Lynch is my favourite living film director. I watched through all of Twin Peaks in 2019, and even bought a HD projector to re-watch Lost Highway on a huge wall in the living room (one of my favourite cinematic experiences). Wild At Heart, something I didn’t always connect with, revealed its brilliance on the wall too. I’m fascinated by Twin Peaks Season 3, its so completely unique as a TV show, I can’t even begin to pick it all apart.

A birthday gift for a friend (this is her son, aged 4). In a facebook photo he was wearing a Superman t-shirt with the caption ‘my superman’. She’s a very talented singer-songwriter-musician whose music I once fell in love with, and had been going through a tough time for various reasons so I wanted to do something a little different. Sometimes when doing sketches I lose all objectivity and have no confidence as to whether the person will like it, but happily her reaction was something I’ll never forget.

This was a birthday gift for a friend who was a big Game of Thrones fan and sometimes playfully referred to herself as ‘mother of cats’ (she has two cats called Merry and Pippin). So I imagined what that would look like and came up with this. It was really challenging to find the various elements (taking sneaky shots of her cats, using bits of GoT stills) to compose it. Also, it was quite fun trying to create a likeness despite sketching in miniature for her face. I was really satisfied with it though and couldn’t wait to see her reaction. Coincidentally she shares her birthday with Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen, “mother of dragons” in the show).

You can’t not love Steve Buscemi.

Sandy Johnson, RIP.

Sandy was my close friend Robyn’s mum who sadly passed away from a long battle with cancer in April 2018. She was such a lovely woman, a deep soul with a fun sense of humour, always creative, and an amazing mum. Sandy made this incredible dessert dish called Ginger Ale Salad at thanksgiving (recipe below, as given by Robyn).

1 4oz pkg (little box) lemon jello (do you have jello?-gelatin?)
1 8oz bar cream cheese
1 8oz can crushed pineapple (drain it!)
1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts could work if don’t have pecans. They might be a southern nut!)
3/4 cup ginger ale
1 cup boiling water
let cream cheese soften to room temperature
pour jello dry mix onto the cheese and mix together
pour 1 cup boiling hot water onto the jello/cheese mix
once dissolved, pour in drained pineapple, nuts and ginger ale. Stir until blended. Refrigerate until chilled (2-3hours) and solid

This is from a poster for a season of American Horror Story. I just liked the imagery. I only saw the first season, which I sorta liked, but can barely remember. I seem to remember it being one of those shows that feels like it writes itself as it goes.

Raxy Waxy Dax was the beloved dog of my good friend Robyn in Atlanta. He was the sweetest, most loyal dog, with really soulful eyes. He loved company and would sit by my feet during the day when I was working from home during visits. He was diagnosed with a throat tumour and given 8 weeks to live just before Christmas 2016, but then went on to live another two years. His care became progressively demanding on Robyn who had to wake multiple times during the night for years to take him out for wees and change his little nappies, but she never complained, and her love for Dax was immeasurable. He finally passed in Autumn 2018, and was greatly missed.

Portraits for a dear friend of her daughter, aged 2. These are quite simple sketches, but I really enjoyed doing them.

During, I listened to Warpaint, Therapy? and the Mr Brooks soundtrack.

I don’t really know if this belongs here as its a photograph rather than drawing. But hey, its my site I guess, so why not.

I took this with a Canon SX50, with no tripod, in Atlanta.