See You Soon

FYI - I brought my laptop and Wacom tablet with me to the United States, but I very cleverly left my Oz to US adaptor in the UK, which is why I'm not posting any new drawings.
I present a very exciting sight - I have never been here but am longing for the experience - I give you, "Pond Nets".
I'll be back on September 5th, hopefully I would have seen this exciting visage before my return.
Also - Happy Birthday Spaceman Mike.

Birthday

Vandalism

Oscar has found his calling.
Signing work that isn't his own.
Incidentally, this illustration looks not unlike the handiwork of Stef Kardos, who was also drinking with us.

Matt Cruickshank has drawn a thoroughly unflattering (and highly accurate) picture of myself.

This is a joint Grillo/Cruikshank effort.
It is no reflection on the food which was perfectly fine.

Beer And Art

I was lucky enough to finally catch up with the few bloggers I had yet to meet, including the hugely talented John Quinn, on a working visit from the United States of America.

Arts

I made some art over the weekend.
You can tell it's art because I did it on canvas and fancy paper.
I also went to see the much maligned "Lady in the Water" and liked it very much.

Unfinished

I'm to drunk to finish this.
Here it is in the meantime.

Brawl

Buy Buy Buy

More me

Tideland

Last night I saw Terry Gilliams amazing film "Tideland".
I have read nothing but poor reviews of this film and I have to say that those who don't care for it really have missed the point.
I've heard it also described as shocking and exhausting, and I didn't think it was either of those things either.
I'll add some more thoughts as they come to me, but my main point is that it was only released for a week here in London (which is strange to me) and that everyone in the rest of the world who has the chance to see it should support it.
It's a demanding film, but a very rewarding one.
My friend Carrie in particular should go see it.
The official movie site is here www.tidelandthemovie.com

Headline News

This is me in my first week in London.
I look exactly the same, just more so.


Boris has an eating disorder.


In London, you can talk to your food and sometimes it will talk back.


In advertising there are no new ideas.
British Airlines has borrowed their new campaign from the Nazi Party.


Twins.
You heard it here for the first time.

Heart Attack

Another Dumb Pun

Pull Pull Pull

Dancers

There is a terrific Australian artists called Brett Whiteley.
He was a bit of a tragic figure because despite his cheeky persona he was unfortunately addicted to heroin, which was his ultimate undoing.
I was never really aware of his work when I was a kid, but I did see the image at the top somewhere and it stuck with me all my life.
He was often drawing these angry baboons (the monkey on his back)
I post them mostly because they are a distant influence on my own work and also that Oscar has posted a collection of angry monkeys recently.
The image below has nothing to do with monkeys but I included it anyway.


This drawing below has nothing to do with monkeys or Brett Whiteley but it was really fucking great to draw.

Eurovision - Instruments of Torture

I didn't win, but I got some good votes.
AND it's in colour...I guess.

Piano Playing Thing

Drawingboard Posts

Over at drawingboard.org they have some nice character jams, where they post a comic character and everyone rattles off their version.
It's always nice to take part in even if I know literally nothing about comics and the characters within (which is possibly a useful thing).

Ooo La La

And speaking of ooh la la, if you take a peek here you will fine the results of two scrawlers after an afternoon spent in a gay pub.

Here is a joke that I thought of a few days ago.
What do you call a poof from the Middle East?
A hummusexual.

Lizard Prisoner