Wednesday 17 November 2010

Wall Painting 2

This is a bit of a disappointment...

You may remember that I have been working on a wall-sized painting in a bar in Sunderland. Here's the blog post with all the details.

Well, the bar recently closed, changed hands and is due to re-open at some point I suppose. But I've been informed that my wall (and everyone else's giant artworks) have been painted over. Completely blank white walls again. Hours and hours of work gone. Just like that.

I'm glad I took photos of the process so I still have something to show for it, if only a tiny snapshot into the monumental amount of work involved. I'm also pretty glad I didn't soldier on and finish it in the last couple of months... it would have really annoyed me if I just got it all sorted before it was erased from history.

In the future, I think I'll stick to canvas so I can at least get my work back if a place closes down. Can't really take a wall home with me... nowhere to put it.

Monday 15 November 2010

Supermutant Animal Duels 3

Hello Supermutant Animal Duel fans! It's been a while. Your DVD discs of season 1 and season 2 must be getting mighty worn out by now. But fret not, season 3 is finally here! We've assembled the best selection of ludicrous animals... the worst possible film directors... and some especially terrible special effects*.

Supermutant Animal Duel season 3 box set contains the following ten fights:

Morbidly Obese Wasp vs Anorexo Squirrel
Junkie Mole vs Crack Parrot
Fluffy Mammoth vs Zombie Lobster
Venomous Raccoon vs Hermit Pig
Furious Worm vs Colossal Midge
Stealth Whale vs Mind Trout
Broken Swan vs Miserable Budgie
Atlas Moth vs Sat-Nav Caterpillar
Paraplegic Kangaroo vs The Tourettes Giraffe
Shifty Pigeon vs Benevolent Sky Moose

*none of this is real. Still, a man can dream.