making stuff

I miss having old-school, beautifully fucked up dreams that make zero sense whatsoever. One I had earlier this week met those standards of surrealism and more!

And thus ended another month… onto Samhuinn month we go!

Another alien oddball (as per usual)!

When February feels a bit January but you still feel inspired…

My quirks and silliness aside, can you tell I'm not the April fool's kind of guy?

Back at it! Something, shark...

Shark time, again.

Stream of consciousness scribblings yet again. :)

Thank the maker for weekends past, hangovers and random observations that inspire.

Yum-yum in some monster's tum.

Phew! What a fortnight it's been here. Been engaging more in my photography as of late, but the day-job's had me on 'go' mode all Easter quite frankly. Thank the maker for those moments to yourself when you can just.. well, indulge really.

Before social hijinks earlier last night, more ideas needed to explode onto paper...

My process in a nutshell?

Whenever I think of tags and/or labels for people, be it things like ‘gammons’ or ‘snowflakes’ et al, narrowing it down to a single person who represents that group is always running a fool’s errand in my opinion.

As we venture out again...

And that ends another sketchbook!

Arctic whales for the ongoing arctic season...

This is one of my best so far, so proud of the shading! I’m just learning how.

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 best way to finish off a good weekend? Some creativity of course!

Whales and frogs unite! Stickers featured in this one were designed by Zuza, check them out here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/zuzamakes/

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...

I am angry bt just fine!

“The truth of it is, if you paint or draw what really interests you, you’re going to do a good job of it, and hopefully that’s what I do.” - Jim Moir.

A spot of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s wisdom always gets me by... :-)

Words of wisdom that a friend came out with during a Lord Of The Rings Extended Editions film night over the weekend jumpstarted my creative juices this time around. :-)

After a productive couple of days, it’s a Mark Lanegan and manga kind of night here.

More whale songs for the winter time.

Figured I’d try my hand at something fan art flavoured for this one… namely in the form of my favourite tiny fictional character, Kirby! I can’t ascertain when exactly I became a fan of the Kirby franchise, although playing Super Smash Bros as a young boy may have something to do with that. Whatever the case, I got hooked on the pink (or blue in some cases) puffball very quickly!

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