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Another set of illustrations for tissues. This time aimed at the 'youth' market, skateboards, music, that sort of thing… After all, young people get colds too, right?

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Did a lovely big old illustration for some wet wipes.

Enjoyed making toilet based characters, not a request I get very often :)-

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October 17th 1990

Pixies had recently released their third album Bossanova and they were coming to Portsmouth Guildhall on tour.

This was big news for a teenage schoolboy who had been given a copy of Doolittle on cassette a year earlier and had gotten pretty obsessed. 

For sometime I had no idea what this band looked like, in my mind I had conjured an image of a rag-tag crew of leather clad, punky, weirdos with back-combed hair. I bought Come on Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa and various 12” records none of which gave away the true identities of the band members, the Vaughan Oliver designed covers only fuelling their off kilter image in my mind.

On the night of the gig myself and some other schoolmates headed early to Portsmouth Guildhall with a plan to try and meet the band.

We arrived at the venue in plenty of time, and found our way to the back of the building via a side entrance.

We stood there looking up at the edifice wondering what to do next when we spotted the band walking past an open window.

“Kim!” we shouted, “Joey!”, and amazingly they stopped and waved to us. We ran over to the window, clambered up some railings to get nearer and one by one they came over, shook our hands and signed scraps of paper for us. Well, everyone except Black Francis, but that didn’t matter. To be honest, all I really wanted was to meet Kim Deal.

As you can imagine, our teenage minds were blown by this encounter. The idea that these people were actually real, let alone that we had met them and they had been so friendly and generous was unbelievable. And so, we went in to the venue ridiculously excited that this had happened and watched a gig that felt like it was being performed just for us. I was mesmerised, enjoying what felt like the best night of my life.

And I’m pretty sure Kim kept smiling at me :)

At the end of the gig the band threw the setlists into the crowd and I somehow managed to bag one. Where it is now I don't know, I’ve been though al the 'boxes of my past' in the loft but to no avail… 

And so, almost 35 years later I’ve created my first bit of Pixies fan art! The band split quite suddenly in 1993 but have enjoyed more recent success after reforming, albeit without Kim :( 

This poster is a nod to that special night in 1990 and the fact that the band are going strong and performing live ‘All Over the World’.

Swipe along for the autographs as well as a review of the gig form our local paper. I’ll keep looking for that setlist…

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TIP TOP

Hope you’re all feeling tip-top on this tantalisingly sunny Thursday.

These guys certainly are, enough tea has been consumed to sink a large dinghy and the tunes are flowing like fine aural wine.

Hope the plinky plonking doesn’t diminish from the tippy topness.

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30 Metres of Ink

A 30 metre (or 100ft for all you imperial fans out there) piece of art can be quite hard to photograph.

Initially this was going to be a series of smaller doodles cut from a long roll, however, once I got started I thought I may as well keep going and create one long piece.

Great - but how on earth was I going to display it? Luckily my talented photographer mate John came up with an idea. It required my doodle, his drone and perfect weather conditions.

So, a couple of Fridays ago all three things came together and I eventually had a record of this bizarrely dimensioned piece of work.

Luckily all passing dogs were very well behaved and left it well alone. Shout out to al the seagulls who didn’t poo on it too.

Thanks again to John Wycherley (check out his amazing photography here https://www.johnwycherley.com for his time and drone flying skills.

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Young Rhymer, Old Timer

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Doodle Wall Mural for BBC TV Show 'Sort Your Life Out'

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These Guys…

I mean, who do they think they are?

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Pugnacious Prophecies

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Daniel Spangle’s Spaniel Manual

Yes, you read that right. Or did you?

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The Undeniability Clause

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Deciduous Decisions

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STILL HERE

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Pub sign and mural for Lost Hour in Greenwich.

Time eh, where does it go? Lose an hour here, lose an hour there… I expect there are plenty of lost hours in nooks and crannies of pubs…

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Calciferous Calculations

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Chase McFlaplane

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I don't know so don't ask.