MOVED!!!

As some of you may have realised, I have recently launched my NEW WEBSITE. The new site now has an integrated blog meaning all my work is now housed under one roof. This means I'll no longer be updating this blog.

Thanks to everyone thats followed my updates here and left encouraging comments. I hope you'll continue to stay up to date at the new site...

>> WWW.INKFETISH.CO.UK <<


Big love,

Tom

The Thousands

Here's something I did in East London recently on the side of the 'Village underground' building to coincide with the launch of Vandalog's show entitled 'The Thousands' featuring an impressive array of work from some of world's most celebrated street artists.



Painted along side 'Know Hope' and 'Pure Evil'.

Pic courtesy of S.Butterfly.

Rat's Lair

For the majority of the past month or so I've also been working alongside music producer Michael Asante on a really exciting project in conjunction with what I can only describe as an urban dance version of 'The Pied Piper' which deputed earlier this year at The Barbican to critical acclaim. This December It's back and I've been brought on board to recreate 12 illustrations/paintings to feature in a new audio/visual soundtrack that acts as a prequel to the 'Pied Piper' entitled 'Rat's Lair'. Confused? I was too at first but it's shaping up to be a really interesting cross media project, and the first time I've been involved in producing sequential artwork since my comic 'No Strings' back in 2005.

I'm looking forward to sharing what I've been up to and am currently proposing to the Barbican that I can exhibit the works to coincide with the opening night of the play.

Watch this space!

Artwork sneak peak...



The cast of 'Pied Piper'...

Spoonfed offices

At the beginning of the month I was invited by Alex and Henry of Spoonfed to come paint there offices in East London to brighten the place up and give the company (who deal with events in London) a painting to reflect the city's vibrancy. To give the employers a surprise in the morning, the wall was painted from 6:30pm until around 2:30am. I'll update this post with the 'making of' video once I receive it. Until then, here's what went down...

Sim-Wise

Here's a web banner I created recently for FRONT magazine's cover model and features editor SIM-WISE. I'll update this post when her site goes live.

One Foot in The Grove

Mutation begins tonight...

One Foot in The Grove

Last week I produced a wall piece for the upcoming show from the guys at MUTATE ,who last year put on a brain melter of an exhibition at East London's Cordy house. Anyway this year's show in West London looks set to be another great event.

Here's my contribution...'Black heart'.

Paris Pillton

Here's my latest canvas 'Paris Pillton'. Available from 'Pescription art' in Brighton until the end of the month before being deported to a London based gallery.



For price enquiries, drop me a line...

Hide and seek

A recent sketch...

Black rock

I was beginning to think I'd been cursed by Black Rock as my last few paintings at this spot by the coast over the years have been 'fails'. Luckily, over the weekend I managed to pull out something I was happy with.




Despite bringing down two relatively polished sketches, this one ended up being a freestyle.

Killing time

Here's a bit of quirkyness I painted the other day around the back of the 'Prescription art' gallery.

Basementality

Occasionally I get the urge to paint something a little kinkier on a larger scale but painting in the street often means you have to face the fact that some members of the public are more open minded than others...that and the fact certain pieces probably shouldn't be viewed by kids or the elderly. When offered the chance to paint the lower ground floor of Brighton based gallery 'Prescription art', I jumped at the chance to let the dark side out, especially given the murky atmosphere and twisted art on display...





Thanks to James and Matt for supplying the space.

Prescription art gallery can be found at:

115 - 116 church st,
Brighton,
BN1 1UE

The Level

Well I've relocated to Brighton (The South coast of England) and It's all going smoothly (touch wood). The city's always been a melting pot of inspiration and the liberal attitude and creativity within the community means the art scene is booming. Here's a piece I painted over the weekend about 10 minutes away from my new apartment.



Unfortunately I made the fatal error of not keeping an eye on my paint forgetting that Summer holidays and bored 10 year olds can mean trouble and before I knew it, some kid had gotten a hold of one of my cans and took it upon himself to make a mess on mine and some of the surrounding pieces after I had left...oh well, - can't control the weather.

For those who have enquired about my availability concerning non-illustration related projects in London (ie; exhibiting, private commissions and mural work), I'm only an hour away so It's business as usual.

Andromeda

Here's a character I painted over the weekend between letter pieces welded by Pref and Tizer in East London.



Not sure if they're a he or a she. I think I'll go with 'Creepy human being'.

Show review on HOT110

Thanks goes out to Frank Castle for a great write up of our show on HOT110 . Check the review and website out HERE

STL Exhibition breakdown.

So...a big thanks to everyone that braved the weather and problems on the tube to make it to the private view of our show lastnight. Good times...



Here's an awesome photo courtesy of Romanywg depicting the mental sky halfway into the night. Strangely apt given the title of our show!



Onto my new paintings...

'The Fallen'

20' X 18'



'Your fault'

20' X 18'



'Head in the clouds'

20' X 18'



'When you gotta go'

20' X 18'



'Conflicts'

2ft X 4ft



I also decided to exhibit my 'Song for Lovers' piece. I think this photo gives a better idea of the scale (1 metre X 1 metre).



I'm still waiting for some more 'interior photos', but as you can see, alongside Rabodiga and Bonzai, I painted directly onto a few of the upstairs walls...





Downstairs, we were given free reign to go bonkers, which we pretty much did considering there were no windows, air con or ventillation of any kind down there. Maskless, I had to paint my stuff in 30 minute bursts to avoid passing out. We did ok though...I also have to give it up for Rabodiga, who spent a large portion of her birthday down there!







The exhibition has been extended until August 1st for anyone interested in checking it out (DO IT!).

For price enquiries on any of the items listed above, feel free to drop me an email.

Tom/INKF

Sky's the Limit Exhibition...

Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and made it to the private view lastnight!

Will post pics as soon as I've sorted them out...

T

Sky's the Limit Exhibition

So I have a cool new show lined up with the talented Bonzai and Rabodiga...

As always, click the image to see it bigger...



For those using Facebook, a page has been created for the event
HERE

Sunburned

I should have been at home painting for an upcoming show (more on that soon), but I could'nt resist getting out into the sun and dropping a wall along side Jasik and Uganda. Here's my bit...

Mobility unit spotted!

If you scroll down a few posts you'll see some pictures of a mobility scooter I customised for an 85 year old man by the name of Jon. It was a funny moment and a great way of getting my name about town! I'd not seen or heard anything until stumbling across this pic on the net today...

Awesome.