Recoat Rock-Bottom Basement Bonanza

Recoat in Glasgow are holding their 3rd show - the Rock-Bottom Basement Bonanza this week. I've made a little set of 4 snack drawings for them, including the Jammie Dodger above.

Every piece in the show is priced £40 or less, hence the rock-bottomness of the title. There will be work by around 20 Scottish artists, including my buddies Elph and Gregor Louden, so that's some opportunity to get your dirty wee paws on a bargain. My 4 pieces, which are exciting stuff like Cadbury's Flakes and Hobnobs, will be £30 each.

The exhibition runs through October, the opening bash is on Friday 28th September from 7-10pm and is sponsored by anCnoc whiskey, whatever that is. The gallery is next door to the Woodside Social, near the Kelvinbridge underground in Glasgow. Come along if you like.

September News

TENTERHOOKS AT ANALOGUE
I'm working like a dog to finish my show at Analogue in Edinburgh next month. It opens on the 11th of October so you better be there. My Running Amok magazine, and maybe a few prints and stuff will also be available too.
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BLUEPRINT MAGAZINE: PAPER CITY
Every month, the architectural magazine Blueprint lets a different artist/illustrator present a view of their personal utopia in their Paper City feature. I've kindly been asked to produce one for the next issue. It's out fairly soon, I'll update on the exact details as soon as I know myself.
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RE:COAT ROCK-BOTTOM BASEMENT BONANZA
I'll have a few pieces in the new show at Re:Coat in Glasgow. The exhibition features a bunch of artists all selling work that's under £40, so get in quick I suppose. I think it opens on Friday 28th September, but I'll get back to you on that.

My Garfield Comic: A Review

I doodled this ages ago after reading some Garfield and finding it lousy. Yesterday I posted it on a messageboard, and it went down fairly well. I even received a fairly sturdy review from someone called DanAdamKOF:

"John is expressing dissatisfaction with his life, in a way that expresses his dissatisfaction in its most basic way: with tears. Meanwhile, Garfield looks funny as hell with no limbs and a brutish, oversimplified face. Though oversimplified, he still has the usual uncaring expression. Add in the requisite table, and the often-shown plate of food... it's Garfield, broken down to its purest and most simple form.

I'm no art major or anything, but I can't help but dwell on this picture. To me, it is art."

Haha, make of that what you will. The original artwork is on four little squares of paper from a pile I use for making notes. If I could find them, I'd sell them for a million pounds! Thank you, DanAdamKOF. I had no idea I was so clever.