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Focus on Asterix the Gaul
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I was brought up with Asterix – it was one of the few comic books i was even encouraged to read. It was the cultural option, mixing real history, foreign culture and witty language (thanks to Anthea Bell’s brilliant translations) with gripping story lines. I and my schoolmates were drawn to the funny tales of […]
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The Spitfire
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This is my new Spitfire screenprint. I love the shape of the aircraft and like finding ways to show it off, to do it justice. The elliptical shape of the wings and the sloping curves of the fuselage mean that it’s sometimes hard to remember that it was a very efficient killing machine. I’m delighted […]
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I chase Dennis the Menace
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Portrait photographer Emma Brown has taken a photograph of me joining in the chase for Dennis the Menace. It’s going to form part of a show at the Royal Society of Arts at some stage but I don’t know when. I’ll let you know in due course. In the meantime, here is the image. I […]
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Exhibition garners media attention
Posted by John Patrick Reynolds on
My show in Clerkenwell, which lasts until Sunday November 1, has been attracting attention in newspapers, magazines and websites. The Hamstead and Highgate Express was first out of the traps, with this interview. http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/books/why_did_britain_take_the_baddie_dennis_the_menace_to_our_hearts_1_4255897 Then Short List magazine ran a piece in its to-do section, out last Thursday. Today Square Mile, a website about events […]
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Chasing Dennis the Menace – exhibition of new work
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Date: 26 October 2015 to 1 November 2015 Monday-Friday 9am until 7pm Saturday-Sunday 11am until 4pm At The Gallery, Craft Central, St John’s Square, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4DS Please come along to my exhibition of handmade, limited edition screenprints featuring classic comic characters such as Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan, The Bash Street Kids, Minnie the […]
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