A close-up of my new Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’...

A close-up of my new Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’ album-as-books print, available from standarddesigns.etsy.com #jonimitchell #penguinbooks #art #poster #print #etsy

The Force is strong with my quick Star Wars cardboard models...

The Force is strong with my quick Star Wars cardboard models today #entertainingthekids #starwars #cardboard #art

Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ Reimagined As A Collection Of Novels

It has arrived: a Korg Volca Keys, which has instantly...

It has arrived: a Korg Volca Keys, which has instantly transformed me from a Non-Musician into a Non-Musician Who Startles Cats. #Korg #volcakeys #music #synthesizer #noise

Fakin’ Bacon: recreating Francis Bacon’s brushwork...

Fakin’ Bacon: recreating Francis Bacon’s brushwork and effects in the Procreate app on iPad. The app’s brushes are maybe a little more fluid than Bacon’s mostly dry or turpsy marks, but it has a good go at getting the larger smears right. #francisbacon #painting #art #procreate #ipad #tate #london

More beach surrealism, this time Salvador Dali - at least, a lot...

More beach surrealism, this time Salvador Dali - at least, a lot of his scene setting. Add ants and floppy watches to taste. #salvadordali #surrealism #beach #ireland (at Strandhill Beach)

Below, old glasses. Above, new glasses. Out of picture, other...

Below, old glasses. Above, new glasses. Out of picture, other new glasses (for distance, appropriately enough). I could have put them in the picture too, but I decided I’d go for the whole Two Ronnies Opening Titles thing instead. Off now to complain about the Producer. #glasses #visionexpressareapaintodealwith #artist #eyes #tworonnies #comedy #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks

Rocks doing their Yves Tanguy thing on the beach at Strandhill,...

Rocks doing their Yves Tanguy thing on the beach at Strandhill, County Sligo, Ireland. #surrealism #geology #ireland (at Strandhill Beach)

Back home now after a week visiting the relatives in the wild...

Back home now after a week visiting the relatives in the wild west of Ireland, mostly in Sligo & Mayo - Yeats country. #Ireland #lake (at Hazelwood Lake)

I can’t get enough of 1970s European TV graphics, and the...

I can’t get enough of 1970s European TV graphics, and the current logo of the Nordisk Film & TV Fond (which I stumbled upon today) has more than a whiff of that terrible/wonderful era. Lovely stuff. #TVs #logo #1970s

Yes, I’d say that bit at the bottom saying ‘New...

Yes, I’d say that bit at the bottom saying ‘New titles may have been added since this was printed’ is probably pretty accurate. #penguinbooks #1938 #books

O mon dieu, le Café des Artistes has seen better days, mais...

O mon dieu, le Café des Artistes has seen better days, mais c'est très «picturesque» avec le «scraping». #teatrayart #timefortea

…and now on The Open University, it’s Unit M306,...

…and now on The Open University, it’s Unit M306, ‘Mathematics And Cardboard’. Please have your scissors, sticky tape and slide rule at the ready. #bbc2 #maths #openuniversity #photo

Very thin house/goth Christmas tree/British space programme...

Very thin house/goth Christmas tree/British space programme circa 1952/Hit The North! #design #the fall #semiotics #cardboard #packaging

I must admit I was ignorant of @benjidavies illustration work...

I must admit I was ignorant of @benjidavies illustration work until today, but what a treat it is! This is from his lovely book ‘Grandad’s Island’. #illustration #books

Penguins printed during World War II are fascinating, not just...

Penguins printed during World War II are fascinating, not just for their thinness and roughness (paper rationing) but also because of ads like this one for Mars Bars - restricted, it would seem, to children who Dig For Victory. Blimey! #penguin #penguinbooks #advertising #history #publishing #paper

Back in print production this week, using Ted Hughes’ neck...

Back in print production this week, using Ted Hughes’ neck as a book brace. I find he has one of the thicker, sturdier literary necks. Some say it was made of brass… #printmaking #poetry #tedhughes #literature #photography #penguinbooks

Yes so do I, Gerry. #blessedarethepacemakers

Yes so do I, Gerry. #blessedarethepacemakers

‘Modern Vegetarian Cookery’, a Penguin Handbook from...

‘Modern Vegetarian Cookery’, a Penguin Handbook from 1970. That red cabbage monstrosity in the centre is enough to turn anyone carnivore though… #penguinbooks #vegetarian #cooking #recipe #bookcover

William S Burroughs would have been 101 today. Some may choose...

William S Burroughs would have been 101 today. Some may choose to remember his seminal writing (excuse me while I titter over my own terrible pun), but what about his Free Jazz Quintet, whose disastrous early-70s tour of Europe I commemorated in this poster (available as ever from standarddesigns.etsy.com). #williamsburroughs #burroughs #nakedlunch #beatgeneration #poster #writer #etsy

I bought this and one other Star Trek ‘fotonovel’...

I bought this and one other Star Trek ‘fotonovel’ (uuurgh!) at our local secondhand bookshop today for 10p each. Spookily, I used to have both of them (and one other) when I was a kid. They’re a brilliantly silly idea - like having a VCR, but in book form. Why weren’t *all* TV programmes turned into 'fotonovels’ (uuuurgh again)? Imagine going to your local bookshop to buy last Wednesday’s 'Coronation Street’ in all its un-technicolor, speech-bubbled glory! #fotonovel #startrek #williamshatner #literature #coronationstreet

I found this in a secondhand Penguin I bought recently - the...

I found this in a secondhand Penguin I bought recently - the paper ephemera collector in me got all in a tizzy when it plopped onto the desk before me. PopMusicTruFact: on 28 July 1977 Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’ was at No. 1 in the UK singles chart. There’s a Giorgio Moroder connection to most things… #penguinbooks #penguin #ephemera #collecting #writer #donnasummer #disco #1977 #giorgiomoroder

Doodling on the iPad Mini this afternoon. I can’t tell...

Doodling on the iPad Mini this afternoon. I can’t tell whether this chap’s having a good day or a bad one. Maybe good. Yes, let’s go with good.

So here we see a typical Author having a good day.

Classic albums represented as vintage Penguin paperbacks

Classic albums represented as vintage Penguin paperbacks:

dangerousminds.net have written a nice piece about my prints today. Nice.

Happy birthday to James Joyce, born this day in 1882.This print...

Happy birthday to James Joyce, born this day in 1882.

This print is available from the Standard Designs Etsy Shop.

So, drawings made in Adobe Sketch on an iPad Mini fare pretty...

So, drawings made in Adobe Sketch on an iPad Mini fare pretty well when blown up to A3 and beyond, this test print I got back today demonstrates. This is a good thing, because it means that my hours spent doodling aren’t simply *doodling* per se but Preparatory Drawings Towards A Series Of Major Works. Oh yes they are. #drawing #printmaking #fineart #adobe #adobesketch #ipad #ipadmini #artist #etsy