IF - Modify

This is probably the most tenuous link yet, yesterday I modified my picture to this on Edwyn Collins website .... oh please stop the groaning.

The background is in reference to the band Orange Juice, which he formed in the early 80's and belonged to the influential Postcard Record roster. This is them below, they released four albums and had a big hit single in the UK with Rip It Up, before splitting in 1985.

Edwyn went solo producing some critically acclaimed albums, but didn't really hit pay dirt until A Girl Like You in 1994. Sadly in February 2005 he suffered a major cerebal hemorrhage, he underwent an operation, reportedly after suffering a second hemorrhage. The procedure was successful, miraciously he toured last year and I was luck enough to see him play twice. His partner and managerGrace Maxwell has written a book about his illness and rehabilitation - Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins. I was lucky enough to meet them both at a book reading and signing in Manchester earlier this week.

Jazzhooves

Cartoon went live on jazzhooves.com at weekend, quite chuffed about it. Can be seen here .

West Lancs Open

Edie celebrates dad's accepted entry into the West Lancs Open Exhibition, a case of one in one out - my dog with bouncin' boppers didn't make the cut - but I over heard one of the gallery staff saying there was over 250 rejected works, so I feel quite lucky I got one in, and for the third year running too. My first was the original of the blog banner and it sold too, which also meant I didn't have to go and pick it up, though I did miss seeing the red dot.

http://www.chapelgallery.org.uk/

IF - Idle

Brain running on idle - sorry just a quickie this week - preparing for hols.

IF Tango

T in the Park

Edie's First School Report

Found this drawing by my daughter at the back of her first end of school report, I loved her attention to detail.

Deb n Deb

Not sure about this one yet, think it needs work around the eyes. It's a commission for my wife's friends.

IF - Hollow

Been wracking my brains on this one, but then noticed a man on the bus to work without his dentures and hey-presto - Hollow Mouth.

IF - Shaky

On shaky ground - I wouldn't want to be in his flip-flops!

Jazzhooves

Previous drawing tightened up and shaded, going to be used on a friend's website soon, called jazzhooves.com.

IF - Worn (belatedly)

He'd worn out the keyboard repeatedly playing The Entertainer by Scott Joplin.

HELP!!

I bought this t-shirt over 10 years ago (and yes it still fits!!) in NYC (Urban Outfitters), but I've never bothered to find out what the wording means. My daughters keep asking and I always repy 'it means you wait for one bus and then three come along at the same time'. Which I'm positive they don't beleive, and I was wondering if anyone out there could enlighten us. Ta.

First Tooth Lost

This is a drawing that my youngest daughter Edie did to commemorate the loss of her first tooth, it was on the way to see the Colour Chart: Reinventing Colour, 1950 - today at Tate Liverpool. The fairies gave her £1 for the tooth, it was sixpence in my day, but as she pointed out, that was a loooooong time ago.

In one room they covered the floor like above.

IF - Drifting (or how I beat the credit crunch)

The money just started drifting to the floor. It's just a joke - I don't own a printing press - honest guv'.

IF - Unfold

Dreaming of Winter

Had blazing sunshine all last week, so my immediate thoughts were of winter. I'm a half empty man myself. The finished article from the sketch from below.

Sketches

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.