#QuickDraw: How I Waste My Time

Tonight, @OFFLIFE_comic ran another #QuickDraw over on Twitter with the theme: 'How I Waste My Time'.

I immediately started thinking about the various forms of social media that are my inevitable go-to when procrastinating, and then somehow Twitter's bird icon led to me attempting to construct my own variation on the Edgar Allen Poe poem, "The Raven". After some scribbled attempts at rhyming couplets, the real "Eureka!" moment came with the realisation that 'sevenscore' means seven times twenty, that is, 140...

The Year of the Horse

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year and it's The Year of the Horse. Kung Hei Fat Choy!

@OFFLIFE_comic's #QuickDraw

Here's a comic I drew the other week for @OFFLIFE_comic's #QuickDraw over on Twitter for the theme "Everyday Magic"...

Happy Birthday Ni!

It was my friend Ni's birthday the other day. She's always posting a LOT of photos of her cats online...

Things I Want To Achieve in 2014!

Laydeez Do Comics

Tonight I went along to the monthly Laydeez Do Comics event in Foyles. After reading The Enclopedia Of Early Earth over the weekend, I was looking forward to hearing Isabel Greenberg talk about her work and influences. There was also presentations by Penelope Mendonca and Geraldine Perriam.

Here are my illustrated notes from the event...

Penguin Awareness Day 2014

So apparently, today is National Penguin Awareness Day, and I thought I'd celebrate the occasion by dropping in with a couple of old friends...

Happy Birthday Tadhg!

It was my friend Tadhg's birthday last week. Here's the card I made him, because his name is pronounced a bit like "tiger" without the "r" on the end...

Happy Birthday Arina!

It was my friend Arina's birthday at the beginning of January, but I haven't seen her until today because she was on holiday. So here's the card I made for her birthday...

Happy Birthday Jack!

Jack McInroy is part of the South London Hardcore podcast (which is a podcast about South London, if you weren't paying attention). Last month I drew a poster to promote their recent LIVE episode of the podcast, and with it being Jack's birthday this weekend, I modified my drawing of him from the poster to create a birthday card, complete with his recently injured hand...