Goodbye Cilla we had a lorra lorra laughs
Cheers Cilla
Sad news that Cilla Black has died. A Liverpool legend.
Here is my memory of her a few years ago when she came out of Bungalow 8 night club. All the photographers sang the theme tune to Blind Date all the way to her car. As Cilla got in her car she turned around and did a "Cheers" with a flower she held in her hand.
Cilla has a chuckle as all the photographers sing the Blind Date theme tune to her leaving Bungalow 8
Standing Up for Photographers Rights
Photographer Jason Sheldon started a ripple that turned into a wave when he challenged Taylor Swift about her gig photography contracts. She slightly changed her contracts, which is slightly better than before. But still a long way off freedom of the press kind of rights. Here is a recent interview with him in the Walsall Advertiser -
The Queen's Crib
The Liz Gang
I was a tourist for a day and went to Buckingham Palace. Today was the Summer Opening. Here I wrote an article about It for The Epoch Times. Here's the link -
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1474418-the-summer-opening-of-buckingham-palace/
Krink and Grog
Flowerclava
Well I've been discovering the beauty of Krink and Grog paint in squeezy bottles. This has led to my Cara Balaclava series getting experimented on. This series started from some photographs I took of Cara Delevingne wearing a balaclava at London Fashion Week. I've thrown her disembodied head and hand into a variety of fantasy outer space backgrounds. I wasn't happy after seeing the first screen prints as the image just sank into the vibrant backgrounds. I needed to work on raising the central character out of the background.
before the paint pens got to work
Now in the final stages, I'm adding big blobs of paint that are spread around with a smaller nibbed pen to make flowers based on the Lily. This work is influenced by the classic scene in the War film Full Metal Jacket - I'm watching it while I paint. In this scene, "Joker" played by Matthew Modine defends the Art on his helmet to a foolish Colonel - saying It reflects the duality of Man, the Jungian thing.
To me, the balaclava has the reputation of being an aggressive hat and the flower is a peaceful shape. So I though they would explode together. An abundant conflict is formed.
A Cosmic Flower explodes on the scene
I've also made a simpler cartoon flower with fried egg qualities.
Flower Balaclava - being playful painting aggressive hats and peaceful flowers
8,000 Strong Falun Gong Parade
8000 Strong Falun Gong Parade in New York City
On Friday 15th May there was a Rally to support 200 million Chinese renouncing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Parade of 8,000 Falun Gong practitioners through the streets of New York from UN Dag Hammarskjold via Grand Central Station down to the Chinese Consulate. Leading the parade was the Celestial brass band, filling their intruments with bursts of melodious musical energy.
After the parade, Falun Gong practitioners gathered to meditate in Times Square. #freedom2meditate t-shirts were worn to display their wish for freedom of belief in China. Falun Dafa practitioners are persecuted in China. Many have been tortured to death.
World Falun Dafa Day 2015
World Falun Dafa Day 13th May in New York City 2015. Falun Dafa practitioners from all around the world came together in NYC to celebrate Truth Compassion and Tolerance. Celebrating with performances of traditional Chinese culture, The Celestial Marching Band, dragon and lion dance, with demonstrations of the gentle Qigong meditation exercises. #freedom2meditate t-shirts were worn to display their wish for freedom of belief in China. Falun Dafa practitioners are currently persecuted in China. Many have been tortured to death.
16 years since the 25th April peaceful appeal to stop persecution of Falun Gong in China
This marks the 16th anniversary of the Falun Gong appeal, for freedom of belief in China on April 25, 1999.
This marks the 16th anniversary of the Falun Gong appeal, for freedom of belief in China on April 25, 1999. Outside Downing Street, China Town and by Trafalgar Square, Falun Gong practitioners continue to petition for an end to organ harvesting in China and to have imprisoned and tortured family members released. These ongoing petitions were handed in at No 10 Downing Street in Westminster to the Prime Minister.
The Purge: Zemin Faction
As the case builds against fallen Zemin Faction Communist Zhou Yongkang. Who's next?
Cara Balaclava Rocks
Just listed on Saatchi Art for sale original spray art with screen printed image of Cara Delevingne in a balaclava
UPDATE: I've made changes to this painting. Now a work in progress. Not for sale, yet!
Arresting Spiderman Impersonator
Just started drawing a new piece about a spiderman impersonator who robbed a Hollywood tours company in LA. This is where the Police close in for an arrest on one of the many potential Spiderman culprits
Queen Z at No.10 Print
Latest work is The Queen wearing a Zippy fancy dress costume from Rainbow children's TV show. Combined from a photograph taken at a festival of people wearing paper masks of The Queen and a punter wearing a hired Zippy costume placed within a photograph I had taken while waiting for action outside Downing Street. In this imagined dynamic situation Queen Z is coming out of Number 10 Downing Street in a Zippy costume carrying her mobile. Four British institutions brought together in one frame - The Queen, No.10, a British Bobby and my favorite character from Rainbow, Zippy. Spot the three crowns.