Woolly stuff

My first blanket (2003) My girlfriend at the time had amassed colours from Bloomsbury paintings, anything dusty or faded.

These days I am hooked on diagonals and abstract designs with no need to sew.

In many ways they end up being more interesting than my paintings, plus they keep friends warm when they stop over.

Small paintings, studies for Shock Profits

More miscellanea and deep indulgence

Fond memories of painterly fun!

Iain M. Banks's Consider Phlebas - Determinist

For Colin Wilson

Very sad to hear that Colin Wilson has died. He was a very fine writer and a bit of a cultural guru to me. I'll put on Deer Park by The Fall and think of you!

The Boy

Peter's astonishing tales, and raw imagination made it a pleasure for me to illustrate in a variety of styles, with watercolours, pencils and digital as well as my hatching! Take a look -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Peter-Kendell/dp/0957471114/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386502593&sr=1-1&keywords=the+boy+peter+kendell

Shock Profits

I was reading Ginsbergs' War Profit Litany, it prompted me to look for the firms that sucked Iraq dry. Then made this picture made up from 48 idiot organisations. The characters from 'Hadda be' are there lurking around.