IF - Craving

One Ice Cream Shake coming up.

IF - Adapt

For those sharpeyed of you - I know it's a gecko and not a chameleon, but he's cuter lookin' - call it artistic licence.

IF - Cracked

Those choc coated peanuts are not recommended for birds.

IF - Contagious

Laughter is contagious - well to most it is. A little more light hearted than the first post on this subject.

Needs a bit of refining - softening around the grass

From the archives

Found this while backing up CDs, from a trip back in '99, that's my wife down at the bottom. I did another photo joiner of the Brooklyn Bridge with a whole reel of film (remember film rolls?) got home had it developed and found I'd missed the centre peice - drat and double drat!

Moleskine Sketches

Did this one while watching Flight of the Conchords, looks a bit like him.

This one waiting for a bus. There's an old bloke always walks past with his "where's Wally?" hat on, every evening without fail. And no, there is no such sign for "beware orange segments ahead", I got mixed up a bit.

This watching CSI 200th episode, and that in the front is my daughters' lego house.

IF - Parade 2

A parade of head sketches

IF - Parade

Oh dear these tenious links are getting worse.

Holy Smoke

Doodle day dreaming.

IF Theatre

Last week we took our daughters to see Spongebob's" The Sponge that could Fly" in Manchester, although my daughters both enjoyed it, my wife and I were counting down the minutes to the end of the show. The sound of disappointment from most of the kids as Spongebob came on and they realised he wasn't a cartoon was quite comical - I was with them on that one. My wife had the idea for this cartoon, it was probably what the bloke in the costume was thinking anyway.

My other idea was for "Streetcar named desire" which my youngest acts out below - be scared, be very scared.

Dog Day Afternoon

Some dog doodles I did this afternoon, at last the bunnies are gone.

IF - Impossibility

I promise this will be my last bunny picture ... for a while anyways. I think it was an Easter thing.

Bunny's back

Bunny 3

IF - Fleeting

The Easter Bunny takes a fleeting glance. Ooh how feeble!!

Monday Artday - Bunny

Paul Haig Day Epilogue

This should have been in my post for Paul Haig Day but forgot - this is a side project of his, the single is available to down load here it's only 79p, treat yourself for Easter.

This is my first purchased download ever, hard to believe in this day and age. I've always preferred walking into a record shop and purchasing my music. I could probably bore you with where and when I bought 90% of my record collection, something I do when playing my records to my daughters - with downloading what can I say to them - "ooh I remember buying this while sitting at my computer".

Every record has a story - well at least this download has one, the rest won't.

IF - Talisman

What a catch! - just a sketch at the mo' will try to finish it tomorrow.

PAUL HAIG DAY

This is a great idea from the Vinyl Villain where you can find more information here.

Paul Haig was originally lead singer of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were assigned to the Postcard record label along with Orange Juice and Aztec Camera. Josef K recorded five singles and an album - "The Only Fun in Town" before splitting. Although I got to see Orange Juice and Aztec Camera live, I never got to see Josef K - one of life's regrets.

His first solo single was a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's "Running Away" which I bought in a record shop (remember them?) in Edinburgh while on holiday, it was highly recommended by NME at the time, and should have done a lot better in the charts, as should his subsequent records - if you ask me he was ahead of his time.

As with all his singles and lps, it had a great cover - this is still one of my favourite singles and it got me into liking Sly Stone too. He's released quite a few records since, which you can find at his website here or at ltm publishing here.

You can see him playing some live stuff at this webcast

IF - Poise

Poised for the kill.

IF - Subtract

Subtract two tentacles and you get an octopus.

Bunch of kids

Artie in North Berwick

Looks like a young Art Garfunkel to me.

IF Legendary

How to bring a legend down to earth.

Bird Box

1 in 23 birds are show-offs.

IF - Intricate

The shark had an intricate plan of attack from behind.
der-dum-der-dum-der-dum-DER-DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM ....diddleledoooo?

IF - Breezy

A bit lame this one, but I liked the look of this little character - heaven knows what species he is!!

IF - INSTINCT

This was inspired by the chef Heston Blumenthal, who comes up with dishes like Egg & Bacon Ice Cream and Snail Porridge - his restaurant has three Michelin stars.

Bass Rock on the spot

This one was drawn from the beach at North Berwick in freezing cold, thankfully it was quickly followed by a white pudding supper at the Noth Berwick Fry.

Bass Rock (stylised)

View from a bridge

A joiner from Edinburgh

IF - Celebrate

Just a quick sketch this week - I'm off to Edinburgh tomorrow - I didn't forget.

The A-Z of Music : N is for New Romantic

Prince Charming, Prince Charming!! I was never a big fan of the New Romantics I think the only song I hold any affection for was Visage's Fade to Grey and the above's Ant Music.

IF - Time (Leigh's Dog)

This little dogs having a cracking time - it's the first time he's seen snow. This was inspired by Leigh's dog who went berserk in the snow and loved chasing snowballs.

Snow at last

IF - Flaw

Too much chilli

Two more ideas I had

A flawed idea

A character flaw.