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Sunday, 11 December 2011

365 Doodles - Day 344 - Doodleshare Special

A double whammy today with the two doodles I did today for Ben Cameron's Doodleshare project. There are two sheets in circulation this time; the first is the traditional Doodleshare format where each artist, in turn, adds to the overall composition and then sends it on. Here's what I did today for that one:

The second style is the 'Doodleshare Twirl'; a starburst pattern radiating from a central hub. Each artist fills in a 'beam' and then passes it on. Here's mine:

It joins Ben's effort. And now the pieces move on to the next artist; in this case the fabulous Moose Allain.

Do follow the regular updates on Ben's blog to see how the two works of art grow.

Friday, 9 December 2011

365 Doodles - Day 342

More drawing today but I STILL can't show you any as they're commissions for Christmas pressies. Grrr. So, instead, here's something for the new Doodleshare project. Apart from the big doodle itself, there's a notebook that accompanies it as it passes from artist to artist and everyone is encouraged to sign/doodle in the book. Here's my page of the book, drawn today:

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

365 Doodles - Day 340

Twenty-five days to go...

This 365 doodles thing is quite frustrating at the moment. I'm doing my last few commissions and some of the pieces are great fun - I'm dying to show them to you. However, they're Christmas presents and if I posted them up I'd be ruining all kinds of surprises. Still, I'll have lots to show off come Boxing Day.

In the meantime, another page from a sketchpad. I might adapt the 'Tower of Clowns' for my submission in Ben Cameron's latest Doodle Share project. We'll see.

Incidentally, if you follow that link and like the look of Doodle Share and fancy joining in, do contact Ben. Or me. All welcome!

Saturday, 10 September 2011

Doodleshare - Stage 4

Ben Cameron's Doodleshare project reaches its fourth doodler today with this hilarious addition by the very funny Nick Hilditch (far right). So far it's been with Ben, myself, the inimitable Moose Allain ... and now this. And as the mega-doodle gets stuffed back into its tube and moves on to the next doodler ... what next I wonder?

Fancy getting involved? Contact Ben via Twitter or Email.

Praise for Joined-Up Thinking

'I found myself fascinated and somewhat dizzy. Most impressive' - Stephen Fry

'Dizzily intriguing' - The Bookseller

'The book that nails that odd, slightly unnerving feeling that everything really is connected' - John Mitchinson (Co-author of QI: The Book of General Ignorance)

'This is not a stocking filler - this is a real book. Buy several copies and keep one' - Daily Telegraph

'Quite simply the best way to spend time when not shopping, sleeping or preparing food' - Tony Hawks (author of Around Ireland with a Fridge)

'Can I recommend a book? It’s Joined-Up Thinking by Stevyn Colgan. The book’s packed with great info, from the derivation of the phrase ‘letting the cat out of the bag’ to the name for the thin bits of a cricket bail. Spigots, since you ask' - Mark Mason (author of The Importance of being Trivial)

'If you've ever looked at the Eiffel Tower and wondered how it's related to Dracula, then Stevyn Colgan is your man. Yes, it's trivia porn' - London Lite

'He connects each piece of his trivia puzzle in a concise, chatty, easy to follow, even logical, manner. This free-flowing style does not, thankfully, lend itself to pause and evaluation, but does allow for a great deal of chuckling and chin-stroking. He is the master of the trivial, the collector and cataloguer of the forgotten and inane - but no matter how worthless and unnecessary the information, Colgan has the knack of making it all sound intensely fascinating' - New Zealand Herald

'Stevyn Colgan has a theory; everything in the world can be connected through 'six degrees of information'. Trying to prove it takes us up some strange alleys but his engaging style means we don't get stuck down the road of intellectual whimsy' - Maxim

'It's a very smart style to a trivia book, and will I am sure be one of the hits of the forthcoming season' - The Bookbag

‘Stevyn Colgan's book, 'Joined-Up Thinking', could well be turned into a pub quiz or even a TV show. The latter could be even more of a possibility as Colgan has connections to the 'QI' BBC TV show. You're going to walk away from this book knowing a lot more than when you started.’ - SF Crows Nest

'How Colgan manages to find all these connections, unravel them and create something coherent and entertaining out of them is beyond me. But I'm glad he took the time, as the result is vastly fascinating and had my mind whirring round after itself for hours - immense fun!' - Falmouth People

Praise for Henhwedhlow

‘All power to Stevyn Colgan and his project to preserve Cornish myth, legend and song. Who knows; as a result some Penzance Wagner may write the Cornish Ring Cycle and won’t the world be pleased? There’s more to Cornwall than Padstow, pasties and ‘Piss off you grockles’ and Colgan is doing the ancient kingdom a great service.’ - Stephen Fry

‘Jumping from the 19th to the 21st century, Stevyn is taking an essential element of our Cornish culture and bringing it bang up-to-date. With the aid of the very clever artwork he aims to do this in a way that even kids sitting their exams will be tempted to bring the book to school so as to take an occasional peek under the desk for a spot of well-deserved humour.’ - Howard Curnow (Cornish bard and storyteller)

'The best book I've ever seen for helping you to learn the Cornish language or practice reading it. Brilliant fun too' - Cornish Voice