My latest art is a tribute to Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone. These incredibly talented sisters’ (twins, in fact) incredible illustrations made up most of my earliest childhood memories. I can remember reading Dean’s Gift Book of Nursery Rhymes and feeling as though I was being slowly drawn into each and every illustration. I have never found another artist that has affected me in the same way. So, here’s to you, Anne and Janet!
“Boy with Bindle”
Somewhere in a parallel universe…
As a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory I find the ever- increasing lustful yearnings of Amy Farrah Fowler for the amazingly beautiful Penny extremely amusing to watch. I’ve got my fingers crossed for you, Amy!
Still on the alien theme, I challenged myself to create a piece of art that is neither cute nor sexy. This was way out of my comfort zone and took me about four days, putting in several hours a day. I found that I spent almost as much time messing around with the background colours and trying to figure out how the alien’s shadow would fall, as I did on the actual alien creature.
My son is absolutely obsessed with Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005). I had to watch it for about the tenth time with him this afternoon, not that I minded too much if I’m honest. 
This one’s for you, Daniel. <3
They came one night when all was sound
and stood their troops upon the ground.
When dawn did come the humans saw
their top position was no more.
The invaders from a distant land
now had every Earthling in hand.
Although in victory they felt secure
their celebration was premature.
There was one Earthly weapon, you see
One well-known to you and me.
It would be our oppressors’ ultimate undoing
t’would leave them weak, soft and cooing.
When they were no more than putty in hand
from the invaders we wrested back our land.
They vowed never to return and to their ships, made haste
when their leader turned back – his fingers interlaced.
With pleading eyes he said, “I beg of you…a parting gift?
I know it’s not deserved and you’re rightly quite miffed.”
The Earth folk decided, with peace and goodwill in mind
we chose to gift them with some of our kind.
For alien or otherwise, there is no being (or ’tis a being to pity)
can resist the friendship and love of a kitty.
“Few men even considered the possibility of life on other planets and yet, across the gulf of space, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this Earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely, they drew their plans against us.”
- Jeff Wayne, The Eve of the War
“It’s okay, we’ve got kitties.”
- Flufflepot
