A Year of Results

Some art from 2015

Over the past year life for me has changed quite a lot.  I have moved in with a new partner, moved house twice, had a successful Kickstarter campaign and focused on my profession of being a teacher.  This was for a variety of reasons.  I wanted to really give teaching my all in order to gain qualifications and also the reputation I deserved.  After a solid year of hard work I have not only gained the qualifications I need to have a career for the rest of my life, but also have been able to test out a new creative opportunity. 

For most of my life I have always been surrounded by paper, notes and drawings.  As a child I would invent my own toy lines, board games, comics and computer games.  Once I got older my focus changed and after many years I decided to try my hand at comics.  I personally found the process of comic design fairly painful as I do not consider myself a writer, so the energy that I had to commit was even greater than I expected.  I am still proud of Royal and the world I created but it was far from being what I wanted it to be.

During a creative surge I decided to make my own card/boardgames and in doing so built up the confidence to launch my own Kickstarter.  Though this little Print and Play game Breakneck Blitz, I gained the confidence to keep going.  

Since then, in the space of last year, I have developed a lot of old concepts and ideas that I have designed into proper fleshed out games.  Most are short and easy to pick up but have depth in repeated plays and appreciation of the mechanics.

Having built up good relations with various groups of individuals, I now have a decent base for play testing these games and pitching ideas.  

Eternal Glory arriving March 2016 on Kickstarter

Most of 2015 has been spent between teaching and game promotion.  Now I am back in action on the blog I am going to post at least one update a week to keep things fresh.

You can check back here for game updates, new artwork and news about events that I am attending or that my work will be at.

Thanks for reading.

Lewis

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

This year has been great for my artistic ventures.  I have really enjoyed the cons, had the most successful MCM ever and now I also have a gallery exhibition on the horizon.

This picture was drawn not only to celebrate the new year but also to commemorate the new year of Royal.

Lately I have been rather busy with a new job in teaching and also getting 18 new pieces ready for my exhibition Reflective Rhythms, but when the new year comes I shall commence work on Royal.  James is prepared and ready to go with a few stories and I am well on my way to re-creating the original Royal to make it more like a comic.

The good news is that it will all also be free to read on this blog once it is created.

This year alone I have drawn 236 new finished pictures and there is still a good few days to go yet.  Hopefully next year will be just as creative.

A big thank you to all of you again!

Have a very Merry Christmas!

Reflective Rhythms

My exhibition: Reflective Rhythms is now officially booked and in the process of being set up. It will run from the 7th to the 30th of January. If you are interested you can ring to book a viewing with the gallery on: 020 8464 5816

“For me, colour has always reflected mood and emotion. Through this collection of works I am conveying the feelings and moods that we emanate.

Whilst the pieces depict a dance and performance theme, the concepts in each apply to all of us, as we all indulge in the metaphorical dance through life. Dance is a powerful thing; it can be graceful and delicate, it can be passionate and seductive, it can be calm and gentle and yet it can also be frenzied and savage. However you feel it, it is about the beauty in being free and letting go.”

Click here for further information.

Dependence

H. R. Giger died on the 12th of May this year, from injuries he sustained after a fall.

My Dad introduced me to Giger's works and then when I took art at GCSE we studied his art.  I never really enjoyed art at school.  In the end I got a C in art and never studied art in an academic setting again.

I wanted to do a tribute to Giger's works, I started it the day i heard that he died and only just got around to finishing it.  Unlike most of my work there is meaning behind it.  I thought I would go back to my 14 year old self and try to create something a bit deeper and meaningful.  Instead of my usual: "Oh it's a portrait... again."

Frog Prince

My Daily Doodle. The prompt was The Frog Prince.

Zombicide

I bought Zombicide after the International Games Day.

Here are two drawings for 2 of my scenarios.

Queen of the Damned & The Fat Lady Sings

Mr. Snood

A commissioned piece of Mr. Snood the Turkey.

In the end my artwork wasn't used and they went with another choice instead which you can see over at TurkeyTales.

Tiger Lawyer Fan Art

Fan art I created on the request of a friend after she read Tiger Lawyer.  I wanted it to have the sketchy courtroom look to it.

Blood Moon

So recently I have been playing Terraria with a pal. I have to say I am hooked and get way too into my own little adventures.

My character "Big Balls" Bill was supposed to be major macho, however he ended up with a flower in his hair, a purple shirt and tight "Ninja Pants". As the adventure has gone on he has just got more and more effeminate. Despite this he still has beaten plenty of horrors that would make mere mortals crap their undies. Recently having saved his tenants from a blood moon zombie invasion, he has got even more badass.

Animeted!

I wanted to draw something in a manga style but with by with an air of realism, this was the result.

Art Feature: Pauscorpi

I met Paulina (Pauscorpi) back at the London Entertainment Media Show last year. Not only was she great company (she had the stall next to mine), but her artwork was brilliant too.

So I've decided to give her a (rather belated-sorry!) feature.

Find Pauscorpi here:
https://www.facebook.com/Pauscorpi
http://pauscorpi.deviantart.com/
https://twitter.com/pauscorpi