Here's (more than) one I prepared earlier...

I've been busy recently working on something which I can't reveal just yet, so haven't had time to blog a couple of other things which I've done in the meantime. So consider this a catch-up post to bring me up-to-date. So here we go...!

Firstly, it was my friend Chrys's birthday almost a month ago (which just shows how long it's been since I've done a proper blog post!). After our work Christmas party we went to this bar in Soho where they serve cocktails in teapots, so I drew this picture for her birthday. And as we work at the National Gallery, I also took some inspiration from Caravaggio's technique of chiaroscuro, using strong contrasts between light and dark, and used a dark(ish) colour for the background...



Speaking of the National Gallery, when I was working last week, I found myself in a room closed off to visitors while technicians worked on the lighting. With little to do while I was there, other than keeping an eye on the paintings, I found a scrap of paper and a pencil in my pocket and did a quick sketch of Andrea Previtali's Salvator Mundi (1519)...



Next up, Little White Lies ran an 8-bit Creative Brief to draw a Start Screen for a fictional Disney video game using MS Paint, with the chance to win an iPad mini. I designed a screen for an ice-skating game featuring Bambi, but sadly didn't win. Still it was fun doing some old school digital drawing!



Sometimes ideas pop into your head at the most unexpected moments, and while I was chatting online with my friend Janice the other week, I came out with an especially pointless bit of conversation which just seemed perfect to turn into a comic strip (and quoted word for word!)...



I've made no secret of the fact that I love penguins, and I really enjoyed the recent BBC television series Penguins – Spy in the Huddle, three episodes featuring footage of penguins filmed using spycams to capture never-before-seen moments. After watching the final episode I drew this drawing of an Emperor Penguin and a chick...



It was my friend Zarina's birthday last week, and to celebrate I drew a picture of one of her characters from her new webcomic The Higgs...



And finally, for now, it was my friend Ireeni's birthday on Friday. She's recently been posting a lot of photos on Facebook of various gastronomic delights that she's cooked at home, so I drew her this card...