New glasses with varifocal lenses: if you like being stuck in a hazy cubist hall of mirrors, these are the ones for you! They’re going to take some getting used to… #glasses #spectacles #eyesight #lenses #varifocals #seeing #bookshelf #artist #artistsoninstagram #vision #ohmyachingeyes
Love the old (‘70s? '80s?) signage around The Barbican. So low-key. And brown! #london #barbican #signage #sign #typography #design (at Barbican Centre)
Happy 114th birthday to George Orwell, a.k.a. mild-mannered reporter Eric Blair (print: see link in bio) #literarysuperhero #georgeorwell #ericblair #animalfarm #recession #books #penguinbooks #print #design #typography #literature #literary #superhero #novel #1984 #gift #birthday #british #writer #novelist
Excited to see The Radioheads on the television shortly. I hear they’re quite good. (See link in bio for this print) #glastonbury #radiohead #okcomputer #concert #gig #livetv #notquitelivetv #bbc #bbcglasto #books #print #art #bookart #printmaking #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #friday #evening #summer #london #uk #musicfestival
Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ was released on this day in 1971. (This print of it is available via the link in my bio). #jonimitchell #blue #album #anniversary #1971 #music #release #releasedate #lp #books #bookstagram #bookshelf #shelfie #bookspines #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #standarddesigns print #printmaking #artistsoninstagram #homedecor #wallart #dormroom #joni
The previous owner of this book turned its cover into a mid-70s Gilbert & George just by wrapping it in red cellophane. Nice! #gordonsmakesusdrunk #gilbertandgeorge #redmorning #bloodylife #mental #dustycorners #london #artworld #1970s #70s #photography #pelicanbooks #penguinbooks #bookcover #red #fineart #secondhand #paperback
Good crop from the cardigan tree this year. #park #tree #cardigan #london #summer #sunny #agriculture #crop #hot #colorful #nationaltrust #recreation #food #growing #gardening
Happy Bloomsdsy everyone. Go easy on the Gorgonzola sandwiches. This is my James Joyce print - see the link in my bio for more. #bloomsday #dublin #jamesjoyce #ulysses #writer #novelist #irish #print #drawing #portrait #penandink #blackandwhite
The Warehouse That Turns The Sky Pixelated. Clever, eye-brain-confusion-generating paint job on the exterior of a megastructure on the outskirts of Swindon. Just remember: if you run for the hills, you may bump into the sky. #building #painting #exterior #landscape #wiltshire #swindon #warehouse #sky #artificial #future #mountains #hills #fields #virtual #vr #eye #brain #confusion #opticalillusion (at Swindon)
A close up of my Nico ‘Chelsea Girl’ album as Penguin Books print. Available here: bit.ly/nicobooks #nico #andywarhol #newyork #newyorkcity #chelseagirl #chelseahotel #manhattan #loureed #johncale #sterlingmorrison #velvetunderground #thevelvetunderground #singer #album #penguinbooks #poster #print #etsy #bookstagram
George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ was first published 68 years ago this month. Here’s my 'austerity’ print of it. Available here: bit.ly/orwell83 #georgeorwell #georgeorwell1984 #1984 #penguinbooks #art #print #gift #framed #homedecor #wallart #uniqueart #printmaking #orange #classic #design #bookcover #typography #giftideas #etsy #etsyseller #style #stylish #retro #vintage
Always lovely things in the @penguincollsoc mailouts, including this summer this wonderful survey of Pelican Books. Heartily recommended. #penguinbooks #penguincollector #penguincollectorssociety #pelicanbooks #bookdesign #bookcover #publishing #club #society #library #books #reading #piano #british #history
Loving my new iPad, v realistic colours especially when used with Apple Brush, Apple Paper & iWater. #technology #apple #ipad #watercolour #paintings #artmaterials #paper #brush #artistsoninstagram #artist #simple
New in the shop today, this print of Nico’s sublime album ‘Chelsea Girl’. Can’t tell you how much I love this record. See it here: bit.ly/nicobooks
James Brown, working on an early version of ‘Sex Machine’, 1943. #jamesbrown #lyrics #comic #war #drawing #comicbook #rnb #fighterplane #fighterpilot #airace #design
I’ve been doing a few more drawings of my old Art Foundation Course college recently. Apparently it burned down a few years ago (it woz nuffink to do wiv me, guv). #painting #watercolor #watercolour #contecrayon #landscape #landscapepainting #building #college #artcollege #artschool #england #street #art #artist #artistsofinstagram
Radiohead’s ‘Amnesiac’ was released on this day in 2001. Love hearing dear old Humphrey Lyttleton on 'Life In A Glass House’, especially the version with the long intro. This print of mine is available as usual via standarddesigns.etsy.com #radiohead #amnesiac #album #anniversary #print #poster #penguinbooks #bookstagram #booklover #shelfie #gift #humphreylyttelton #imsorryihaventaclue #isihac #jazz #trumpet #thomyorke #literature
Back to 1969 for my new print of Dusty Springfield’s classic ‘Dusty in Memphis’ album reimagined as a collection of Penguin books. It’s available now from standarddesigns.etsy.com #dustyspringfield #1969 #sixties #memphis #soul #pop #rnb #british #female #singer #dusty #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookspines #bookart #bookcovers #classic #bookstagram #novel #collection #paperback #writer #gift #giftideas #design #typography #60sfashion
A lovely Peacock Book, bought for 50p at our local city farm today. #bookcover #bookdesign #peacock #peacockbooks #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #london #secondhand #secondhandshop #farm #cityfarm #bargain #drawing
I expect that asterisk points to a footnote along the lines of ‘not really 'living’ as such, just barely scraping by from one day to the next’. #covfefe #language #englishlanguage #typography #book #bookdesign #bookcoverdesign #bookcovers #1960s #1970s #textbook #speech
