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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New sketchbook time!

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Making sense of a recent donation in a charity shop I volunteer at…

So here I am, 29 today. Happy birthday to me! Must mean it’s that time of the day again...

Pink Elephants Wont Do (Try Sharks Instead), April 2022.

Why not?

An age or so later, and I’m finally getting round to reading Volume 1 of One Punch Man... Better late than never, right?

Being autistic and neurodivergent means I’m liable to mishear things quite a bit, especially when watching films where the sound mixing is utter shite (thanks sensory differences!). On that note, there’s a bit towards the end of Alien where Parker shouts “get out of the room” which I always interpreted as “get ready to roll” for years on end. Only recently did I realise how wrong I was! Considering it was the final act of the film, I guess I can’t be blamed for assuming as such, right? If you know, you know as they say...

Having a go at something other than narwhals and belugas today... bowhead whales namely! I really like how this one turned out. :-)

Everyones On Holiday Except Us, June 2022.

New sketchbook time again? That it is. Credit to one of my workmates for inspiring the title here, hehehehe. It's been a busy few days here at Bleu HQ... '^^ :-)

As far as things that I can’t seem to shake off are concerned, it’s this fact that a place like Edinburgh where I live is akin to a village where everyone (artist folk in particular) seems to know everyone, and the patterns or quirks that emerge from this said thought process. In most collectives I’m a part of and/or are associated with, there’s what seems like an endless sense of crossover and overlap with fellow artists etc for lack of better words, which is lovely as it is insane... you know? All in all though, even if it drives me mad it does so in a strangely positive way and I’ve learned to live with that. So yeah, make of that what you will. :-)

The Only Thing We Know Is That You Know Nothing, July 2022.

Anyone who works in a customer facing role as their day job can attest to this, I'm sure!

Keeping It Real Weird (Naturally), July 2022.

As it should be!

My average 8-9 hour slumber in a nutshell! It's a miracle I function, quite honestly.

Meanwhile, in a shark infested alternate reality...

“Just Run For It Moment (Waiting For A...)”, October 2022.

A foreshadowing?

Guide To Writing Abridged, November 2022.

Mark E Smith... a writer and musician who never fails to motivate me, creatively speaking.

For a long time, I always misheard the lyrics in the song ‘Torn Green Velvet Eyes’ by The Magnetic Fields as ‘Tom Green Velvet Eyes’… told myself that one day I’d draw something inspired by this mishearing of things and well, here you go!

“Venus In Fiction (Parts 1 & 2)”, October 2023.

Sharks out on a space walk… or just another Tuesday in Bleu’s world.

An impromptu Shane MacGowan tribute! Rest in power good sir, thank you!

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The inevitable Eevee fan art! As you can see, they’re inspiring company :-)

“Incorrigible Times In Space”, March 2024.

Doctor Who flavoured cats and goblin sharks going cosmic…

It’s a Billy Connolly inspired piece this time around…

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