A weekend of rugby on the telly, and am constantly amazed that they get to the end of a game in one piece. I used to play many years ago, generally very badly, a standard in all sports that I tried to maintian at all times, though I was really not that bad at table tennis. I thought I ought to carry on playing rugby even when I left school and turned out for a team in suburban North London, where they were desparate for players, so I was a shoe-in! I even carried on playing after breaking my jaw … Continue reading I’m glad I’m only watching.

I’ve not been doing a lot of drawing just recently. Events have rather got in the way, moving house being one of them. I’m gradually settling in to my new studio and hope to be back with pen in hand very soon. Like in this heady self portrait, I have views of trees. Thanks for dropping by. Continue reading Settling in…

and we are still adrift…. Continue reading This is where we started….

I’m a cartoonist, not a Chuckle Muscle Activator or a Pencil Pilot. This job description thing is getting a little out of hand. I used to work, later in my career, in a so called proper job where it was deemed that I was a Customer Account Manager, that was bollocks too, I was a salesman and proud of it. It seems like everyone theses days is looking for a job description that is never negative ( as salesperson might be, I blame Death of a Salesman by Miserable Arthur Miller. Married to Marilyn Monroe, what had he got to … Continue reading Member Success Manager? What bollocks is this?

I’ve been working on a little booklet for the Stroud Wassail. This was taken when I visitied it last year. It’s quite a day and I’ll be putting more information out there as we get a little closer to it. It’s a great way to cheer up a dull January day, I assume he’s smiling under there! Continue reading Coming soon…well in January.

There I was trawling through some of my photos looking for suitable candidates for a landscape drawing and I chanced across this one. It’s on the Island of  Spetses in Greece where my good friend Rosalind Forster lives for most of the year. One can see from this, as an artists, why she chooses to live there. The light is brilliant in every way. I won’t be able  to get that into my drawing, so in this case, for the moment, I give up.   Continue reading OK, I give up.

No words for this, taken a few weeks ago on the plot. Continue reading Hello Flower!

I’m at an age when a birthday cake creates a major fire hazard. I suppose one of those Asda caterpillar birthday logs might be safer than a speciality Dundee with brandy, but perhaps neither is worth the risk. So it’s no candles for me day. On top of this I haven’t drawn anything for well over a week, which is a bit bothersome, so am delving into the archives for suitable images for this week. Delving, lovely word. Reason for no drawings is that everything has been in cardboard boxes whilst we move just a mile or more up the … Continue reading It’s my fire hazard day…

…with colour. You may soon be able to buy prints of these from here. They will be under my other name Edward Davies hope you like them, I’ve certainly enjoyed doing them. This colour is added digitally for the interested. That sounds like a book title for nerds does it not? ” Digitally for the interested” an unlikely spy thriller about code breakers. Back soon with more. These babies were begat from this photo: and this old fashioned pen and ink drawing. #westwardho #summer #prints #drawing #penandink #silkscreen #yourenottryingtocallthisart #devon Continue reading Westward Ho! Revisited…

I’m a busy beee with a forthcoming house move, so hardly time to have a haircut. I’m reminded of the story of a gentleman asking how he would like his hair done, and the reply being ” In complete silence, please” Meanwhile back at the boxes… Continue reading Haircut Sir?

This is one of the photographs I’m using for creating a new series of prints. Believe it or not this is within about 20 minutes of the centre of Sheffield. For those of you who might be interested in the process. I whittle down a group of photos from my back catalogue and then the fun bit is doing the line drawing. The idea is to try and capture the essence of the place and then to add the colour later. Line drawing is done in indian ink and a dip pen on to a coated board. I’ve done these … Continue reading Yorkshire lane, int mud.