stokes croft mural in progress

this is a mural I painted last week. I was going to do rooftops and cats and then Richard who lives in the Sheltered housing down the road came along and joined in. His way of painting buildings gave the whole thing a different feel and it really took off. We still have to put some colour in the buildings here and there and I want to paint in birds above. I was a bit sad to have to apint over the mural there before ours. It was very well painted but quite hardcore and local residents complained so Chris Chalkley asked me to paint something a bit more "friendly".

stokes croft bristol

this is the street where I have a studio space at the moment. Lots of people came and talked to me during the few days I drew there. I love the way drawing breaks down social barriers. In a way I feel protected by the activity of drawing in the street. I lose my fear of people, it gives me a reason to be there and is a thing to generate interest. All sorts stopped and talked. I really enjoyed doing it just because of that. I would never be able to talk to so many different people. They were all very interested in the drawing.

This is my shoe. I like the way you get some trainers and they look like horrible new car fittings with plastic seats and car linings and then after months of wearing them they become much more like part of you, like tough skin and old furniture.

This is my dad in a field near Cholsey in August 2006. Its drawn with black and red biro

This is a drawing of my accountant Fernando in Mexico city. he's such a gentle friendly man and his appearance is very striking. He wears big chunky rings on his fingers, medallions, a leather waistcoat and his office is packed all over the walls with angels, dragons, Jesus'...even his bathroom is full of baroque statues. I drew him a few times last year. i'd like to paint a big portrait of him.

I think I drew this on a bus or in the town Cuetzalan in the state of Puebla, Mexico last end of December 2007. It's of sarah reading which is what she does a lot of the time.

scarba and jura

I drew this with ink on the side of a hill overlooking Scarba and Jura on the west coast of Scotland in July 2006. Matt a friend of my little sister Rebecca commisioned me to do it for some lady he knew. Matt had big incredibly waterproof walking boots from Oban on and Rebecca had just been accepted to do an MA at Reading Uni. I hadn't been to scotland in 11 years and it was so good to be back there. Scotland is one of the most beautiful places in the world I think

From Beto's roof, centro historico (wash)

Drawing made with brush and chinese ink wash from my friend Beto's roof in the centre of Mexico city last December. 2 metres x 90 cm approx.