Wind

This is an old sketch that I remembered when i saw the latest Illustration Friday topic "Breezy"

Bergerac

As I'm off work I've found I plan my day around John Nettles. Bergerac at nine means I have until Midsomer Murders at 2 to get things done! Walk the dogs, get a job etc

I was 12 when Bergerac was first shown and the show brings back a lot of memories.
I just found out that Nettles is standing down from his role as Barnaby in Midsomer Murders and the makers say the show will go on without him! which is just wrong in my opinion.

A Howler

My entry for the latest art comp on the 2000AD forums.

It's a Howler. These guys made a big impression on me when I read Wagner and Ezquerras Strontium Dog many years ago. They've cropped up a few times throughout the years.

Here's a brief description I saw on another blog.

Hugh Leonard RIP

Playwright, author and columnist Hugh Leonard passed away earlier this month. I once had the pleasure of illustrating an article he wrote for The Dubliner magazine.

Ooh Matron

A quickie for the regular art comps that happen on 2000adonline.com. Inspired by Carry On movies (should have added a daffodil in there) and featuring Hammerstein from the ABC Warriors.

Come to think of it, I have a loaad of these. I'll post them here over the next few days.

Aces Wild- CD cover

Aces Wild- CD single cover

This is an old post from CreativeIreland.com that I'd forgotten about

This design was used on a limited edition CD by my band Aces Wild.

I reused some of these elements in the final album artwork as well


I notice a couple of these images are getting cropped here- don't know why

Right click and select view image to see the complete picture


Original post below- - -





Here is one i did recently for my own band Aces Wild

Here is the prelim sketch for this cover




Then I worked it up a bit




I had the idea of making a card featuring each member of the band- heres me

Its a bit like that bit in Reservoir Dogs, in this case instead of everyone wanting to be Mr Black i had to decide who was going to be the Ace of Spades( the coolest card!)

In the end the singer got that! I took Hearts simply cos no-one else would want it




Heres the final( i think) cover


and here is the whole thing-itll wrap around the cd




some details lost in optimising..but you get the idea