Notes from the sketch book

“You charge a guy, always charge a guy with a gun. With a knife, you run away. Run away from a knife. So you charge with a gun, with a knife, you run.” Well we are kicking off a whole fortnight of 21st Century gangster flix inspired art with the 2019 The Irishman. For the next two weeks we will be releasing and blogging about some of the very best of the genre released since 2000.....   In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to...

"In today's world, where we live, there is no longer someone else’s war. None of you can feel safe when there is a war in Ukraine, when there is a war in Europe" On this day in 2019 In the second round of voting, a candidate who only a few years previous was better known for his comedy TV, Films and the voice of Paddington bear received 73 per cent of the vote to Poroshenko's 25 per cent, and was elected President of Ukraine. That man was Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Born to Jewish parents and grew up speaking Russian, Zelensky would...

007 The OG "The Names Bond...."  The James Bond theme in the store continues this week with an update to our art print of Sean Connery. James Bond was created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. 007 made his big screen debut in the 1962 movie Dr No, starring Sean Connery as the titular character. Bond has been played by six actors (Connery, Moore, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig) and as of 2021 has appeared in 25 official Eon produced movies. With such a long period of time some of...

"Shaken, not stirred" A certain British spy is the inspiration for this weeks t-shirt release. James Bond (nicknamed Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang by the Italian press) was created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. 007 made his big screen debut in the 1962 movie Dr No, starring Sean Connery as the titular character. Bond has been played by six actors (Connery, Moore, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig) and as of 2021 has appeared in 25 official Eon produced movies. With such a long period of time some of the...

Well it's been a busy week this week at Basesketch, it started with all things Robocop with the release of two Robocop inspired T-shirts along side enjoying the 4k restoration blu ray (looked great btw). Wednesday saw a new art print available in the shape of a giant lizard and an angry ape, Godzilla v Kong. I'm extremely pleased how it turned out and the choice of extra sizes including a 20" option that looks amazing in its giclee print. I think we may offer a range of sizes ( but still limited prints) going forward as I know some...