Dave Ball.

A tribute to Dave Ball - producer, electronic musician and co-founder of my favourite band Soft Cell.

 

3 May 1959 -  22 October 2025 

 

 And you can read more about why Soft Cell are so important to me here (if you're interested).

Tall in The Saddle.

 

The person who gave me the big push to start drawing seriously again (then years later slagged me off for listening to him when drunk!), the guy who gave my wife and I our 'comic bonding' experience and the co-creator of the character our wee boy-child is named after.

 

Remembering Steve Dillon on The Anniversary of his death. 

 

 

Daniel Clowes.

 Slow work time at the mo' so getting to doodle for myself - a portrait of the American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter Daniel Clowes.

Been a fan since I picked up my first issue of Lloyd Llewellyn on an art school trip to London in 1987.

 

 

Uma Thurman.

 Just Because.

 

Edwyn Collins.

 Celebrating singer, songwriter, producer, artist and all round National Treasure Edwyn Collins' 'last lap around the UK' Testimonial Tour.

 

Grace Jones.

 Just because I'm at a loose end and have never drawn her before.

 

Terence Stamp.

 Terence Henry Stamp (22 July 1938-17 August 2025).

 

 

Kate Bush.

 For no other reason than it's her birthday (and a fair few bits I'm doing at the moment are top secret!)

 

The Man of Steel.

Celebrating the cinematic Man of Steel.

Jack Black.

 The girls are out celebrating their birthday so Cassidy is in charge of what I draw today....

 

Alan Jones.

A portrait of Britain's greatest film critic, horror expert, Frightfest host, top Disconnoisseur and one of my movie heroes to celebrate the release of his new book DISCOMANIA.

 

 

Poor Things/Lanark.

Work in progress.

A set of illustrations for the Alasdair Gray Archive exploring Gray's work through an Autistic lens. 

The Poor Things cigarette cards are based on the idea of the book being filmed by RKO/Universal in the 30s with a cast including Charles Laughton as Goodwin Baxter, Colin Clive as Archibald McCandless and Kathleen Burke as Bella (it's the same fictional film universe where I imagine Orson Welles making a Batman film in 1973 starring John Cassavetes as Bruce Wayne and Malcolm McDowell fresh off A Clockwork Orange as The Joker, it's a hobby I guess). 

Poor Things (Inspired by Bride of Frankenstein) with a Letraset and Tippex title card.

 

Whereas the Lanark illustrations are a take on the original art for Book III and it's inspiration.

 

Timothy Dalton.

 Born on this day 1946.

 

Frightfest 2025.

 The annual round-up of poster and guest portrait art celebrating Glasgow Frightfest.

Paul Boyd.

Jeany Spark.

Rupert Russell.

Joss Carter.

Hannah Baxter-Eve.

Andy Edwards.

Steve Johanson.

Fayna Sanchez.

Izzy Lee.

Deborah Sullivan.

Adam Marcus.