Sunday, 15 March 2020

The gardens at Ham House were actually laid out by Luke...



The gardens at Ham House were actually laid out by Luke Skywalker. The ornamental laser towers have been removed for public safety reasons. #zap #garden #gardening #deathstar #topiary #lukeskywalker #starwars #statelyhome #heritage #london #hamhouse @hamhousent (at Ham House National Trust)
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Friday, 13 March 2020

Just some random posters from the Standard Designs collection....



Just some random posters from the Standard Designs collection. Tap the images to see them embiggened on the website. #bernardbresslaw #carryon #carryonfilms #poster #exhibitionposter #hattiejacques #tricolor #french #flag #francais #pinter #haroldpinter #theatre #sexpistols #punk #punkrock
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rMWLFhKdl/?igshid=yznfhi7ktz9

Thursday, 12 March 2020

In the local country park yesterday, the supports around...



In the local country park yesterday, the supports around saplings resembled those wibbly-wobbly structures that top German artist Anselm Kiefer built in his massive open-air studio in Barjac in France a while back. I wonder if they’re still standing? So anyway I couldn’t resist putting this cod-Kiefer together using them. #anselmkiefer #contemporaryart #sculpture #countrypark #nationaltrust #saplings #spring #art #handlettering #adobedrawing #photoshop #ipad #kiefer #london #gardening #horticulture #barjac #artstudio
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Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Very striking colour on the cover of this children’s poetry book...



Very striking colour on the cover of this children’s poetry book in the local secondhand bookshop today. #books #reading #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #bookcover #design #colourtheory #bookshop #shopping (at London, United Kingdom)
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020

David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ was released 45 years ago this...



David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ was released 45 years ago this past Saturday. 45 years! Incredible. And this print shows how it would have looked if it had been written as novels instead of songs. It’s available now in the Standard Designs online shop standarddesigns.co.uk - tap the image or follow the link in my bio to go there.#davidbowie #youngamericans #books #bookstagram #albumasbooks #standarddesigns #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookcollector #gift #giftideas #poster #musicposter #70smusic #pop #artrock
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Friday, 6 March 2020

One of several jellyfish clouds seen recently. Weird innit?...



One of several jellyfish clouds seen recently. Weird innit? Apparently it’s a phenomenon known as virga, where precipitation evaporates in drier air before reaching the ground. #meteorology #jellyfishcloud #virga #sky #london #londonsky #phenomena #upabove #sunnyday #springtimeinlondon #weather (at London, United Kingdom)
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Wednesday, 4 March 2020

This is definitely going to get me into the Chocolate Factory...



This is definitely going to get me into the Chocolate Factory tomorrow. Wonka won’t know the difference. #worldbookday #roalddahl #willywonka #willywonkaandthechocolatefactory #charliebucket #handlettering #memorabilia #gold #goldenticket #chocolate #design #typography #ink #books #reading #literature #childrensliterature #library #longlivelibraries
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Seeing John Berger’s face in a shop window recently reminded me...



Seeing John Berger’s face in a shop window recently reminded me I made this little confection years ago. #waysofseeing #waysofseething #artschool #artcollege #art #arthistory #critic #criticism #parody #johnberger #book #tvshow #1970s #seventies
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Monday, 2 March 2020

Let’s play Spot Everyone’s Favourite Art Critic John Berger in...



Let’s play Spot Everyone’s Favourite Art Critic John Berger in this ad for our local photo-printing booth. Oh look, there he is! #johnberger #waysofseeing #1970s #artcriticism #artcritic #artschool #art #painting #arthistory #advertising #portrait #photoprinting
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