Hello, my name is Bleu Hope,
and I'm a doodle addict. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Plus

Edinburgh-based creature of habit equipped with all kinds of methods to apply to his madnesses.

I specialize in collage, drawing, illustration, mixed media art, pen and ink.

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Bringing in 2022 properly with something simple...

“(Pondering The Mystery Of) Gartis & Gytus”, February 2022.

Currently reading ‘Nina Simone’s Gum’ by Warren Ellis at long last. What a phenomenal bit of work this is, and inspiring to boot most importantly as you can see. Thanks for sharing your stories with us all Warren!

Some dub reggae on the radio may have swayed stuff tonight...

Many years back, I watched that documentary ‘The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off’ about a fellow called Jonny Kennedy who lived with the skin condition EB. There’s a bit in that film where he talks about what he hopes his afterlife would be like and, for whatever reason, a couple of coffees as I was re-reading the Wikipedia article about it triggered an idea I had to scribble down...

“Mightily Unmorphing Percy Richards”, February 2022.

Caffeine-induced crazy.

A daze in the life.

Doodle time strikes again!

Whale, shark or warrior-esque dolphin? Heck, even I’m not too sure... This one turned out well and that’s what matters most, so enjoy!

“After Maraqopa And Other Songs”, March 2022.

It was a Damien Jurado kind of evening last night!

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Switching Between War And Chill, May 2022.

I keep coming back to this Vice headline I saw and took a screenshot of this time last week, which inspired the title of this piece. Seems like a relevant metaphor to me (and others I know) for so many reasons right now! Thankfully nothing too traumatic in my case...

“Kale Just Tastes Like The Colour Green”, May 2022.

Today’s drawing gets it’s name from something I overheard someone declare at lunch yesterday afternoon. I’ve had kale often enough and yet, I’m not convinced it tastes *entirely* like grass... I could be wrong though. Thoughts?

Elephant sharks are a thing I’ve only just recently discovered (yes I know), and boy are they fun to draw! :-D

Filling my belly with the remnants of the night prior’s takeaway (almost always on Sunday mornings) before the day job starts is fast becoming a ritual of mine’s lately, hence the name of this one. The joys, eh?