The Old French Grandmother with her Rosaries

August 31, 2010
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Gappy The Grocer

August 30, 2010
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Not Ice Cold but High Tea in Alex

August 29, 2010
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The imposing presence of a distant stare

August 28, 2010
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There is much to be read in the eyes of a person. Known as the windows to the soul you can understand a lot about how a person feels by a quick glance into these watery orbs. In Eastern tradition they use the term Darshan. Darshan is the art of seeing in a way that [...]

Josh down the pub

August 27, 2010
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Josh Montgomery is a Texan fellow, who has been living in London for the past 3 years. This weekend he flies back to the US because the coalition government say that he should. When I first met him he was a shy and retiring type, but now he’s not scared to cause a stir in [...]

My Friend Peter on his death bed

August 26, 2010
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This is a drawing of one of my best friends as he lies waiting to be taken onwards on his deathbed. The last time I saw him was a year ago and he didn’t last much longer after this drawing was made. He taught me a lot about living, creativity and love. He was obsessed [...]

A take on Dr Gachet

August 25, 2010
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Dr Gachet is one of Van Gogh’s most revered paintings. He was his Doctor and he painted him a couple of times in the last months of his life. When you look at artwork it takes a while for your mind to settle to be able to see clearly. When you draw other people’s artwork [...]

The Scarab Beetle

August 24, 2010
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The Scarab beetle is a holy symbol to the Ancient Egyptians. Like that of the Cross to Christians, Star of David to Jews and the Crescent Moon to Islam. In Egypt the scarabs are associated with the god, Khepri. It is Khepri that pushes the sun across the sky. The beetle became an ancient Egyptian [...]

Egyptian Pastoral Life

August 23, 2010
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Some places on earth are hotter than others. The temple of Hatseput has recorded one of the top ten hottest temperatures ever. As only mad dogs and Englishman do we went in the midday sun and walked up the 3oo steps to the top. Inside the temple at the summit were beautiful depictions of life [...]

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