Staple Manor

Here is a panel from my comic submitted to TANGO 8
I ended up doing 18 hours straight on it to finish it off .
It needs a 'once over', but it is too late now. Writing the story was difficult as well. It was a little autobiographical and I struggled to get a perspective on what it was that I was trying to 'deliver' from the story. Lots of loose drafts and then the final [semi-glitchy] one helped me to shape it a little more so as to waft a gentle little story from the pages.

I am very sick in bed, my head feels like it is a big heavy medicine ball. I've had no time to blog for ages. Here goes a brief one: Newcastle was fantastic. The comics exhibition at Staple Manor was fun and awe inspiring. (Pat Grant is my new hero) Our talk and round table discussion went well. The trip has made me feel it would be nice to just sit and draw comics for the next several or so months.

Busy + NYWF

Mandy and I are giving a talk up at the National Young Writers' Festival
A Short History of Comic Collaboration and Animation Adventure


We're also involved in the Comics Round Table




And as a part of TINA
[This Is Not Art]
The Black and White

Nudeman: Comic Artist Rehab 6th post

Rehab: 6th post

Nudeman: Comic Artist Rehab 5th post

Rehab: 5th post

Two heads are better than one.

Drawn whilst watching Al and Jim strum and sing several weeks ago.








More importantly the animation festival has and is screening The Hand by Jiri Trinka

Seal

She was sitting there for ages, that is until o.f. threw her a prawn.

Visiting o.f. on the weekend, and who should appear? This beautiful young seal. As I took pictures from the edge of the pier she hopped up and sat down next to me (an arms length away). When I was little I read a book called Seal Morning by Rowena Farr, it was about her time in a croft in the Scottish Highlands and how they had a seal come and spend the winter with them (and play trumpets). Ever since I was always keeping my eyes peeled for seals. I did see one on the Ilse of Skye, several years ago, who sat and watched me from the water with out me noticing it for quite some time. But this little one on Sunday was just lovely.
So relaxed. Like a little dog.
......Back to drawing.

Nudeman continues: Comic Artist Rehab

Rehab: 4th post








Rehab is tough.