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Saturday, 6 December 2025

Raven's Eye View

 Oh dear, I've gone all dark and stuff! When the French knights, mired in mud, were fallen from their horses the English bowmen rushed forwards with daggers and mallets to find weak spots in their armour. The battle's aftermath would have provided a feast for ravens and other scavengers. There will be at least one more related picture.





Materials: gel and marker pens, coloured pencils, water colours and Games Workshop acrylic paints.


For those interested in this 15th century battle:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt

Friday, 5 December 2025

Devil Tree

 

I painted this yesterday when I was camping. This is drawn from a real tree with just some minor embellishments. My original colors were digitally changed to sepia.

Friday, 28 November 2025

Holly With Portrait Group

This is yet another of my quick sketches of the Portrait group sketching.


 

Another Page From My Travel Journal Zine - My Grandfather I Never Met

 I used watercolour on this one. I'm quite pleased with the result. My Zine festival zine is quite a mix with m passing through the tiny 'town' of Powelltown being part of my trip. It was a homage to my father's family. My paternal grandfather was a tough cookie. Once he was chopping firewood and cut his leg with the axe. He just kept cutting wood and when he entered the house his wife removed his gumboot, which was full of blood.



Thursday, 27 November 2025

My newest Zine - The Journey, Zine Daze, Healesville

 My latest zine is a bit of a departure as it is a kind of stream of consciousness about a trip I toll to a zine day.

 Here are the first three pages. Yes, it is a true story although the 'Muse' did not wear an ancient Greek helmet...




I am selling the zine so if you want to know what else happened you will have to buy one from me!

Sunday, 9 November 2025

Portrait Group, Holly

 Today, at the portrait group I did this cartoon picture of our model, Holly.