruins art and illustration and reduces vibrant colours to a dull blur.