Unusual Takeaway

The other night we could not be bothered cooking, like many families and decided to have a Chinese Takeaway. We generally do not do this that often and I was dispatched to do the hunter gatherer bit and when I got to the takeaway on the wall, local people had drawn various things on chip bags and stuck them on the wall? The owner invited me to do the same and as I have never had an exhibition of any kind I thought this could be my first? So I decided to do a series of caricatures of the staff and some doodles. You never know just maybe a travelling big wig from Disney may stop by and give me a job! (Joke).

I quite enjoyed drawing on the chip bags as they are quite small and I like to draw big and the paper had a greasy rough texture which made the crayons take quite well. Below is the first 4 I drew and put up on the wall.

Enjoying the first lot I decided to do all the staff the next day, and yet another takeaway(Diet out the window!)

So if anyone is around the Carterton, Oxon area, my work is on display? it is a free admission but you may be haggled to buy a takeaway, which are very nice . Any nice Big Wigs in the world of art please pop in.

Best Wishes to all.

Winters coming

Again like most people I have been busy with all sorts of things which have kept me from blogging, but I have a spare Half an hour now and thought I would get something scribbled down. I did a festival last month which was good fun but not as busy as I thought it would of been. I also had a lot of gazebo envy, as my cheap one and whole set up was very amateurish and basic and even some of the small charities looked swish and professional. (note to myself, need to earn more money to get nice equipment).
Below is my little set up, and yes I know its not much , but its all I got.

 I managed to get a couple of pictures of my very rusty handy work, that said most people seemed to like them. Due to my normal day job I just get to do many fetes/festivals/parties.

As usual I spend a lot of time doodling, some in my sketch books and now days a lot on photo copy paper. Thought I would include a few.

I did a digital caricature of a Hi Fly Engineers wife using photoshop elements which seemed to come out OK but started my equipment envy off again as I don't have photoshop, illustrator or a nice wacom companion, or a lovely Apple Mac. Each time a new bit of great artist equipment comes out it would take me a couple of years to save up for it and then something new comes out costing twice the price? a vicious circle.

A couple of gift Cartoons I have done recently. The recipients Liked them I am told which is always nice to hear.

I occasionally knock out a cartoon of silly incidents that may or may not of happened. Never let the truth stand in the way of a funnier story.,

A couple of digitally coloured sketches.

Well my half an hour is up and She who must be obeyed will catch me and I will go without my tea again, so best wishes to all, and remember to wrap up warm that winter chill is coming.