Moleskine Pages- Money Was Spent

The dance was ungainly, unlovely and bladder- voidingly sad. Crying was a waste of precious water in these barren, faithless times.So grief took novel and extravagant forms. No expense was spared. No one was spared...Only the best rope was used. She swung smoothly till the very last. All money raised was spent.

Moleskine Pages- When Are The Children Coming

It was a collective memory. A tribal fear. The fish just kept coming at some point, it was hoped children would be born. In the meantime they fed on the fish.

Moleskine Pages- Pussy

The pussy cat walked to the end of a plank, he had a honey in his bed and money in the bank but he still couldn't be happy. He watched the circus folk come and go from his vantage point, his plastic doll's feet were becoming his own.

Moleskine Pages- Jaded, Rubied and pearled

Why do they persist in stomping on my ceiling? Why do they keep eating my words? The worms keep inching forward, and trees are devouring my birds.

Old Work

Clearing out my studio yesterday, I came across a whole bunch of stuff I have never scanned or shown. Most of it went straight in the trash but a few pieces survived the cull and these are some of them.

Moleskine Pages- A Bucket Of Mum

Her mother shriveled up slowly till all she needed was a medium size bucket to carry her up to heaven.

More 'rough' work.

Nothing to say as they are pretty much self explanatory.

Moleskine Pages - 13 Is My Lucky Number

I am the food in your head, the filling in your teeth. I am the view from your window and the crow's feet round your eyes. I am the grout in your tiles, I am the inches in your miles. I am the heat in your blood and the lead in your pencil. But you already know that.

A New Moleskine Book- In The Beginning

This is the 'Title ' page of a brand new book hence the inclusion of my name and a date.
' The natural world hesitates when it's on the verge of self- destruction.'

Breastfeeding Is Mandatory

This is a stand alone piece on illustration board.I had to crop the image as it wouldn't fit into my humble A4 scanner. If anyone has a question about the content please ask, I am always happy to argue about art matters!

Moleskine Pages - Our Dogs Cried For Us

'The waiting took it's toll. As the milled around hoping for something to happen. Anxiety began to manifest in strange ways. Many a lip was chewed into mince, and shapes shifted hourly while the shadows lengthened. Only our dogs cried for us.'

Moleskine Pages - The Shadow Of Death

' They could never know how close they walked to the shadow of death. A breath in any direction would give it all away.'

Moleskine Sketchbook - They Loved Her In Return

Moleskine Sketchbook -Elvis-

I've been away reassessing my work: trying to see where it is going and if I still have anything worth saying. The problem is I can't stop! In the six weeks I haven't posted I've completed two Moleskines so the problem isn't with the volume , it is with my perception of the quality. Anyway, here's a new page!

A group of collages/ watercolour works on illustration board. These are all available for sale or as signed prints.

You Only Have To Listen For A Minute

Without Mercy ( Moleskine page).

A new Moleskine page

assorted sketches

Moleskine new pages

This is a work very much in progress, I'm not sure about the face so that may change, I have mentioned before my fondness for penises( their shape, how they have a life independent of their human support system, and their sheer comedy value). Willies symbolise so much!

I'm still working this one out, any ideas?

New work

This piece is a combination of rubber stamps, pen an d ink which is then water coloured. It is 35 cm x 12 cms on illustration board. The title is ' Do I have to hand you everything on a plate?'. The original is available for sale for £160, or a hand signed, hand finished print for the princely sum of £35.

Due to the limitations of my scanner some of the detail on the extreme right has been left out. It is 34 cms x 17 cms on illustration board. The meaning is quite clear, where we often mistake the mundane and ordinary for miracles of supernatural origin. That is partly wishful thinking I am sure! We all long for evidence that there is more to life and our existence that we know, we long for validation.  The original is £200, and the signed, hand finished print is £40.

The next five pieces are tiny little works 7cms x 8.5 cms on illustration board. This one is titled 'Clowns are such a cliche', and is rubber stamps, pen and ink , watercolours. The original is £45

7cms x 8.5 cms on illustration board. The title is 'Don't ask me to explain'. £45 for the original.

 'Just one (little) screw'. When I was 14 , I was accosted by a flasher on the way to school, he kept repeating those words. Innocent little me thought he was referring to his bicycle parts, and was asking for help! Mixed media on illustration board. 7cms x8.5 cms. £45

'The moon looks lonely'. When I was small I was obsessed by the fact that I could see the moon's features, to me it was a person. It bothered me that it was floating around all alone for all eternity. i had a tendency to project my feelings onto people and objects that surrounded me. 7cms x 8.5cms on illustration board. £45 for the original.

'Ovum', This piece relates to a discussion I had once about gender, fertility and procreation. No matter how we progress as a race, there are fundamental things we just can't change. 7cms x 8.5cms on illustration board. £45 for the original.

These pieces show another side to my work. As much as I enjoy the intricate, convoluted pages of my sketchbooks, I do like to express thoughts, ideas and memories in a more immediate way. Ideas that stand alone rather than be part of something else. I do have a lot of these , although they tend to go quickly!