Welcome to Listen04
Work hard. Hard work.
You wont see me for a while. I'm working very hard at the moment.
Posted: 2009-07-03 15:40:43 | 0 comments
Picasso in a balaclava
Whilst not altogether practical in the heat of the French summer Picasso would often slip into his balaclava in a bid to hide his celebrity face. He could often be heard shouting "Where the fuck have you put my balaclava Jacqueline you silly tit?"Pencil on paper. 2009.
Posted: 2009-06-23 10:21:52 | 0 comments
The Graffiti Deer
I've been drawing nature stuff recently. The graffiti deer is kind of like the crack fox, only more creative.
Posted: 2009-06-22 16:34:00 | 1 comment »
NEW STUFF
New canvas work on the way.
You can also now buy original artwork from Another Wall Online Gallery. Follow the link. There is a link to a recent interview I did on there as well. Get me:
Link to Another Wall gallery and interview
Posted: 2009-06-14 17:07:01 | 0 comments
Val was here.
My grandma's better at graffiti than I am.
All sorts of other pics here: http://twitpic.com/photos/listen04
Posted: 2009-06-14 01:59:29 | 1 comment »
The Tools Artists Use.
Another new illustration. Pencil and crayon on paper. 2009.
Posted: 2009-06-11 12:40:28 | 0 comments
A new illustration.
Pencil, acrylic and watercolour on paper. 2009
Posted: 2009-06-08 21:52:01 | 0 comments
Francis, Pablo, David and Jean - Michel.
I've been sketching so much this week I've gone through 6 pencils.
'Francis, Pablo, David and Jean-Michel'. 2009.
Posted: 2009-05-27 23:26:52 | 0 comments
Stalking David Hockney
The day I met Hockney:In March 2008 I managed to get hold of David Hockney's address. He and Jean Michel Basquiat were the two artists whose work I remember having a profound influence on me growing up.
I decided to go pay Hockney a visit and present him with a painting of mine. Looking back I'm not sure why I wanted to give him a picture; I think I was nievely hoping for some kind of Warhol and Basquiat moment where David would take me under his wing and we would go forth into the big, bad art world, creating colloborations the likes of which the critics hadn't seen since those days back in the Factory in the 80's...Needless to say it didn't happen...
After a quick word with his assistant the man himself came to the door. I was a bit taken a back. It was weird, like I was watching TV. Can't explain it. I gave him the work, he unrolled it on his sideboard, studied it for about a minute whilst puffing away on his cigarette and then asked me if I painted landscapes... Don't think he liked it much.
It may have been the anal dildo that put him off, with the words 'Testing Ground' written underneath. I'm not sure.
He thanked me for the picture, shook my hand, asked my name again and said he would watch out for my work. I could write more, but fear I already sound like an obsessed fan so shall stop. The work is above. If I can dig out more photos I shall post them later this week.
Posted: 2009-05-23 14:48:43 | 0 comments
