ART CARDS 01

(Fineliner on 80mm x 50mm coloured card)

(Fineliner on 80mm x 50mm coloured card)

A couple of small, credit card sized, artworks done with a fineliner on coloured card. Quick drawings which can show that the stock colour of the medium can have an effect on what is drawn on them. The top one is called "Windy Woman" and the bottom one is entitled "Matchstick Men."

ARCHIE FELTCH - British Heroes

 

(2B pencil on 180mm x 136mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

You always get someone like Archie Feltch around. You just can't fathom how it's possible. Well, now you've got "Black Hole Theory" to explain it!

ROBBIE "Wee Jobbie" McFUD - British Heroes

 

(2B pencil on 136mm x 125mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

What makes a "survivor" these days? It used to be something horrific, but now if you shit your pants you can call yourself one!

BRYAN BUMMINGTON - British Heroes

 

(2B pencil on 140mm x 130mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

We must all accept "God's Will"

SONJA NADSAX - British Heroes

 

(2B pencil on 158mm x 137mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

Revolutions do start with the simplest of things, and the unlikeliest of people.

SHARDONAY JIZZBY - British Heroes

 

(2B pencil on 147mm x 133mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

Flashes of genius can come from the most unlikely people at the strangest of times. The beauty of it is that it thoroughly annoys those who work far too hard to try and achieve the same thing.

EUGINE COCKSHAFT - British Heroes

(2B pencil on 141mm x 118mm paper)

 "They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

And, without even looking, you can bet there's a conspiracy theory similar to it!

BARRY ANALBY - British Heroes

(2B pencil on 140mm x 135mm paper)

"They're not flag-waving wannabes, or finger-pointing-blamemongers. They're true British Heroes! They were born with spines of steel, have spunk by the bucketload, and their upper-lips aren't just stiff, they're rock-solid! They're the type who'll kick those mad-dogs aside and proudly march, bare-arsed, into the midday sun!"

The images themselves are quite ordinary. It's the text alongside that changes the nature of them. And real heroes are like that. They really are just ordinary-looking people.

THE COCK & BALLS

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

I did it as a crude pub sign with the words “free house” on it because anyone can draw a simple cock and balls, whether they're young or old. It's a basic form of disapproval, of protest and defiance. They don't take long to do and the message they have is universally understood. And there's always something which deserves to have one.

Like Inktober for example.

SACRED COW

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

A simple drawing to show that sacred cows, no matter what is viewed as one, should never be immune from any form of criticism. They are nothing but burger meat.

Inktober, itself, has become something of a sacred cow, and so fair game.

ZOMBIES & CHIPS

 

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

Zombies have become somewhat iconic. We don't have to worry about any real life zombie apocalypse because they're already swarming all over TV, movies, and videogames. It tends to be the “go to” idea when you've run out of all others.

In other words, they're just “chips” and like chips, they can be served with practically anything these days. There are some good examples of their use, but mostly they're a lazy add-on. People do like chips, but not all the time. Take, for example the drawing I've done. If zombies are representing chips in that image, it would be “chips and chips” That's when it starts to get a bit ridiculous.

FINNIGEN KAX

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

Characters like this are easy to think up and even easier to draw. They can sometimes cause a creative block if ignored, so it's always best to draw them, give them a silly name, and then have done with them.

CBA - FIVE

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

The fifth, and final, image of these “can't be arsed” quick-pics, and the bored artist will always find something more useful to do, but they usually come back.

CBA - FOUR

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

 The fourth of the “can't be arsed” images, and an artist can be quite stroppy when they get in the mood to do fuck all. They're not being unreasonable. They just can't be arsed!

CBA - THREE

 

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

The third one of these, which echo the sudden “can't be arsed” feeling many artists get. Such feelings don't last long, but they're good to have, especially against those who ask too much of you and pay far too little.

Or nothing at all when it comes to pointless challenges like Inktober.

CBA - TWO

 

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

Again, another image that's only about 4cm high and didn't take that long to do. I think I missed a trick in not doing most of Inktober with these, because it would have only taken me a couple of hours to do them all (if that), but that really would have been taking the piss a bit too far.

CBA - ONE

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

The image looks small because it is small (about 4cm high).

There comes a point with every artist where they say to themselves: “I really CAN'T BE ARSED doing this!” and they quickly knock out any old crap. This is what I've referenced here (and there are four more of these to come).

I was going to do nothing but these images after the “Commander Kro” picture (Day 3) but thought that would have been a bit much, so did the “Moving House” drawing for Day 4 instead. I later decided to condense these CBA images into five and put them up now.

SODOMY, DRUG USE, AND LANGUAGE WHICH MAY OFFEND

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

I know these lego minifigures are quite basic, but it does show how disturbingly ingrained as icons they are when I can easily draw one from memory, and I don't even like lego! But the trigger-warning title I gave it seems to fit it better for some reason.

MAY CONTAIN NUTS

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

Another image with a trigger-warning title given to it, and there are few things more basic than a brick.

SEX, VIOLENCE, AND SCENES OF A DISTRESSING NATURE

 

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper)

One of those artworks which makes you think twice about what you're looking at. If this was a photograph or a sculpture, I'd probably use a readymade but, in this case, I kept to the rules I have for Skav Art and drew something from memory. A simple, iconic image, which most are familiar with.