Bird: watercolour, photographic collage, pencil, watercolour crayon and ink (nib and brush)

For Cherie.

Photos: Melbourne 16, Inner city (digital)

It's been a while since I have taken my camera out with me for a walk. Once a daily habit, for about a year I have let this ritual slide. Time to kick an old habit back into line.

King Kong - 'Oz comics' draw off #86 entry

The comic that never was. The Hazy Adventures of Keith Richards

Many many moons ago I created a comic based on a statement shared by a friend of mine. "At the coming of the apocalypse all that will be left is tupperware and Keith Richards".. This got me pondering and not long after I started drawing a spoof comic based on the assumption that Keith Richards was an immortal. Like most super characters he would have an item that could break this immortality. For Keith he would be rendered powerless by any light source be it natural or artificial meaning he must wear sunglasses at all times.

The comic was basically the story of Keith doing mundane things but due to the environmental state he was in the 'reality' was somewhat altered becoming more bizarre than anything else.

Naturally after drawing and cutting and pasting this for sometime I didn't like my creation and threw it in the bin. hmmm maybe one day it'll return but something tells me a different story will be on the cards next time round. Till then these are the only work in progress pages I have which act as a record to that lost bit of work. It was fun at the time..

Cushions, some sewn creations

For the last little while I have been creating some illustrated cushion pieces. These plump little guys have been joining me at markets and a few have just landed on Etsy via my shop 'MC drawn'.
It's been a nice change working with something a bit more dimensional.

I hope you like them!

MCDrawn's European Vacation — Part 11: Bye Bye Italy (digital photos)

Then it was time to jump onto a train and wave a short goodbye to Italy. We were bound to Germany for a quick detour.

MCDrawn's European Vacation — Part 10: Bologna, Italy (digital photos)

More doorways found in Bologna.

MCDrawn's European Vacation — Part 9: Bologna, Italy (digital photos)

While in Bologna I spent many hours wandering around with no particular destination in mind. The lane ways were numerous, each containing a collection of painted doorways. It was a feast for my eyes.    Here is the start of my Bolognan doorway walk.

MCDrawn's European Vacation — Part 8: Bologna, Italy (digital photos)