Thursday 31 December 2020

Twenty-four Things -Thing Twenty-four


After William Blake.

Now, I do see how that this might look a bit bleak for a New Year’s post. But I don’t know. The new feller looks a bit friendlier. Or, at least, maybe a bit more tameable? Might take a while, but... by the spring, maybe? Let’s hope so. Happy New Year!

Friday 25 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Twenty-three

 


Merry Christmas! And if it wasn't... well, here's to next time.

Thursday 24 December 2020

Twenty-four Things -Thing Twenty-two

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Wednesday 23 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Twenty-one

 A placeholder? Really? How very 2017.

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Twenty

I think I’ve said before that the more tight, tortured and over-worked the marginal doodle, the harder the writing. So, even without the helpful notes to self in the bottom right one, you can tell this is a record of a... tricky three days in May.



 (I normally redact more of my scrawl in photos like this if the project has not yet aired or- in this case- not yet been made. But I’ve just read through everything visible on this page, and if you can get any sense at all of what I’m working on from it, then good luck to you!)

Monday 21 December 2020

Twenty-four Things- Thing Nineteen

 




This one was not based on anyone, but yes, now it’s been pointed out to me elsewhere, I do see the Simon-Pegg-ness, and indeed the Marc-Warren-ness. To which I would add, the Joel-McHale-ness. Three of our finest intense-eyed, high-fore-headed, lean-faced actors. This drawing, as I say, is of none of them.

Sunday 20 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Eighteen





Friday 18 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Seventeen


 

Thursday 17 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Sixteen

This little scribble-sketch isn’t very good, and I wouldn’t have included it... except that it was drawn on the 12th February this year. Which makes it an accidental recording of the last days of casual, maskless, crowded indoor life. And also about the last time I got to work in one of my favourite ways: at a notebook in a quiet corner of a busy pub or cafe. 


 

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Fifteen

 


After- such a long way after- Carl Larsson. 

Tuesday 15 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Fourteen

 

I know, I know. Pictures of various middle-aged men and the occasional animal are all very well... but the Christmas season can’t truly begin without a rudimentary diagram of the bone and cartilage structure of the nose.

Well... ding dong merrily on high. 



Monday 14 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Thirteen

 


Sunday 13 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Twelve

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Saturday 12 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Eleven


 

Friday 11 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Ten

Scribbles from the US election night coverage. It was freeing to know I only had two to five minutes to spend on each face. I now can’t remember which were Republican and which were Democrat. Though in the case of the lady bottom left, I’d be willing to take a wild guess.





Thursday 10 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Nine


 

Wednesday 9 December 2020

Twenty-four things - Thing Eight


This character design is entirely the result of my spilling coffee on my good paper, and not wanting to waste it, so trying to draw a face around the stain...

 

Tuesday 8 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Seven

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Monday 7 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Six

 

This was a quick field sketch...


...in preparation for this report, made to a (future) professor of natural history of my acquaintance, regarding a curious anomaly...





Sunday 6 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Five




 Couldn’t decide which colouring worked best for her, so here’s a selection box. That’s Christmassy, right?

Saturday 5 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Four


 Not very Christmassy.  But I never said they would be.


Friday 4 December 2020

Twenty-four Things - Thing Three


Thursday 3 December 2020

Twenty-Four Things - Thing Two

 Sorry about yesterday - I got distracted by something. So, this one is for the 2nd December: 

It’s a sonrise.


Tuesday 1 December 2020

Twenty-Four Things - Thing One