BERTIE AHERN II

..........and here's the same sketch with a dash of Photoshop CS2.

BERTIE AHERN

Here's a quick pencil sketch of the soon to be ex-political leader of Ireland, Bertie Ahern.

REM

Well.....two thirds of R.E.M. anyway. I've always had a problem when it came to drawing Michael Stipe but I'll keep plugging away. This will have to do for now........

SIR ALAN SUGAR

I'm not normally a huge fan of reality television but I decided, after hearing so much about previous series, to bite the bullet and check out the new series of 'The Apprentice' which features this guy. I'm afraid to say that I'm already hooked.
Nicholas was the first contestant to be fired from the first episode. Why? Well, you can see for yourself here

SOPHIE DAHL

Here's a quick pencil sketch of the in no way unattractive model Sophie Dahl.

MOZZA II

Here's a newer version of Morrissey.
'We're not there yet but we're getting there...........'

MOZZA

This was started last night after a few bottles of heineken while I was feeling ever so slightly ambitious. Came down to it this morning at thought: 'when did I do THIS???'
I suppose it's only right that I see this one through as I'm a big fan of his and The Smiths. I was trying to portray him as the ever so slightly ageing performer that he is. It's strange looking back at pictures of how he used to look during his time with The Smiths, sporting his massive quiff and bunches of daffodils sticking out of his back pocket and comparing them to how he is now. Anyway, I'll be posting updates over the next week or so.......

LE FIN

Well, here's the final version. I
It was personally handed to the man himself last night after his amazing show and he was rather chuffed if I do say so myself!!

DERREN BROWN UPDATE

Been plugging away at this one for a couple of days now and have made a few subtle changes.
Hoping to finish it over the next few days.

DERREN BROWN

I'm a big fan of this guy, and I'm really looking forward to seeing him perform live too in a couple of weeks!
He's not a bad artist either. In fact, he's a damn fine artist! Check out his website if you get a chance.

BILL BAILEY

This guy is one of the main reasons I watch Never Mind the Buzzcocks. His stand up routine is hilarious too.
Quick pencil sketch done when I should have been doing something else. That's about as vague as I can be.........

40th BIRTHDAY INVITATION

I actually did this way back in December but because it was for a surprise party I was unable to post it on my blog just in case I ruined everything!!

BORIS YELTSIN

This is a pencil sketch of the late Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin.

GLEN HANSARD

Here's a quick sketch of Irish singer Glen Hansard. He's the lead singer with a band called The Frames and has also recently appeared in a wonderful movie called 'Once' which is well worth watching if you're into your music. Even if you're not.....you really have to see it.
Anyway, I may spend a bit more time on this when I get the chance.....

SELF CARICATURE

It's been a while since my last attempt at drawing myself so I thought I'd give it it another shot. Not sure I've quite pulled it off but i think I've made myself look slightly more human than I did in my last attempt!

TIMOTHY SPALL

This guy is another one of my favorite actors. If you ever get a chance to see his performance in Mike Leigh's 'Secrets and Lies', you'll be blown away.
It was his appearance in the recent release 'Enchanted' that prompted me to do this drawing.

CHARACTER DESIGN

This a pen drawing, digitally rendered as sent in for this week's Toon Weekly Character Design challenge.
A theme is set every week and the task is to design a character based around it. This week's theme was 'Rock Stars' and this is what I came up with. It was great fun as it gave me the opportunity to strut my favorite air guitar poses.

ANOTHER XMAS GIFT!

As a lifelong Liverpool supporter, this was a painful one to do. The man in the middle is a friend of mine, Michael 'Slev' Slevin, flanked by Cantona and Keane.
All grudges aside, you have to hold your hands up and say that they're both legends. The man in the middle is a legend in his own special way!!

THE BEST NIECE IN THE WORLD

That heading should earn me at least a few brownie points!!
This is my niece Aimee and the drawing was a part of her Christmas present this year. She was dead pleased with it. As you can see, she's something of a music fan and should have her first full opera composed by the time she's 12.
The cat in the picture is Maxwell who belongs to my lovely wife Karen (I'm saying all the right things here!!!) and I.

RETIREMENT GIFT

Here's one I did a while back but as it was a surprise present for a retirement, it had to be kept under wraps!