Asterix and the omni-shambles. Our Gaulish hero is in the company of a couple of burly tribesmen, who are accusing him of causing mayhem, chaos, an omni-shambles. The word was invented by writer Tony Roche, and it was first used in 2009 in the BBC’s political satire The Thick Of It. This screenprint was commissioned by his […]
I’ve produced two new, tall, thin screenprints of Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix in silhouette – this time on teal backgrounds. The first one is of Asterix alone. The other is of Obelix and his hound. I love the colour I’m using here – and the fact that most of the screenprints is just plain ink […]
COMIC ART’S ASTERIX SCREENPRINTS ON SALE IN PARISIAN FILM MUSEUM I’m delighted to say that my screenprints and greetings cards are available at the current Asterix exhibition at the French cinema archive La Cinematheque Francaise. The show opened earlier this month and runs until March. Goscinny et le cinéma : Astérix, Lucky Luke et Cie – […]
COMIC ART AT COMIC CON I’ve taken a stand at the upcoming Comic Con in Olympia. It runs from Friday to Sunday, 9am-6pm each day. Come and see what I’ve got to offer! Tickets and details are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-film-comic-con-summer-2017-tickets-28652934699
Comic Art exhibits at The International Greeting Card Show this week Springboard section, Stand 678 Comic Art will be exhibiting to retail customers its entire range of nearly 200 designs at the International Greeting Card Show, organised by Progressive Greetings, this week, at the Business Design Centre in Islington (52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH). The range […]
I’ve produced two new, tall, thin screenprints of Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix in silhouette on red backgrounds. I love the red I’m using here – and the fact that most of the screenprints is just plain red ink emphasises that the colour is to be enjoyed for its own sake. They’re 76cms tall and 28cms […]
See my video interview about Comic Art. Film-maker Jeremy Heslup, who runs the Praemio video channel, has interviewed me about Comic Art. I talk about how I became a screenprinter, why I enjoy it, and the transition from journalist. The film includes shots of me being interviewd at the Reindeer Art Gallery in Kensington Church Street, […]
A world without worries: exhibition of comic art screenprints Date: 20 February 2017 to 26 February 2017 Opening Times: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm; Sat & Sun 12-4pm Location: The Gallery, Craft Central, 33-35 St John’s Square, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 4DS Popeye declares: “I don’t know how to worry, so that’s out”. Printmaker John Patrick Reynolds shows his […]
I’m selling my screenprints at the Dulwich Picture Gallery – the first purpose-built public art gallery in the world – this weekend. The gallery was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois RA bequeathed his collection of old masters “for the inspection of the public”. This weekend there is a Christmas event to which I’ve been […]
This is me beside one of the hundreds of Comic Art posters which have gone up (and started disappearing) across Paris. A gallery in the heart of the French capital is mounting a solo show of my Asterix screenprints and the posters went up last week to publicise the event. The show is being held in the city’s […]