KEV GREY

European Skate Shop of the Year!

2012-01-28T10:50:00.001Z

Congratulations to my good friends at Lost Art for winning European Skate Shop of the Year at the Bright Awards earlier this month in Berlin. Well deserved.

New Prints

2012-01-15T16:51:00.006Z

Pin-up and The Bird Is The Word prints are for sale from my Online Shop now!

Heads Have Rolled

2012-01-09T20:34:00.016Z

I wanted to start 2012 with something special so here's my limited edition handmade fanzine, Heads Have Rolled!

They were made by first hand-cutting the black card, folding it and binding each book with thread. I then had all the artwork professionally printed on a thick brown card which was also hand-cut before mounting it on each page. All 50 copies have been signed and numbered...

On sale now from my Online Shop.

New Year/New Workspace

2012-01-01T14:06:00.012Z

I've set up a new studio space where I can work from home. Have a nosy and check out some of the stuff I have there...

Edgar the Crow...

Tools of the trade...

My Vincent Price publicity photo. I love this picture...

An old photograph I bought taken at a Miss Merseyside competition. Check out Miss Liverpool...

Poe the Magpie...

One of my favourite photo's I own of an old Gentleman's Club at Crosby Civic which is only 10 minutes from where I live in Liverpool...

More pictures...

British is Best money box...

Stuff...

I can't wait to work at this space all through 2012...

Happy new year!

Alright, Lah!

2011-12-22T16:46:00.007Z

My new All Seeing Eye (Alright, Lah!) skateboard is now in stock at Lost Art in Liverpool.

Merry Chrimbo!

An Eye For An Eye - Free Print!

2011-12-11T12:26:00.000Z

The next 30 people to order a print from my Online Store will also be sent my new An Eye For An Eye print FREE!

Creative Review

2011-12-05T08:24:00.001Z

The new issue of Creative Review has an 8 page article about independent artists from Liverpool that includes some of my artwork and words.

Check my Home Sweet Home banner on the front cover too...

Fancy a Brew?

2011-12-03T16:25:00.003Z

New mugs from Anna Fur Laxis featuring my artwork are on sale now from her website annafurlaxis.com

Zodiac

2011-11-18T07:46:00.002Z

Flyer I designed for a party in Barcelona...

New Prints

2011-11-07T12:48:00.004Z

I have a limited run of this Flash Sheet one-colour print available from my Online Store for only £8 each...

Charles Bukowski prints are now available from my store too...

Have You Heard?

2011-11-06T14:17:00.001Z

Casper Cash Grey

2011-10-28T17:10:00.004+01:00

Please welcome to the world and let me introduce my son Casper Cash Grey, born on 25/10/2011...

So happy!

Bukowski Poster

2011-10-18T16:06:00.002+01:00

My new Charles Bukowski poster has been sent the printers and can be pre-ordered now from my Online Store - they will be posted to you at the start of November!

Each print will be signed and numbered. Limited edition of 100.

"To me, creation is just a reaction to existence. It's almost, in a sense, a second look at life."

-Charles Bukowski

The Wonder Years

2011-10-11T13:18:00.019+01:00

In no particular order here are a just a few of my favourite bits & pieces I did between 1997 - 2007...

Edgar Allan Poe Anniversary

2011-10-06T16:05:00.009+01:00

My Edgar Allan Poe poster sold out from my online store a while ago but I have been saving the last 10 of them to sell on the anniversary of his death which is tomorrow - 7th of October.

Email me at info@kevgrey.com if you want one and I will send you a paypal invoice.

They cost £10 each within the U.K. and £12 outside the U.K. (price includes P&P) and they measure 41x29.7cm.

Attention Tea Lovers!

2011-09-29T17:11:00.003+01:00

If like me you enjoy a good cup of tea and appreciate one-off collectables then you might be interested in a custom-printed, personalised mug!

For each mug purchased I will personally hand draw your chosen name on to the drawing and the final design will then be professionally printed on to a ceramic mug...

Visit my Online Shop for more details and info on how place your custom order.

Stick the kettle on!

Baltimore Book Festival

2011-09-29T14:40:00.005+01:00

My book Beyond the Pale was included in the Visual Voices indie publishing exhibit at this years Baltimore Book Festival in the USA.

They also used my Edgar Allan Poe drawing outside the exhibit which I thought was double good considering Poe spent part of his living living in Baltimore...

Thanks Jim for the invite.

Dipsomaniac Funnies

2011-09-23T13:49:00.002+01:00

After a months work I have finally finished my new animation Dipsomaniac Funnies!

I strongly recommend clicking on the Youtube link and selecting to watch this video full screen in HD. And more importantly turn your volume up LOUD!!

New Bird

2011-09-20T17:45:00.004+01:00

This drawing is for everybody involved in building New Bird skateboard park in Liverpool. If you haven't heard the story a bunch of local skateboarders decided to take matters into their own hands and built their own park on a waste ground. Amazing.

There are loads of good photographs of the process HERE

Hand Painted Skateboard For Sale

2011-09-18T19:51:00.008+01:00

This hand-painted, original one-off skateboard I recently made is for sale on Ebay.

Click HERE for a link to the ebay listing. Bidding ends on the 28th of September.

You can click on any of these images below to see a bigger version...

R.I.P. Old Studio

2011-09-14T07:24:00.004+01:00

Earlier this week I left the studio space I have worked from for the past 14 months..

Looking forward to getting my new space set up so I can finish Dipsomaniac Funnies, my new animation!

Anchored

2011-09-05T10:46:00.000+01:00

My buddy Stephane in France tattooed the anchor from my Anchored in Love poster on his own leg. What a beast.

Check out his website: www.gaser142.com

Free as a Bird

2011-09-04T09:59:00.001+01:00

After 10+ years of drawing my birds with their signature X for an eye I thought it was about time I drew some new versions...

Electric Cranium

2011-08-25T15:19:00.002+01:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, here is my first ever animation...

Customised Pro-Tec Helmet

2011-08-24T13:31:00.015+01:00

I was asked to customise this Pro-Tec skateboard helmet to be given to Jasper Jones at the recent Vans Showdown event in London. It was a surprise gift from his workmates at Vans as Jasper had suffered some serious head injuries recently and landed himself in hospital. Hope you've made a full recovery mate!

Due to the glossy surface I couldn't sketch on the helmet first so I just drew straight on it with permanent marker leaving no room for any mistakes. I think it turned out nice considering...

Thanks to Charlie and JP at Vans for asking me to do this and also for sorting me out with all this clobber...

Our baby got hooked up with new shoes too!

Jolly Boys

2011-08-12T15:44:00.009+01:00

New T-shirts are now on sale from my online shop

Available in sizes Medium, Large and X Large. Only £12 each!

If you've never heard the phrase Jolly Boys before here's the definition from Urban Dictionary:

"Group of young English lads intent on having a good time, leaving the norm behind them. Usually "on a jolly" to a seaside town such as Brighton or Margate, London also a popular destination. (Stems from the episode of Only Fools & Horses 'Jolly Boys Outing'"

I 'Like' This.

2011-08-05T10:09:00.009+01:00

You can now follow my artwork on Facebook. Click here to view the page!

Black Death

2011-07-04T15:36:00.005+01:00

Ok so maybe at one time the Bubonic Plague was responsible for the deaths of up to an estimated 60% of England's population but in its defense, the Plague Doctors outfit did look amazing!

Recent drawing I made of a Plague Doctors mask...

Not Ice

2011-07-04T14:27:00.007+01:00

Here's one of two drawings I recently made with Jiroe...

I started painting graffiti with Jiroe in Merseyside back when I was 16 so it's always good fun to get to do a little something with him.

If you're unfamiliar with his graffiti here's one of his paintings...

Hot damn!!

Queen Victoria

2011-07-01T19:17:00.009+01:00

You may have noticed an occasional theme in my drawings where I pay tribute to some of my favourite parts of British history - Lady Britannia and Anne Boleyn for example - so today I thought it was about time I sat down and drew Queen Victoria...

You can expect to see a lot more of my drawings based on what I love about Britain's history and its culture so stay tuned.

Here's a music video to help get the weekend started... Enjoy!

Tick Tock

2011-07-01T18:32:00.001+01:00

If you see me walking down the street make sure to ask what time it is so I can pop out my new pocket watch!

Big Cheese

2011-06-16T12:31:00.006+01:00

This months issue of Big Cheese magazine includes a full page feature on my artwork. Click on the image below to see a bigger version if you want to read the text..

Edgar Allan Poe & Morrissey

2011-06-04T10:55:00.003+01:00

Two new limited edition posters have just been added to the shop at my website www.kevgrey.com

Edgar Allan Poe

Morrissey - International Playboy

Cheers!

2011-06-04T10:36:00.009+01:00

Big thanks to everybody who has bought a copy of my new book so far. If you haven't already seen a copy it features over 80 illustrations from the past two years complete with an introduction from Nude Magazines very own Suzy Prince. Some of the illustrations were exclusively made for the book too so you wont have seen them before. Available to buy from the shop at www.kevgrey.com

Also if you haven't already noticed it I added a new Press and Past Work section to my sidebar a couple of months ago. Check it out to see a small selection of some of my favourite work you may not have already seen..

Drink?

2011-05-22T11:33:00.003+01:00

My new limited edition 'Time Gentlemen, Please/Last Orders' poster is on sale at my online store. It's aimed at anyone who enjoys a spot of traditional British pub drinking.

CHEERS!

If You Like It Then You Should Have Put A Ring On It

2011-05-22T11:23:00.006+01:00

I made this drawing a few days ago to proudly mark my proposing to my girlfriend...

She said yes!

Boom!!

Short Film

2011-05-15T14:40:00.002+01:00

I had a lot of fun filming this...

The sound effect at the end of the film is mine and my girlfriend Hayley's unborn baby's heartbeat we recorded at a recent ultrasound scan, nothing is more inspiring than hearing that for the first time let me tell you.

Vinyl Stickers

2011-05-03T09:40:00.002+01:00

I just received a batch of custom vinyl stickers, I'll be sending them out free with any purchase of a book or poster from my online store!

R.I.P. Poly Styrene!

2011-04-26T09:46:00.004+01:00

Walk the Plank posters for sale!

2011-04-25T10:46:00.003+01:00

I was rearranging my studio a few weeks ago and found a roll of seven Walk the Plank four colour screen printed posters I designed for their last ever gig back in 2007. I thought I had sold the last of these posters a couple of years ago so was pretty pleased to find them and they have been stored in a cardboard tube since I was given them so their condition is still brand new.

I'm selling them for £20 each plus £5 P&P within the U.K. (I'll post them using Special Recorded next day delivery). If you're wanting to buy from outside the U.K. email me for P&P charges to your country.

If you want to buy one email me at info@kevgrey.com and I'll email you a paypal invoice.

Click the photo to see a bigger version!

Mersey Paradise

2011-04-16T21:37:00.001+01:00

New drawing for my fellow Liverpudlians...

Book Stockists

2011-04-08T10:00:00.009+01:00

Here's a list of the selected bookshops who have stocked my new book so far:
Librairie L'index in France.
Magma Books in Manchester.
Concrete Hermit in London.
Here Gallery in Bristol.
Lost Art in Liverpool.
Ok Comics in Leeds.
Artoyz in France.
Metropolis Books in Melbourne, Australia.

Online you can also buy it from Amazon however the best place to buy it over the internet is direct from my website as you'll also be sent free stickers plus signed copies are available.

Thought I'd share a new drawing with you too as I'm making a post...

New Book!!!

2011-03-22T09:08:00.018Z

My new 64 page book Beyond the Pale is out now!

I have been working on this for the past two years so I can't tell you how excited I am to finally see it published. You can click here to buy it direct from my website.

The book also includes an introduction by Suzy Prince from Nude Magazine.

If you are a shop wanting to stock it you can email beyondthepale@kevgrey.com with any wholesale queries.

All books bought online will be shipped in a protective cardboard box.

Hell Yeah!

Opening Night Photo's!

2011-03-08T08:45:00.041Z

A massive thank you to everybody who came to the opening night of my Midnight Special exhibition, especially to Sketch Stance Russ for organising the show and to Serious Sam Barrett for playing and making it an amazing night. I couldn't of been happier with it. Cheers!

Big thanks to all round skateboarding photography legend Ashley Wilson and Mark Lea for taking these photographs!

Chips for the Poor

2011-03-02T23:08:00.005Z

Poster design for Chips for the Poor's new radio show on www.resonancefm.com

New Tattoo

2011-03-02T13:06:00.006Z

It's been a while since I was tattooed so a couple of weeks ago I got this boss little tattoo of a fly from Cassandra in Leeds...

Click HERE for a link to see more of her work.

Bzzz.

Don't - Stop - Thinking About Tomorrow!

2011-03-02T11:45:00.023Z

After three years my time with The Wet Spot has finally ended. I’ve really loved working on the show, seeing all the performers, meeting loads of good people who came to watch and also everyone who worked at the venue. Thanks to everybody.

So that’s it. After three years, a shit load of work and twenty successful shows it has been a pretty amazing achievement creating such a popular event and something I'll always be proud of. Thanks again to everybody involved.

The show will be continuing but without my involvement, so don’t say I didn’t warn you when you miss my usual beast of a DJ set, hand-painted banners and artwork next time you go!

In no particular order here are my all time favourite artists we featured:

Anna Fur Laxis

Cat Aclysmic

Des O'Connor

Bijou Noir

Trixie Malicious

The Bees Knees

Betty Brawn

Missy Malone

Frank Sanazi

Cherry Shakewell

Missy Macabre

It’s time to move forward. I’ll let Fleetwood Mac have the final word…

Ta'ra!

Catman

2011-03-02T11:00:00.000Z

If you didn't already know, Peter Criss is by far the best member of Kiss!

Here is my homage to the great man...

Happy Valentines Day

2011-02-14T11:53:00.003Z

R.I.P. Tura Satana

2011-02-06T09:16:00.001Z

What a woman!

Midnight Special/Serious Sam Barrett

2011-01-24T17:32:00.014Z

What better way to start the new year than by having an exhibition of my drawings in Liverpool with live music from the unbelievably talented Serious Sam Barrett on the opening night.

Click the flyer above for all the info, and check out Sam below...

Opening night 12th of February, 19:30pm start, everybody welcome!

I can't wait, hope you can make it down.

You Beauties!

2011-01-04T15:05:00.008Z

A couple of new tattoos of my bird...

Keep them coming!

Beyond the Pale

2010-12-17T12:13:00.005Z

I have been working on my second book Beyond the Pale: the artwork of Kev Grey for the past 24 months and it is finally (nearly) finished. I can't tell you how pleased I am with how it looks and can not wait for it to be printed. Keep checking back in 2011 for news of its release!

In other news, I thought this photo of Alan's neck tattoo of my swallows would make a good final post for 2010...

Edgar Allan Poe

2010-11-25T21:52:00.000Z

"I again plunged into excess, and soon drowned in wine all memory of the deed."

Hell yeah, Poe!

Badges

2010-11-18T09:51:00.005Z

Free badges and a set of stickers (see post below) will be sent out with any order from my website.

You can't grumble with that!

My Name Is Kev

2010-11-16T09:07:00.000Z

Issue 9 of My Name Is? magazine has a 22 page feature on my artwork.

I'm really pleased with the article and layout of this feature so big thanks to everybody involved.

Available to buy here

Oh Yeah

2010-11-16T08:55:00.004Z

I forgot to say, my new website went online a couple of weeks ago!

www.kevgrey.com

Frankophilia!

2010-10-30T14:07:00.008+01:00

I just framed my original Frank & Crossbones drawing to be included in Frankophilia - a group show of artwork dedicated to the late, great Frank Sidebottom!

Frankophilia
17th November - 18th December
Chapman Gallery
Salford
Manchester
M5 4NT

Gallery is open Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5pm.

Morrissey Manifestation

2010-10-27T21:02:00.007+01:00

In November of last year I gave this portrait of Morrissey away as a gift and then a couple of weeks ago - almost a year to the day I drew it - I was having a few beers with the person I gave it to and she noticed there was a strong resemblance between the foam around the edge of my pint glass and my drawing. Spooky!

Noise Festival

2010-10-23T11:03:00.001+01:00

I was asked to hand draw a set of postcards for an exhibition at Noise in Manchester. They're on display now and will be up for grabs at a one day auction on the 20th November.

Click here for more details.

I drew a human heart, a human skull, a human brain and... a human fly!

Bzzzzzz

Final Show of 2010

2010-10-23T10:29:00.006+01:00

Don't miss The Wet Spot's final show of 2010 on the 20th of November where I'll be playing an extra long set of old time rock n roll!

This months flyer is a tip of the hat to one of the performers Betty Brawn, the strongest woman alive!

Check out this guy who queued up for hours just to get the best seat in the house at last months show..

Get your tickets here

New Posters

2010-09-24T21:59:00.006+01:00

I have two new posters for sale on my website! They measure 42 x 29.7cm, are printed on heavyweight 300gsm brown paper and have all been signed and numbered.

Anchored in Love

Through Early Morning Fog I See

Click here to go straight to my shop.

You also get a free set of 4 stickers with all orders!

Sweetheart

2010-09-24T21:52:00.004+01:00

Tough cookie Daisy Cutter showing off her new hand tattoo of my Sweetheart drawing.

Werd.

Art with a Pulse 2

2010-09-16T21:44:00.002+01:00

My book and posters will be on sale at this travelling exhibition. From what I've heard it's well worth a look.

Click image for bigger version.

Hula Girl

2010-09-16T21:27:00.003+01:00

The Wet Spot is this Saturday!

Rockin Bones!

Serious Sam

2010-09-16T21:26:00.005+01:00

I finally got to see Serious Sam Barrett playing a gig at my mates wedding recently. Check him out if you haven't already..

Axetastic!

2010-09-16T21:25:00.002+01:00

Public Service Announcement

2010-09-16T20:10:00.003+01:00

Stairs & beer don't mix.

Never Forgive Action

2010-09-16T20:00:00.005+01:00

My Name Is Mud

2010-08-09T08:36:00.003+01:00

Nice use of my drawing in this video..

Summer Show

2010-08-09T08:30:00.002+01:00

See you there!

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

2010-07-18T14:14:00.005+01:00

17th of July

2010-07-08T17:39:00.007+01:00

Once again The Wet Spot is nearly here and as usual I will be there playing vinyl and then propping up the bar until 2am.

I'll have a pint of Poretti, a bottle of Blue Moon or a JD & Coke if anybody's offering??

R.I.P.

2010-06-23T10:46:00.008+01:00

The northern legend Frank Sidebottom has tragically died. I drew this tribute for him this morning...

Bobbins.

School's Out

2010-06-16T15:26:00.009+01:00

School's Out is a new group show I'll be a part of at Artoyz in Paris, France starting on the 24th of June. All artists involved were asked to do their thing on a sheet of A4 school paper.

If you can't make it to the exhibition here's my drawing...

Pass The Torch

2010-06-16T15:14:00.008+01:00

This one came out nice.

Welsh Dragon

2010-06-16T15:06:00.007+01:00

New T-shirt graphic to represent all you Welshies...

Iechyd da!

The Bradford Classic

2010-06-06T14:14:00.008+01:00

T-shirt I designed for The Bradford Classic car show taking place on the 17th of July in Bradford city centre.

It's going to be a huge event with tons of old cars, here are a few of my favourites from last years show. . .

Bon Voyage!

2010-06-06T12:34:00.005+01:00

After 18+ hours done over a period of two years (I also had to find a new artist halfway through the tattoo as I wasn't satisfied with the quality of the original tattooists work) my back piece is almost finished!
Still needs some more work on it to finish it off, but you get the idea. .

The Hot Spot

2010-05-16T14:11:00.005+01:00

This is definitely one of my favourite flyers I've done so far for The Wet Spot..

Deckades: Online Auction

2010-04-18T19:01:00.004+01:00

My hand-painted skateboard from the Deckades show is now up for grabs in an online auction which ends on the 26th of April. It's for a good cause too with all the money going to Unicef so don't be stingy!

There are also some good images of the old 1980's skateboards from the show over on Jo Waterhouse's blog.

Ink vs Steel

2010-04-18T18:48:00.003+01:00

Scott Mustapic from Ink vs Steel tattooing in front of his new 6x6ft banner.

Short Film

2010-04-02T10:30:00.015+01:00

Deckades: Hand-Painted Skateboard

2010-04-02T10:00:00.018+01:00

Here are a few photo's of the original 1980's skateboard I painted for the Deckades exhibition...

One of the things I used to love about skateboards from the 80's were the smaller graphics on top of the board which you would have on show by cutting a gap in your grip tape.
With this idea in mind I painted the flames on the bottom of the skateboard so they wrap around onto the sides and then onto the top of the board, so the entire skateboard makes up a complete graphic...

This is the top of the board...

And this is the main graphic on the bottom of the board...

Big thanks to howies and Shiner for asking me to be part of the show!

Banjo Pickin'

2010-03-30T22:52:00.003+01:00

Bath of Broken Glass

2010-03-30T22:51:00.016+01:00

Nice photograph taken by InaGlo of Missy Macabre performing her Bath of Broken Glass act in front of one of my new hand-painted banners.

Did That Hurt?

2010-03-30T22:32:00.005+01:00

Tattoos by Alex Binnie...

Tattoo by Scott Mustapic...

Tattoo Artist Unknown...

Oh La, Alright, Lah!

2010-03-30T22:21:00.006+01:00

The world famous Bernie Dexter modeling the T-shirt I designed for the world famous Anna Fur Laxis.

Deckades Exhibition

2010-03-19T15:52:00.025Z

I'm pretty excited to be one of the artists asked to hand-paint an original 1980's skateboard for the Deckades exhibition opening at howies Bristol store next month.
Alongside the hand-painted boards the show will feature original skateboards from the past 3 decades which were distributed by Shiner, with boards from Dogtown, Sims, Santa Cruz, Powell Peralta, Vision, Schmitt stix, G&S, Zorlac, Alva and Santa Monica Airlines.

I'll post pictures of my board as soon as I finish painting it.

Check out this trailer for the show:

Deckades skateboard exhibition trailer from howies on Vimeo.

Hopefully this Natas board will be in the show, I used to ride around on the same model when I was 10.

Here I am skating it in 1988...

Good times!

Rude Britannia

2010-03-19T15:25:00.006Z

Fresh from the printers, this is the new flyer for The Wet Spot's 17th of April show.

I'll bet I'm not the only person to wonder what's going on under Lady Britannia's robe?

Eye Gouge Fanzine

2010-03-04T17:02:00.020Z

It's been far too long since I made a fanzine (5 years to be exact) so I'm pleased to introduce my new 24 page hand-made zine, Eye Gouge!

I personally hand-cut, folded, stapled, signed and numbered each of these zines.

Limited to only 100 copies & exclusively available from my online store for £2.50.

ROLL UP! ROLL UP!

2010-02-11T16:02:00.012Z

In the tradition of sideshow banner art I have been busy hand-painting a new set of large banners to be hung on the stage at this years The Wet Spot.

Original sideshow banners were always big, with a bold use of colour and clean, simple artwork making sure it would stand out a mile. They would generally be painted to promote individual performers who traveled with the sideshow, like this one for the Armless Wonder..

However as The Wet Spot features different performers at each show it would be far too time consuming to paint new banners for each of the acts so my take on this has been to paint portraits of pin-ups watching the show, all with their eyes on the stage.

Here are a couple of work in progress shots taken in my studio over the last five days...

Fresh from the printers here are the new flyers for The Wet Spot's 20th of March show which I'm pleased to say is sponsored by one of my favourite publications, Nude Magazine.

Tickets are on sale now!

Lomography Interview

2010-02-03T21:27:00.004Z

Last year the Lomography Society gave me a Fisheye 2 lomo camera and asked if I would spend a week taking photographs to be published in their magazine with an interview. You can click here to read it.

A few of my photos:

Greetings

2010-01-22T12:48:00.014Z

My artwork has been used on a limited edition run of greeting cards which went on sale today at Rose & Co. apothecary & boutique in Leeds.

They are also available to buy online from Vintage Vita.

It's worth visiting Rose & Co. to see all their original Victorian cabinets alone, if you like that sort of thing.

Ghastly Ghoul

2010-01-16T17:01:00.006Z

Ghoul poster now available from my online store, only £8 each!

The artwork on this poster is a tribute to E.C. Comics who published the classic titles Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror and The Haunt of Fear.

The Wet Spot Returns!

2010-01-16T12:27:00.003Z

After a three month break tickets are now on sale for The Wet Spot's first show of 2010 on the 20th of February.

See you there!

Website Update

2010-01-12T15:26:00.004Z

Five new drawings have just been added to my website.

Enjoy.

Bookworm (part 2)

2010-01-12T14:43:00.012Z

I don't want to make my Bookworm posts too long so for the second installment here are just a few examples of the type of reference material I use for my drawings, all from my own collection of books...

Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be

2009-12-22T14:27:00.021Z

A project I've been working on for a while now is a series of portraits of my favourite musicians/singers.
It began by making a LONG list of my favourite performers, starting with the rock/metal I was listening to from 1988/89 to the punk rock I listened to from my early teens and then all the country and original rock 'n' roll artists of the 1950's I have also listened to since my mid teens.

Here are some of the portraits I've made so far:

Don Gibson

Ike Turner

Hasil Adkins

Lemmy

I'll release the whole project at some point next year when it's finished.

Out With The Old, In With The New

2009-12-22T13:58:00.016Z

This month I had a total of five tattoos on my left arm completely re-outlined and shaded as I had never been satisfied with the washy, unusual grey tone they had healed instead of the black and grey look I wanted.

Looks tidy.