The Romanovs

 I have been intrigued by some old photos of the Tsar and family prior to and during WW1 and the Russian Civil War and Revolution. I have been rendering some of these into gel pen and coloured pencil.

Shopping With females

 

Sandringham Beach, Late Afternoon

 

                                   I drew this, on the beach, with gel pen and coloured pencils

Mystery Songs and 70s Singer

 Okay, this is something new for me. You have to come up with the answers from the clues in the picture.

Three songs are referred to, all by the same 70s singer. One of the clues is from a common mishearing of a lyric!

A tribute to Uncle Des Darvell.

I was at my cousin, Kerrie's place, yesterday morning, when I noticed a framed paint flecked photo of her dad, my uncle. I decided to draw a copy in my sketchbook. I used gel pen and colored pencils.

  Here are the scans, one in  black and white and one in color.  I have been doing quite a few colored pencil illustrations in my current sketchbook and will upload more over the next few days.

   Des would have loved this but unfortunately he is no longer here to see it. (As an adult he told me to call him just Des, rather than Uncle Des). I am thinking of doing a series on my uncles and aunties because they were so good to me and very interesting.

Tommy, The Tomato Plant Must Stay Inside.

 

I drew this after buying a tomato plant when it was still too cold to put in the ground. (I must report that Tommy is doing fine and is now in the ground, breathing the fresh air and soaking up the sunshine).

  Oh, yeah, that is me and my cat, Chloe wondering why I am talking to a plant instead of to cats, like normal people do. Her face is not white but it was easier to leave it white to get her facial expression.

Mick and Hoppa Discover a Goldilocks Planet

                                           This is a page from my comic zine, Space Crusade.'