The Dragon Game

Although I’ve only been subscribing to The Phoenix for a couple of months, I’d class myself as quite a fan. I’m also quite a big fan of board games, and have been for many years, so of course when it was announced that there would be a complete board game published in the comic, it was met with some excited anticipation on my part. If the Von Doogan puzzles were anything to go by, then this was going to be quite a treat.

It’s really well thought out, with a good strong theme linking it to a comic idea with knights searching for a key to gain access to the dragon. The board is fairly small, which can be quite a good thing, as it indicates that it’s not going to be just a track game with a starting point, a finishing point and a few pitfalls along the way, like snakes and ladders. I have to say I’m not really too keen on that type of game because they rely solely on luck rather than any skill or calculated risk taking. Unfortunately, even though players are given the choice of which direction they move in – clockwise or anticlockwise – that is essentially what you have here. From a specified starting point, the players move to a space containing a key, then take that key to the door to win. Of course the other players are attempting the same, so are all trying to reach the key, regardless of where it is. If you land on a player carrying the key, you battle to see who keeps it. This offers some promise, although it’s simply decided on the throw of a die between the two players involved who gets to continue with the key.

The game me and my eldest son played for reviewing purposes lasted a fairly short 20 minutes, and during that time, we both managed to land on quite a few squares that made us miss turns, either missing our own turn, or casting a spell to freeze the opponents turn. The game still played through quickly because there were times when we both missed turns at the same time. I landed on the key on my second turn, and Ryan landed on the tub of butter square “That’s very random” he commented, as it had no effect on play whatsoever. There are other squares on the board which have the same non-effect on play.

I managed to lose the key in the dark, and Ryan landed on the strange force square so was able to collect it. His next move caused some confusion – overshooting the dragon door by one, he landed on the square sending him back to his starting square. I read this as the one where he started his move from, but he moved his piece to the shield space where he started the game. We accepted that option, although it is unclear which is correct. Somehow Ryan ended up landing on the troll square, and as a result had his movement restricted, although cleverly opted to use his single space to reach the magic mirror,taking him nearer to the exit, still holding the key. By a stroke of luck my own piece landed on Ryans, I won the key from him and on my next turn it was all over.

In summary, it’s an OK game, and play’s easily enough, which may appeal to younger children, but relies too heavily on the luck of the dice alone to make it a game with long lasting appeal. This appears to be the first in a series of medieval themed games, so I look forward to some other variants to encourage playing board games which are far more sociable than their electronic counterparts.

The Phoenix Comic Review pt 2

I've been having something of a dilemma committing this review to paper. You see the Phoenix Comic is unlike any other comic on the marketplace, as far as I can tell. It's not like reviewing a Simpsons comic, where the stories are all in one style revolving around a familiar group of characters. It's not even like reviewing traditional comics like The Beano or The Dandy, because there does not appear to be any particular 'house style' – By which I mean a particular way in which the illustrations are presented, or the type of humour.

With every turn of the page in the Phoenix, you are presented with something very new,and very different. From a serious adventure story like Pirates Of Pangea, you turn straight over to the madcap world of slapstick humour in Bunny vs Monkey. You might then be treated to the continuing funny adventures of Long Gone Don, find out the latest goings on in Gary's Garden, or even find out what weird affect Cora's alien breakfast has on her. I say 'Might' because there is no guarantee that a story you expect to find will be in the pages the next week, unless it's a multi-parter of course. That is another of the wonderful things about the Phoenix, you just don't know what will be inside it until you open it. It's also the thing that makes writing write a fair review so hard . You can't just pick up a single copy, read it and expect to write a balanced opinion. In fact to truly do it justice you would need to write a full review on each artist, and each separate story over several issues. So for the moment, I will have to do the best I can by skimming across it with some generalisations.

One of the things that really struck me, apart from the diversity, was the quality of paper and printing. This is a comic which is made to keep ,collect and enjoy again and again, rather than just read and discard. In many ways it reminds me of an old fantasy comic / magazine I used to buy called Heavy Metal, although that was for a much older audience. I love the fact that each story is fully credited to the artists involved, which is something I've felt strongly about for a long time. After all you wouldn't expect to see any other form of art displayed without credit, so why should comic artists be treated with any less respect. Can you imagine seeing Charlie & The Chocolate credit to Puffin Books instead of Roald Dahl, or 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' credited to Decca Records instead of The Rolling Stones? So why do we just accept that certain well known characters are the creation of their home comic? Artists shouldn't have to hide their signature somewhere in their cartoons in the hope that somebody spots them. (Sorry, stop ranting now!)

 Like I said, you cannot pass judgement on the Phoenix based on a single copy, you really need to have at least three or four so that you can appreciate some of the serialised stories which take time to build.

So what are you likely to find in the Phoenix? - This is where I can be a little more specific on each artist and story. First we have Pirates Of Pangea by Daniel Hartwell and illustrated by Neil Cameron, it's a real swashbuckling adventure story, beautifully drawn with a subtle, almost subdued pallet. You may think it an odd choice to be the lead story in a comic, because it is not funny and nor is it supposed to be. It's pure adventure more like you would expect in a graphic novel, but that is what makes the Phoenix so fresh. As soon as you finish Pirates, your eyes are assaulted by the biggest contrast in styles you could imagine. Jamie Smart's Bunny Vs Monkey. It is a brilliant editorial choice to make that massive contrast so quickly, because straight away you know to expect the unexpected. Bunny Vs Monkey is not serialised, each story is a complete tale in the zany lives of the title characters and their friends. It's drawn with bold lines and gaudy colours,and is just lovely, ridiculous stories. Comic artistry at it's best. Adam Murphy's 'Corpse Talk' is much darker, both in its subject and in it's presentation. It brings to 'almost' life, characters from history and tells their story in a way that is both informative and funny, and that's no easy task. Another darkly presented story was Scaredy Cat by Morag Lewis and Paul Duffield which is once again a very different style, fairly blocky colours with minimal outlining and a much more dynamic positioning of the picture frames printed right to the edge of the page. Then there is Laura Ellen Anderson's wonderfully evil yet slightly inept Evil Emperor Penguin which is beautifully drawn and funny to boot.

Long Gone Don is a brilliantly funny story by the Etherington Brothers, which is intricately drawn, and quite reminiscent of the classic Asterix stories, at least visually. Cora's Breakfast by Nick Abadzis, is the story of a girl who eats some strange cereal that fell from a space ship and as a result has to contend with some quite bizarre and amusing side effects... The list goes on. Obvioulsy these are not all in a single comic. These examples come from 8 seperate issues. Each with 30 pages featuring half a dozen or thereabouts different stories.

It's very difficult to pick out any personal favourite, because all of the above would be high on the list, but at a pinch I'd have to say at the moment my favourites are Garys Garden by Gary Northfield, for it's lovely loose sketched style and pastel watercolour pallet, and because his stories range from pleasant feelgood smilers, through to weird tales which are incredbly funny, almost as diverse as the comic itself. James Turners Star Cat is another firm family favorite, the almost childlike drawing doesn't quite prepare you for it's very funny, deep and intelligent humour.

As if all that wasn't enough, the tail piece of the comic is another creation of Lorenzo Etherington. The Dangerous Adventures of Von Doogan, has to be, without doubt, the best puzzle page I have ever seen in a comic, or magazine for that matter. A full page of just one puzzle which is part comic story, part brain teaser. It's a brain teaser that requires real work to solve though, it's not something you can just see the answer. Depending on the type of puzzle, it will demand map reading skills, code-breaking, logic or a host of other skills. It really brings parents and children together trying to solve them as a team.

If I have any negative comments about the Phoenix at all it's only that it's over all too quickly, and maybe that is also because every element of it is so different that you can't get bored of any of it. It is 30 pages long, which is perhaps slightly shorter than other comics, but bear in mind that there is no advertising, apart from it's own page for back issues. But when your only complaint about a publication is that it leaves you wanting more....is that really a complaint? Not really.

As you can see, I've only been able to give a brief mention to a few of the artists who work on The Phoenix, and it is nowhere near enough. If you have children, and want to encourage them to read, and be creative, then buying them the Phoenix is a step in the right direction

My review of The PHOENIX Comic (Part 1, in which I may not even mention The Phoenix)

My review of The PHOENIX Comic (Part 1, in which I may not even mention The Phoenix)

That may sound a bit mad, but please bear with me, as my discovery of the Phoenix was a long and convoluted adventure with many a twist and turn. Actually, it was a number of interactions on Twitter, but that sounds far less adventurous.

It all started in the summer of 2012, when a very good friend of mine Gary Boller announced how excited he was too have been commissioned to create a strip for one of the oldest running British comics -The Dandy. That strip was Starskeys Hutch. Shortly thereafter an announcement was made that the Dandy would cease production of the paper version on it's 75^th birthday, and concentrate all efforts on it's online, digital version. Although I hadn't been buying the Dandy beforehand, I was a little disappointed in that. Partly because I intended to continue buying the Dandy for Gary's strip, and partly because my sons love taking comics to bed with them to read, and an online version just isn't quite as practical as paper ones.

This news caused something of a stir in the cartooning community, with concerns over what the future might hold, especially in the current economic climate. The concerns ranged from what effect it would have on childrens reading habits, right through to what individual artists and writers would move on to. It was quite an exciting period, and during that time I 'listened in' and contributed to conversations with some fantastic artists such as Jamie Smart who was drawing Desperate Dan for the Dandy, Fanton Esq, also of the Dandy producing Bad Grandad and Wilbur Dawbarn, creator of Mr Meecher the uncool teacher. One of the suggestions that kept arising was the possibility of creating 'An Awesome New Comic' to fill the gap.

I thought that this would be the ideal time to launch an idea I have been considering for a couple of years, that being a magazine aimed at the 8-12 year old age group in my local area, to bring them the local news and sport specifically focusing on their age group with a high percentage of comic strip and art. The idea was to encourage reading, writing and creativity in all fields and to make reading a fun activity rather than a chore. I would lean on my past experience with producing ROCKET magazine, and combine it with these new contacts, and my connections with the Scouting movement to bring out an advertising funded magazine which would either be free, or have a very low cover price to raise money for the organisations selling it. Things moved very slowly, even though I had been offered an incredibly generous startup investment. I made investigations into selling local advertising, and discovered that even though I could have produced the first one, subsequent publications would have been virtually impossible. The idea was returned to the back burner, on a very low heat.

At about the same time news of another newly formed comic appeared on Twitter. OFF-LIFE were trying to create a free comic, and were raising money via crowd funding. As my own was looking less likely I decided to make a small donation to help launch that one, and within a short time it was available – but only in Bristol and London. I eventually managed to get hold of a copy of the first one. It took a little effort but was well worth it. Through that comic I made contact with even more brilliant cartoonists. Neil Cameron, Liz Lunney, Silent Paige and Rob Davis who had work featured , and a host of others like Rob Mackay, Phillip Blackman, Laura Ellen Anderson, Harry Rickard, Stu Munro, Steve Becket, Jamie Roberts, Gary Northfield, Jay Townsend and Sean Baldwin. The list goes on, (and all can be found on Twitter). Anyway, enough with the name dropping, if they were marbles I'd be in danger of stepping on some and doing a proper Laurel & Hardy pratfall. Great as it is, OFF-LIFE wasn't quite the comic I had in mind, it is geared up for an adult readership and not aimed at children at all.

During various conversations, the name of another comic kept coming up – The PHOENIX- , I had never heard of it before, and never seen it in the shops, although there was an advert for it on the inside cover of OFF -LIFE. So I clicked across to have a look at their website, it looked really good, but at the time I was really struggling to keep afloat, and still holding out hope that I could launch my own magazine somehow, so couldn't afford to take out a subscription. It looked as though it was quite expensive, and as both my sons already have comic subscriptions running, one for the Beano and the other for NGK, I passed it by. Oh how I wish I had taken the plunge then. I had no idea it was still early days for the comic, and it was still in it's first year. I kick myself for that now, because having started a subscription from January this year, I can see just how good it is, and what I must have missed out on. Still there's no point in holding onto regrets like that, starting with issue 53 for the beginning of a new year is fine, because all the stories are either brand new, or at least starting at a fresh point that doesn't need knowledge of an extensive back story.

Well, that is my discovery of The PHOENIX. Next time, I will write a proper review of the magazine itself. But, do not delay as I did. If you have children aged between 8-13, I would seriously recommend that you treat them, and yourselves to a subscription to this great publication. I can assure you, you will not regret it. Have a look at their website here - http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/ or check out any of the named artists above for their views on it.

(I would like to illustrate this article with photos of comic panels by a couple of the artists mentioned, but will only do so once they, and the publications they appeared in have authorised me to do so.)

Open Letter to UK Prime Minister - David Cameron.

Open Letter to UK Prime Minister - David Cameron.

Dear Mr Cameron

I’m writing with some concern over your proposals to offer financial aid to Liberia. I do not have any objections to financial aid being sent to that country, I would however like to know how the money will be raised. I would like to know what personal sacrifices you, your family and other members of the British government will be making to fund this aid. Will you for example sell off any excess property you may own and not currently reside in so that you can live in more modest accommodation once you are out of office? Will you start living on budget priced food, and only buy enough to actually live on instead of an excess of  luxury goods? Will you send your children to state schools and use the money saved to help Liberians? Will you forgo any family holidays?  If so, then you have my support.  The points may seem ludicrous and pedantic, but it is the kind of cutbacks many people in this country have already had to implement, just to survive through the austerity measures. So if you want to fund this aid personally, that’s fine. If however, you intend to use the money raised by our taxes, then I’m afraid I’m less in favour. The money we are charged in the form of taxes should be used to get our country back on it’s feet, to fund an ailing health service, to ensure our children, whatever their financial backgrounds have access to a good education. It should help to pay off the national dept, and ensure that our infrastructure remains in good working order. It is those services which should be government funded and not have to rely on charitable donations or lottery funding.

I do not want to appear as a racist, or a supporter of the BNP, because I am not. But I am sure that anybody that voices objections in any form to this foreign aid will be branded as such, thereby making themselves the villain.

Whilst I sympathise with the plight of the children of Liberia, I also sympathise with the children of many other African countries who are in similar financial predicaments, but we cannot be expected as a country to finance all of their welfare. Especially when our own country is trying to pay off a massive national dept and we seem to be oblivious to hardship in our own country.

 Would it not make more sense to look toward the Wealthy leaders of the African countries to aid their fellow countrymen. The heads of state in those countries appear to live in opulence, far in excess of their subjects, surely it is their responsibility to represent  their people and do the best for them that they can. We sympathise with the families of children in America who have lost their lives due to their laws on gun ownership, but should not interfere with their constitution. Similarly we should not interfere with the finances of African states if their leadership sees fit to use it in a way, which we as British subjects may not agree with.
You were elected by the majority of people in the UK to represent us, and to look after our interests. We have accepted that the current financial situation is in a poor state, and whether this was created by your own government, or inherited from previous governments is irrelevant. It is the responsibility of you and your government to try to resolve it in the best way possible, for the people you represent, for the people who voted for you to represent them.

If the opportunity ever arises for you to govern Liberia, then by all means do everything in your power to give them justice, a fair life and the ability to look forward to a future of good heathcare for the young and old. A  welfare system which tries to ensure that even the poorest people are offered a safety net to avoid extreme poverty and hardship.  In the meantime, please do that for the country you represent, because we are the ones who elected you, not the Liberians.

When you look at the disparity between the lives of the ruling classes of Africa, such as Robert Mugabi, and the lower end of his population, you notice an incredible, and growing gulf between the rich and the poor.  That gap is far less noticeable in the UK and other European countries at the moment, but it is widening, and unless you want the people of the UK to be appealing for similar assistance from overseas in the future, then that is what our government should be concentrating on.

I do agree with you, that African Countries do appear to have a major problem with regards to corruption and finances being mis-directed internally, so that the people that really need the aid never see it.  I fully support any moves being made by the UN to rectify this situation, but ultimately it is a matter for the African leaders themselves to resolve, because until that time, any money sent is unlikely to make sufficient difference to those that need it most.

Kindest regards.


Jerry Lunn

Progress - Slow, but at least it's progress.

I have been loaned a computer with a page layout programme on, so that I can at last start putting WBK together in a page format, rather than just a collection of scrappy articles. It's still a long way off, but might actually happen some time. 

some of the work I did on news type events will be out of date, so I'll have to replace those nearer to a release date, I won't be working that side of it for a while. I will try to concentrate on content that is not time sensitive such as fiction, cartoon strips, artist interviews and activities. 

More news later.

WBK....It's on it's way!

It's ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY and today............I am totally changing this Blog.

It will now become my place for WBK Magazine. In it you'll get snippets f what I intend to do, and how things are going. WBK will happen - Eventually, I'm sure of it. It's just going to take a lot more fiddling about with bits of paper to make it work.

another fleetign visit?

It's ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY and today............
and today - I am back.

I have done nothing with Illustration Friday for along time. I am still doing some painting, but the images are of my own titles, and take considerably longer than a week to do. That however does not make them any better. Once again I forgot my password to access blogger so have to remind myself it's the old 2 wheeler.

The Shop of Horrors is open for business!

You may have arrived here as a result of seeing an item I am selling on a very well known auction site. If so, it may be listed at a higher price than other similar items I am selling on Ebid! - WHY??? - Because Ebid charge far less for the privleage of selling with them. They do not INSIST on you using their own payment method, They do not hold money to ransom if the buyer does not leave fedback straight away, and it is a far friendlier environment. So I'm afraid if you really want to buy my goods on Ebay, it is likely to cost more. HOWEVER. If you were to ask me for items I am selling on Ebid, I'm sure you would be more than happy with the prices!

TOY PALLOI - The place to find my toys / games and other playthings!

OUT ON THE FLOOR - The place to find the records I am selling

For years I've been selling on the other well known auction site, and slowly but surely, the commision charges seem to be getting higher. So now I have decided it's time to find another place to sell, and that other place is Ebid.

You may have arrived here, via my Ebay sales - and I am now giving you a link to my Ebid store, where you may well find the same items you are looking for cheaper. You see, I'm quite happy to pass on the savings I make to the people I sell to!!!

IF - SOUR......again

Such is my talent as an artist.........

.....That I can work on a piece for a good half hour, maybe more, and achieve a result which is almost, but not quite, as good as the concept sketch I did in less than half a minute!


I've actually started again, and I think the expression on this newer one is slightly improved - I just hope I don't blow it all to bits when I add the colour.


It's a continuation of my work for this weeks ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY.

Oh - almost forgot. Here is the link to the original concept sketch. There may be a further link later on in the week.SOUR - original concept.

Mole Takes A Stroll.

This picture is a combination of our talents. My youngest son daubed some paint onto a piece of card when he was 2, and i added a couple of pen lines - (So really the vast majority of the image is his work.



DON'T ask what 'Mole' is kicking. I'm sure none of us want to know the answer!

although we did this image back in the middle of last year, posting it on my blog was actually inspired by seeing this image by Elegant Snobbery - so thank you for giving me the inpsiration to post it up.

IF - SOUR

It's ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY and today............WOW..... I mean don't some people draw quick?????

The new title arrives, and within seconds, they have drawn, scanned and written a little bit about it. that is impressive. I was trying so hard to get in there first today, and as soon as the title was up. I had pen and highlighters blazing away, verily burning into the paper. I scribbles it out, went to the scanner, scanned it, and here it is:



OK - YES, once again it is a scribble, that took me about 10 seconds to do - (such was my haste to get in there quick!) But, over the course of the next few days I will try to do a better version of it.

You can see the idea I have of using a poor little Toby Jug, more used to nice flavoured drinks, but suffering with the sour lemon juice.

Let's see if i can get this image to work?

I'm waiting!

It's ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY and today............I have decided to make an auto-formatted linking device, which will be in every post in the Little Shop Of Horrors, so that I don't have to keep going back to previous posts to re-link to IF.

the title for today hasn't arrived yet. I have nothing prepared, so I'm hoping that whatever I come up with this week will be fresh and new.

IF - FIERCE

Alright already!!!!! - So I left it a bit late like. what do YOU intend to do about it? there, hows' that for fierce?

I thought I would be able to come up with a great idea with this title, it really does leave the artist open to a billion and one possibilities. The idea I initially had was of a writer, fiercely defending his ideas. That is something I am currently thinking about as a friend is writing a story which is brilliant, but I feel that the actual use of words could be improved. I was very, very wrong to make such a suggestion!
But how do you illustrate that?



This led to another thought along similar lines - THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.

Especially if the pen, or in this instance pencil, is brandishing a hand gun.

This weeks illustration is hardly worthy of the term Illustration, as it is really a concept scribble, which I hastily threw onto the paper while talking on the phone. I won't be able to finish it today, so I guess it's as good as it will get for this weeks effort.

Illustration Friday - "Punchline"

Today is Friday, and that means ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY.
And the topic is - PUNCHLINE



So here we are again at Illustration Friday! - Todays title is "PUNCHLINE".

First thing that came to mind was the punchline of a joke, so here it is.....And I think you'll agree it's fairly topical, what with the price of petrol gong through the roof at the moment. Don't ask what the rest of the joke is. I didn't make that up - (After all the brief was NOT to make up a joke, it was to come up with a punchline. Ta da!!!!!) You want a joke to go with it? - Feel free to make one up, I'd be happy to see any suggestions.

Illustration Friday

Once again, it is Illustration Friday, and today's title is FORGOTTEN......Which is quite appropriate really for a couple of reasons.

1 - I had forgotten all about Illustration Friday, and have not done any for ages and ages.....over a year in fact as you can see from my previous blog!

2 - I had forgotten that it is quite acceptable to just pull any old piece of work from the past, even though the idea is to create a completley new piece based on the title.... But it's OK as long as you can somehow make the illustration fit the title regardless of how tenuous the link is.

3 - I had forgotten all about this illustration, which was the very first one I did for Illustration Friday. I have also forgotten where I have put it!

Here is what I originally wrote about it.

Today is Friday, and that means my very first ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY.
And the topic is FAT!
Thanks a lot....No, I really mean it!!!! Thanks a *&$% LOT.

So I did this....And it was rubbish, so I photographed it next to a tomato and gave it a title, and the tomato made it marginally less rubbish, at least it's got a tomato in it now!

No Title

Big Wolseley - 3/6
Little Wolseley - 6/6

IF - Signs

Well, here we are again. I've not been painting stuff for a while, I've been making model houses for my little boy to play soldiers with, and reading, and.... all sorts of other stuff like that. Missed a couple of good titles too - Shame on ME!!!!



Anyway, SIGNS I figured I would have a go at doing my interpretation of a tacky theme park sign - loosley based on a Tiki type thing.

That's it! Nothing more to add.......

OH - Except for THIS!!!!! - Loctite Superglue make a special superglue called All Plastic, which, as the name suggests is fantastic for glueing plastic together - (ideal when you have two small children, who have a lot of toys with plastic parts, and get upset if they break...... (I'm sure you get my meaning!))

Anyway, it bonds plastic in seconds, and the bond is better than any other superglue I have used on plastic - even that soft plastic which toy soldiers are made from. Once fixed, it's like they were never broken.

So - With this in mind, you would have thought that perhaps they would fit a metal or glass cap / stopper???? Or is it me being stupid to make the assumption that maybe a 2 part plastic cap might in some way get totally and utterly f----ing jammed, if there is a slight spillage?????

when I want to use this glue NOW, I have to be very careful I don;t get it on my fingers (perhaps they are also made of plastic, judging by the way the bond instantly!). But to use it, I have to stick a pin into the tube somewhere, and apply from there, then hope that not too much is wasted as it dries. Before long, the tube will look like a heroin addicts arm! Oh well, such is life!

IF Friday - SNAP

I had, what I think is a great idea for this weeks IF challenge. the only problem is, my artistic skills are really nowehere near good enough to do the idea justice.

You see, I saw this picture in my minds eye, and it looked fantastic, a really well drawn cartoon image, full of character and detail. The picture is a serious group of poker players, suddenly disrupted as one of the players slams down a card and shouts SNAP!



It's basically a felt tip pen sketch.

Last night I watched Life On Mars, and afterwards, even though I was feeling pretty tired, I scribbled this idea out - YES....YES IT IS ROUGH!!!!!!, but like I said I was tired, and wanted to go to bed, I just threw it together to keep the idea. I won't have time to do it properly, so it's probably the best you'll get from me this time round.

IF - I Spy.....

I spy, with my little eye?????? Wha? - Huh? where?




This scientific experiment should have produced Something in the test tube, so when our poor professor spies absolotuley nothing, he is somewhat taken aback. had the experiment gone wrong?...OR, had something more sinister happened, maybe a case of commercial espionage.

What is even more I spyish about this, is that the actual painting is unlikely to be seen again. I painted on the back of another painting, which may end up in a frame.

IF - Wired

Nope.... Not too happy with my feeble attmept this week.



Wired... this is the words that came to mind when I think of it. Hopped up, angry, trapped, junkie....Literally wired.

It's a quick pen sketch. Couldn't be bothered to do much more with it, selective inversion in Photoshop.