Drawing of my ex-neighbour, Piet, in Wormerveer. Piet sold me the house in Goudastraat, though I try not to hold that against him anymore. I think he’s in Alkmaar now, but I’m not sure.
The boatbuilder
Illustration of my friend Pad. Pad the boatbuilder. Drawn in ink, blown in ink, a bit of charcoal, red pencil and red gel pen.
Brian Blessed
Portrait of Brian Blessed. Shouting Brian. Drawn in ink, pencil, pen, gel pen, brush pen, charcoal, and sprayed ink.
Allan Oakes
England’s dreaming
Johnny Rotten lovingly rendered in cobalt blue ink, pen, coloured pencil and oil pastel.
This dream I had
Martin
Martin in pencil, graphite and pastel. Martin and his mum were on a Dutch course I was taking.
The Big Swoon
A portrait of Al Bowlly—’The Big Swoon’ as they called him. A picture version of ‘Riptide‘… torn between two loves, the old and the new… from Mozambique to bombing raids on London. Where will it take me? What shall I do?
Constipation Blues
The original title for this was ‘Quality Family Time’ but ‘Constipation Blues’ seemed funnier.
White van man
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