I have recently finished two more books for A.H.Stockwell publishers. The first is "Our Magical Adventurous Dog" by Fiona Maudling. An image from the book below.

A Christmas Single animation I did for TimButTwo. A feel-good nostalgic Christmas sleigh ride, guaranteed to make you smile. A sprinkle of Slade; Wizard; and Phil Spectre combined together into a classic Christmas song that'll be loved by young and old alike!

 

As it's Remembrance Sunday I thought I'd scan a Pic of my Grandad - Private Ernest Roper. He's third from the right, sitting down in the middle. I have no idea where the picture was taken. Unfortunately I never knew my Grandad, he died when I was about 3 years old. I understand he had a bomb explode near to him and had a fragment of shell embedded in his head. He was operated on at the time however he suffered for the rest of his life with a form of Tinnitus. Apparently he was told he had a low life expectancy, but lived on 20 years longer than predicted.

I wish I could have known him. I hope to find out more about his life over time, for the moment this pic will have to do.

A few weeks ago I had a go at drawing some Abstract Charcoal pictures. It had been quite a while since I had done work like this. My first few attempts were pretty awful, and I was ready to give up, but I was determined this time. I put the Music on Louder (Twas Harry Nilsson via Spotify), took a deep breath; and worked. The great thing about Charcoal is that you can easily remove, smudge, rub out, go over again, remove again. My strategy was to do this until I had something I was happy with.

I have been busy putting together some T-shirt designs, and put together a couple of online stores.
My designs consist of Brighton Seagulls, Exploding Bombs, Moody Cows, Barking Dogs and Skulls. I will add more designs during the year. Please visit http://worldofroper.spreadshirt.co.uk and http://www.cafepress.co.uk/WorldOfRoperUK to purchase a range of T-shirts and other Merchandise.

My recently completed Full Colour Illustration of a Curious Ape.

I am currently working on a Children's book written by Aprill Harper titled "Witches, Hats and All That". Here is another sneak preview of one of the page illustrations. The book will be available later this year.

I am currently working on a Children's book written by Aprill Harper titled "Witches, Hats and All That". Here is another sneak preview of one of the page illustrations. The book will be available later this year.