. More from my sketchbook. Time for some colour instead of staring at the shades of grey outside. (Brrrr) #art #artistbristol #sketchbook #painting #abstractart #popart #urbanart #fun #colors #wip @bsky.art

I have been a bit quiet on here. I have not gone anywhere. I am just getting lost in my sketchbook. Out of the madness came some ideas that may end up as paintings, (let's see). More to sketchbook highlights to come. #art #artistbristol #sketchbook #wip @bsky.art #painting #fun #popart

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older work on a super duper A3 scanner. The next few days I shall post the results. This piece was originally made in 2020. 'All the Stars' #artistbristol #art #abstractart #modernart #colorpop #popart #stars #graphicarts @bsky.art #modernart

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older work on a super duper A3 scanner. The next few days I shall post the results. This piece was originally made in 2020. 'September Rabbits' #artistbristol #art #abstractart #modernart #figurativeart #popart #rabbits #graphicarts @bsky.art

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older paintings on a super duper A3 scanner.. The next few days I shall post the results. This piece was originally made in 2020. 'New Bloom' #artistbristol #art #abstractart #modernart #figurativeart #popart #bloom #fauna #graphicarts @bsky.art

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older paintings on a super duper A3 scanner.. The next few days I shall post the results. This piece was originally made in 2020. 'Mr Drip Dry' #artistbristol #art #abstractart #modernart #figurativeart #popart #dripdry #graphicarts @bsky.art

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older paintings on a super duper A3 scanner.. The next few days I shall post the results. This was originally made in 2021. 'The Pop Loop' #art #artistbristol #popart #graphicarts #modernart #modernism #abstractart @bsky.art

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older paintings on a super duper A3 scanner.. The next few days I shall post the results. They were originally made in 2020. 'Bird' 2020. #artistbristol #art #modernart #graphicarts #black #midcentury @bsky.art #painting #abstract #popart #bird

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to scan some older paintings on a super duper A3 scanner.. The next few days I shall post the results. They were originally made in 2020. 'The End of Movement' #artistbristol #art #modernart #graphicarts #black #midcentury @bsky.art #painting #abstract #popart

'Cosmic County' Ink and coffee wash, Acrylic on paper. 2025. Welcome to Cosmic County. A place where trees, clouds, and strange flora drift between dreams and reality. It’s a glimpse of nature reimagined under cosmic skies. #art #artistbristol #CosmicArt #Abstract #AcrylicArt @bsky.art #paint

Embarking on new work today, starting with coffee painted onto an ink washed piece of paper. Let's see how this one pans out. 🙏😵‍💫 #artistbristol #art #wip #coffeeart #coffee #firststeps #contemporaryart #painting #landscape

'Four Crosses' Ink, acrylic, graphite on paper 2025. This was made fairly quickly (7 hours) so not the neatest piece I have done, but still worth a post as I do like the composition. Expect similar stuff soon! #midcentury #artistbristol #spiritualjourney #blueskyart #markmaking #art @bsky.art

'The Night Watch' Ink wash, Acrylic and graphite on paper 2025. By moonlight, the garden blooms in secret, watched over by an unseen force older than stars and twice as fond of roses. #artistbristol #inkonpaper #art #acrylicpainting #moonlight #trees #gardens #fantasy @bsky.art #atmospheric

'Along the path' Sumi and Indian ink, Acrylic, and graphite on paper. 2025. As topical as ever, I am doing winter scenes in the summertime, I am very contrary at times. 😉 #art #artistbristol #markmaking #inkonpaper #drawing #landcsape #ModernMysticism @bsky.art #trees #monochrome

And so it begins (again and again, ad lib to fade). #art #artistbristol #WIP #ink #markmaking #studio @bsky.art #artonpaper #paper #sumi #prep

'The Water Diviner' Sumi & Indian Ink, Acrylic and graphite on paper. 2025. They walk where others see only shadows. The moon hums softly, and the land whispers secrets through wood and water. #art #painting #acrylic #surrealism #monochrome #moonscape #markmaking @bsky.art #ModernMysticism

'Looking for Walt' Ink and acrylic on paper. 2025. A midnight walk, looking for Walt, will we ever find him? #artistbristol #art #painting #acrylic #surrealism #monochrome #dreamscape #moonscape #landscapelovers #searching @bsky.art #markmaking #disney

'A shortcut to Hymn' Ink and Acrylic on paper. 2025 A quiet path winds through wood and shadow. The moon bears witness as the land begins to sing. #artistbristol #art #painting #acrylic #surrealism #monochrome #dreamscape #moonscape #landscapelovers #spiritualjourney @bsky.art #markmaking

'One way, or another?' 2025 A moon caught in the tangle of probabilities. This piece, made with acrylic and ink on paper, drifts between prophecy and detour. #artistbristol #art #OneWayOrAnother #InkAndAcrylic #MonochromeArt #ContemporaryArt #AbstractNature #SymbolicArt #ArtOnPaper @bsky.art

'The Transmitter' Ink and acrylic on paper. 2025. Sending signals. It pulses with memory, Where is it broadcasting to? And who’s listening? #art #artistbristol #TheTransmitter #InkAndAcrylic #ContemporaryArt #VisualPoetry #AbstractForms #TransmissionArt #MarkMaking @bsky.art #monochrome

'Wow & Flutter' Ink & Acrylic on paper 2025. Somewhere between signal drift and cosmic pulse, a journey begins. Not all travel is linear, some dances in oscillation. #artistbristol #WowAndFlutter #Ink @bsky.art #AbstractAdventure #SignalDrift #VisualRhythm #Otherworldly #ContemporaryArt #art

''Untitled' Ink, Acrylic paint, and Biro on paper. 2025. #art #artistbristol #intimateart #melancholy #distance #connection #visualpoetry #lonelybeauty #MonochromeMood #Transcendence #ArtOfTravel @bsky.art

'One day we will fly away' Ink wash, Biro, and acrylic paint on paper. 2025. Maybe this is how it begins. The slow drift toward elsewhere. #artistbristol #art #SurrealJourney #Dreamscape #Otherworldly #VisualPoetry #MonochromeMood #Transcendence #ArtOfTravel @bsky.art

'The Space Between' Ink wash, Acrylic paint, and Biro on paper. 2025 A silence forms. Distance becomes presence. In the vastness, we trace the invisible lines that once connected us. #artistbristol #art #minimalism #surreal #space #void #artthoughts #visualpoetry #biro @bsky.art #artdaily

"Somewhere" Ink wash and Acrylic on paper 2025 A place between waking and sleep. Half formed, half forgotten. Nothing is fixed. Everything remembers. #artistbristol @bsky.art #abstractlandscape #monochrome #dreamscape #artthoughts #dailyart #visualpoetry #art

'The Wanderer' Ink wash and biro on paper. 2025. A quiet journey in grayscale. Movement, rhythm, pause, repeat. #artistbristol #art #abstractart #monochrome #minimalism #ink #contemporaryart #biro #artdaily @bsky.art

'The One Way' Ink wash and biro on paper. 2025 #art #artistbristol #pen #ink #abstractart #monotone #landscape #midcentury @bsky.art

'The shortcut to home' Graphite on paper. Dec 2023. #art #artistbristol #landscape #graphitedrawing #skulls #sculpture #trees #rough #scribble @bsky.art #spooky

'Not Today Satan' Graphite on paper. 2024 Have a super weekend. 😎💯🎮🎶 #art #artistbristol #drawing #graphitedrawing #portraiture #satan #hippies @bsky.art

Enchanting, surprising, and odd. #stereolab #vinyl #music #duophonic45 #applause

Radar set to Jungle massive 5,4,3,2,1.... #art #drawing #graphiteart #sketchbookart #bass #jungle #television #figurativeart #bristol #bristolartist #AllYourbaseBelongToUs @bsky.art

'Mandy stops time'. Graphite pencil, Graphite liquid and Biro on paper. 2025. Mandy made the world exhale and stop. Raindrops hung like glass beads midair, and even her heartbeat paused to listen. #art #artistbristol #drawing #time @bsky.art #surrealism #loosedrawing #graphite #figurativeart

The Bedfordian Liquid Graphite, Graphite pencil, Biro and Acrylic paint on paper. 2025. Drawn on paper, then some sharpening and light processing in Photoshop, including a greyscale gradient. #art #artistbristol #drawing #biro #figurativeart #portrait #moody #beard @bsky.art #scribble

I had no idea it would turn out this way. But, as the immortal lyrics by Salt-N-Pepa go: "Push it good, Push it real good." 🎶 Mixed media. 2025. #art #artistbristol @bsky.art #drawing #biroart #Bic #surrealism #quotations #experimenting #thoughtful

Graphite on paper. . I don't know about you, but I may join their gang #art #drawing #aliens #graphitedrawing #bristolartist @bsky.art #vegan #join

More experiments with Graphite, Biro and acrylic paint on paper. 2025. #art #artistbristol #drawing #biro #acrylic #surrealism #popart @bsky.art #comicbookart #greyscale #moody

The Biotexan. Graphite, biro and Acrylic paint on paper 2025 The new warrior woman emerges. Her power lies not in conquest, but in collective defiance, equity, and unshakable truth. #art #artistbristol #women #warrior #womanup #surrealism #drawing @bsky.art #nature #nearfuture #protest

Handyman. Graphite Acrylic and Biro on paper. 2025 A man wandered the world with a hand for a head, People stared, but he only waved. #art #artistbristol #drawing #figurativeart #biro #surrealism #artistsofbluesky #moody

I thought I would share what I have been up to over the weekend. (Apart from playing Oblivion Remastered, which is awesome!) Time to catch up on some sleep. Graphite and Bic Biro on paper. 2025 #art #artistbristol #birodrawing #Bic #portraiture #pendrawing @bsky.art #surrealistart #drawing

'Another Bridge' Mixed Media 2015. 'Cause time's gone by and all the things we did Are now just so much water under another bridge' Everything But The Girl - Another bridge #art #artistbristol #bridge #popart #landscapeart #abstractart #EBTG @bsky.art #collage #photoshopart

That time I was in a national Sunday magazine (September 2017), the editor said that I should expect a huge boost in sales as they have a 3 million readership... I sold one print. Ha ha ha. #art #artistbristol #GetThis #editorial #published #popart #abstractart #sales #print #hype

Listen to this: Digital composite 2015 "I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. I felt very puny as a human. I thought, 'Fuck that. I want to be a superhuman.'" (Vinyl brings out the superhuman in artists) David Bowie #art #artistbristol #vinyl @bsky.art #bowie #popart #pop

'Staying Aligned' Digital composite 2017 The estate sprawled like a concrete labyrinth, each block hiding the silent imprints of a thousand daily routines. Its stained corridors shows the soul unfolded, not in maps, but in symbols etched onto walls #art #artistbristol #popart @bsky.art #abstract

I feel a session coming on, but what to play first? #JohnMaus #ThrobbingGristle #vinyl #applause #music #playitloud #industrial #pop

'Man with chicken; Acrylic on canvas 2011. (based on an Image of A.A. Gill) This was the first piece I sold at an exhibition I was involved in (the first of many). #art #artistbristol #AAGill #chicken #painting #portraiture #surrealistart #painterly @bsky.art

Ogden Terrace Mixed media. 2015 Tucked at the end of a shadowed lane, Odgen Terrace leaned slightly forward, as if listening for secrets only the fog could tell. Its windows flickered faintly at dusk, though no will live there #art #artistbristol #abstractart #popart @bsky.art #collage #landscape

'Modern panic' Acrylic on canvas 2018 A Haiku for your weekend: lungs sip air slowly, ground returns beneath my feet I am here, I breathe. #art #artistbristol #popart #urbanart #panicattacks #mentalhealth #artoncanvas #abstractart @bsky.art #painting

Untitled: Acrylic, emulsion, and paper on canvas 2018 They stood in the golden hush of dusk, a breath of color between day and night. By the time the stars arrived, not even the wind remembered their name. #art #artistbristol #painting #acrylic #landscapeart #abstractart #popart @bsky.art #studio

'Divine': Photoshop 2016 Another POP image. This time the fabulous Divine. #art #artistbristol #divine #popart #popmusic #HNRG #studio54 #portraiture #photoshopart

'Alien' Mixed media on paper. 2017 Commision piece of David Bowie for a private client. "Believing the strangest things, loving the alien" #art #artistbristol #bowie #alien #loving #mixedmedia #popart #urbanart #portraiture @bsky.art #rockmusic #memorabilia