Flip Flop Flying

This is a drawing of the Battle of Orgreave, on 29th May 1984, during the miners’ strike in the UK. I’m not sure that I really understood what was going on at the time. But, y’know, Thatcher was obviously a heinous cunt. And whatever I am doing on the day she dies, I will stop doing it, go to a bar, and celebrate.

The drawing is of a paused moment is this clip of news footage. I am very much enjoying drawing with the iPad nowadays. The more I try, the more it can do. Brushes is a pretty simple app, but the more you play around, the better things get, I think.

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Something I’m becoming more and more aware of, and it’s hardly a ground breaking observation, is the growing difference between my brain and the rest of me. I don’t feel old, but I’m getting older.

More than anything, these three records remind me of the summer of 1989. There were other records, other records that I’ve listened to more, had more of an effect on my life; but for some reason, these three records combine to conjure up a lot of memories. And they all sound — to me, anyway — like they were released yesterday.

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Some work-in-progress today. I’m enjoying drawing with the Brushes app on the iPad more and more. At first, I was a little underwhelmed. I’ve been using the app on the iPod since the end of 2008, and when I bought an iPad, pretty much entirely because I wanted to use it for drawing, I didn’t enjoy the larger canvas as much as I thought I would. But now I am. I’ve started to use it as a sketchbook, trying stuff out. Anyway, these three drawings are from a series I’m working on: just a fat green man on vacation.

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CONCACAF Gold Cup Final: Mexico 4 United States 2

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Drawing of former baseball manager, Lou Piniella. More finger painting here.

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More finger painting here. Should you care: it’s the top of the fourth, Reds down 4-2. Bob Gibson is pitching, Tim McCarver catching, Dave Concepción at bat, and Dan Driessen is on second. Concepción goes on to ground out, Driessen moving over to third. Up next, Ken Griffey doubles, and Driessen scores. The Reds tie the game in the sixth, and finally, in the twelfth George Foster doubles, knocking in two runs, giving the Reds a 6-4 win.

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Garganta del Diablo (The Devil’s Throat) at Iguazú Falls.
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Drawn using the Brushes app for iPad. More finger painting here.

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