OUT OF THE TOP DRAWER

I'm featured as one of 'three of Scotland's finest illustrators' in the new issue of satisfyingly glossy Homes & Interiors Scotland. There's loads of other rad stuff in it too, including a feature about the late lamented Elders department store in Glasgow with its brilliant Robert Stewart mural which I'm dying to see restored. Thanks to Gabriella Bennett for getting in touch with me, and I must also mention that the picture of the coffee cups is courtesy of Craig at Six Eight Kafe.

BY THE BUTTERS ROLLS

1 My illustration, ~Art~, in the first issue of LIMNER, brainchild of PETE, which should be available to buy from the site soon.



2 Artwork for RICKY's sublime tape, available HERE.



3 A very stunning and gorgeous card from Berlin/ELLA. It's allegedly a belated Xmas card but as it arrived today I've been ostentatiously flaunting it as a Valentine, natch.

3/4

I've had a kinda wordy (by 'wordy' I obv mean involving more than one paragraph and a lower ratio of acronyms to legit words than I'm generally comfortable with) post in my drafts for a while now and it's become something of a millstone around my neck. So I just thought, you know what m8, just post some pictures, just go for it. Here is some work in progress from my zine about the Scottish third division, due to appear imminently.

SIX EIGHT KAFE

I drew on these stickers for a project Craig at Birmingham's SIX EIGHT KAFE came up with, involving illustrators and designers creating self-promotional labels to spice up the cafe's takeaway coffee cups. I like the idea of each cup being matched to a customer.

NO WAISLEY!

I have two pieces (below) in the Scottish Drawing Competition exhibition at Paisley Museum (above) right now. You should read about the PAISLEY WITCHES. Christian Shaw is a cool name for a 17th century 11 year old girl.

WHITECRAIGS NIGHTS

Whitecraigs Nights
acrylics, chalk, pencil and paper

PROPERTY, PORN

I'm wary of posting too much work in progress because I don't wanna be one of THOSE internet ppl who continually allude to things that never materialise (hiya 28 DRAWINGS LATER) but here's some anyway.


A reject


I don't think it's any secret that I'm obsessed with houses and out of the many estate agents' websites I wistfully trawl THE MODERN HOUSE is probably the dreamiest, both in terms of the photography and layout and the houses they market. It's mainly geared towards SE England however and the asking prices are mental, but I've come across a couple of diamonds in the rough of Scottish property sites, which seem like incredible bargains by comparison (I obv speak as someone who lives out of the bottom end of their overdraft but you know, one day).






CALDERSTONE HOUSE by East Kilbride 'is a unique B listed 1960s designed house by the renowned architect Robert Steedman' and the multi-level studio looks magnificent. Having checked it out on a map it looks like it might be in danger of being engulfed by industrial estates and retail parks, but I kind of like the idea of having that as Ballardian inspiration in contrast to your Arcadian 7 acres of private woodland.




TOWNHEAD STEADING in East Saltoun dates from 1973 and is by Andrew Renton, and again has a nice studio. It looks like they've gone overboard with the white paint to give it a kind of BoConcept-type makeover and it'd be interesting to see it in its original state, though I'm really into the tiled floors and built-in furniture.

EVERYTHING MUST GO

SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE


I've put my prints ON SALE. Treat yourself!

HOME GROUND

I did this drawing of a TYPICAL SCOTTISH SCENE the other day to test my patience. I guess I'd send to it my Grannie in her Heilan' hame if she were still able to see.

As an additional special treat I thought I'd share a little more of my STREET VIEW GLITCH collection. They don't seem to happen much anymore - since Chrome perhaps? The most post-post-post-everything front garden in the world/Edinburgh and a man possibly stealing apples from his neighbour are also in there too.











RELEVANT THINGS I'VE CONSUMED: everything SINCERELY YOURS / THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE SPECTACLE-COMMODITY ECONOMY by GUY DEBORD / THE LIVING DEAD: THE ATTIC by ADAM CURTIS / SCHOOLIN' LIFE by BEYONCE / THIS INSTALLATION - who's it by? / HOME GROUND: SANCTUARY IN THE CITY by DAN PEARSON (I read a couple of pages before I sleep).