Special Project

Just before New Year, my lovely wife gave birth to this little bundle of joy.

Ted Sampson Levell
Needless to say, things may be a little quiet on the blogging front for a while...
Please do check in every once in a while though, as I do have some other exciting projects I will be working on this year and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!

Two Birthdays

This post marks the third birthday of my blog. Weirdly, this is also post 333, does that make it 50% evil?!

A good pal said to me over the seasonal break that he would like to see my take on The Dude, from the Coen Bros. fabulous The Big Lebowski.
I've got a real soft spot for The Dude, His Dudeness or El Duderino (if you're not into the whole brevity thing).

Like the film itself, there was a nice syncronicity to events, my friend's birthday is tomorrow, my blog would be 3 today, it was a nice quick sketch that I knew he was after and that suited my current status of waiting for feedback on the project I'm working on. Nothing was f**cked, So I drew him a card!


I don't think I've quite captured what I was after, but Jeff Bridges is a tricky chap to depict, even trying to get an essence of The Dude is a tall order... the desire to include (clever) quote related 'in jokes' was definitely not satisfied and originally I intended to do a group shot including Walter and Donny too, but sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes... well, he eats you!

I've got to do my taxes!

This says it all...

If you haven't seen Black Books, you've missed out! Right, goodbye! I've got to do my taxes!

Like the days of my youth!

Yes, the remains of the young man I once was have now passed on to a new home...


The flashy beast that was my much loved green Puma has been turned into much needed hard currency...

A touch incongruous with my nature, I decided that I needed, and proceeded to buy the car brand new just before the Y2K. It was bought with money I earned whilst designing toys that were exactly the same shape and size as landfill.

As Tyler Durden says - "The things you own, end up owning you" and sadly this was what was happening with my car... being a freelance artist, I don't really need a car, and since the move to Cambridge where amenities are close at hand, I was paying out loads each month, just for the benefit of being a car owner. Sense prevailed and reluctantly I sold away my youth in the name of practicality!

Sketch was done a number of years ago, back when Puma's were new and edgy!

Pick Up Sticks

My good lady wife and I are finally moving. No access to internet until we're settled again in the new place.


I'm a white van man again - the power has gone to my head so all you other road users beware. Actually, better to keep off the roads completely.
TTFN - NORMAL SERVICE WILL RESUME SHORTLY...