hungry!

58.Human dustbin (or trash can if you are from the USA)
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

today has been one of those days where I'll eat anything, I'm not even hungry, I'll just eat everything. anyone else get days like that?

letting things go.

57.too much water off of a duck's back.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

It's no secret I'm bad at letting things go, but I think some times  we all let too many things go, we let so much water slide off of a ducks back that one day we may drown in it.

footprints

56.big shoes to fill.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I constantly feel this way. 

Sandwiches

55. The Earl of Sandwich
 Digital

15cm x 21cm

I love sandwiches, if they didn't exist I don't know what I'd have for lunch every day. 

Stage Fright

54.Stage fright.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

As requested here is an image about the nerves experienced before going on stage to perform, or give a lecture or have a job interview.

putting my foot in it.

54.My foot seems to be connected to my mouth.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I have a bit of a reputation for putting my foot well and truly in it.

Emptying my head

 53. Emptying my head of thoughts
 Digital

15cm x 21cm

Do you ever get those nights, where you can't sleep because your brain won't turn off? some times I find I have too many thoughts when composing an image for this project and it can be hard to focus, but i guess it's all part of the process :)

my poor Dog

52.the imagination of child hood 2 (or My poor dog).
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

Last one of my Nieces, I promise, whenever they visit they never give my dog a moment of peace, he is very good with them and never so much as barks, though he does sigh a lot, so this one is dedicated to my poor dog Charlie. also why is it as children we all try and ride on the backs of dogs?

imagination

51.the imagination of childhood.
 Digital

35.7cm x 20.1cm

My nieces are visiting at the moment,they are ever curious of my work and process, so I included them in the process of making of this image.

Passing by

50.Life just passes by.
 Digital

35.7cm x 20.1cm

Some times time seems to travel faster than I would like.

Walk all over me.

49.People just walk all over me.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I think we all know what it's like to feel taken advantage of, I'm not particularly feeling this way at the moment, just seeing foot prints on the beach yesterday made me think of that phrase.

looking on the bright side.

48.The optimist.
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I admire anyone who can look on the bright side, this one is for all the optimists living in a world of pessimists out there. 

stone faced

47.Stone faced
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I see people about that I don't think have ever smiled, I wonder if their faces would break if they tried.

old hand

46.I have old hands!
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I've always thought that my hands have looked older than the rest of me, ever since I was about 5 year old. Almost as if someone else was using them before i got them, I imagine the only way to tell how old my hands are would be to chop one off and count the rings, like you would a tree. but that would be daft... wouldn't it?

Happy Valentine's day

45.I give you my Heart 
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I'm not one for all the lovey dovey stuff that comes with valentine's day, but I felt obligated to do an image commemorating the day, so here it is.

hmmm Pizza

44. Pizza Face 
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I hate it when you have an important meeting or you're going out and you can feel a spot coming, and you know it will erupt at the worst time! (in order to create this image I'll give you 3 guesses what I had for dinner).

More Live painting :)

43. Reading is as healthy as eating an apple.
Acrylic on board
30cm x 21cm

Another painting painted live in front of an audience, again at Douglas Library but this time in front of year 6 school Children from Fairfield Primary school, The painting itself was done in around one and half hours whilst simultaneously giving a lecture (with slides) on fine art and illustration. Thank you to all those who attended.

fear of flying

42. If we were meant to fly, we would have been born with wings. 
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

It's no secret that I'm terrified of flying, here is an image summing up how i feel about it. (also I'm not a big fan of seagulls either).

living on a rock :)

41.  living in a storm in a teacup. 
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

Sometimes this is how I feel living on an island in the middle of the Irish sea.

Swearing

40.  Potty-Mouth
 Digital

14.8cm x 17.3cm

I've been told recently that I swear too much!

Curry!

39.  Flatulence is the only way I will get to outer space!
 Digital

15cm x 21cm

I had an amazing curry last night, I think that's all I need to say about this image :S

I hate having my photo taken

38.  I gotta face for radio, and I don't care!.
 Digital

15cm x 21cm

this piece is for everyone who, like myself, hates having their picture taken. 

produced Live!

37. I got this song stuck in my Head!
Acrylic on board
30cm x 21cm

today's image was literally painted in front of a live studio audience! I did a talk to a room of around 50 people  today and produced this image whilst waffling on about surrealism and illustration, produced in about 2 hours (fast even for me).

I Joined a Gym

36. Meat Head
Acrylic on board
30cm x 21cm

Recently I joined a Gym for the first time in my life, I've only been once but I have to admit to quite enjoying it, the term meat head amuses me, so here is an image based upon that term.

a thought

35. I'm an analogue guy in a Digital world
Acrylic on board
30cm x 21cm

Very much how I'm feeling today.

where would we be without Tea (or Coffee)

34. Caffeine is like my auto pilot
Acrylic on board
15cm x 21cm

Mondays are an early start for me, so early, that normally I've been teaching for about half an hour without really realising how I got to college in the first place. Happy Monday folks.

Red in the Face

33.the embarrassing redness of anger.
Acrylic on board
15cm x 21cm

Loosely based on a story a friend told me recently about how she got so angry that she was red in the face for hours. I guess some emotions are hard to hide.

Those days when you just don't want to get out of bed..

32. Some Days it's hard to get out of bed.
Acrylic on board
15cm x 21cm

we all get those days, where we wake up, it's cold, we hear the rain on the window and just think.. No today I'm not leaving the warmth of the bed.. but sadly we have to.