Notes from the sketch book

I simply ran out of time for this yesterday so albeit a day late...On this day (yesterday) in 1959 the US army sold the last of its homing pigeons.Birds were used extensively during World War I. One homing pigeon, Cher Ami, was awarded the French Croix de guerre for his heroic service in delivering 12 important messages, despite having been very badly injured.During World War II, the Irish Paddy, the American G.I. Joe and the English Mary of Exeter all received the Dickin Medal. They were among 32 pigeons to receive this award, for their gallantry and bravery in saving...

"Well, This Is Not A Boat Accident, And It Wasn't Any Propeller, And It Wasn't Any Coral Reef, And It Wasn't Any Jack The Ripper! It Was A Shark." In 1975 the face of cinema changed, a film with a B movie plot elevated by a relatively unknown Director called Steven Spielberg unleashed the modern day blockbuster upon the world. Jaws, despite on set production problems became a phenomenon and a masterpiece in film making and allegories, it's much more than a popcorn creature feature. It's a great movie and the dynamic between the three leads is fantastic, Robert Shaw...

The lion is the so called King of the Jungle (we are guessing its a translation as they dont live in the jungle!) Kool and the gang released the funk song jungle boogie in 1973, an absolute banger of a track became a hit in nightclubs and discos everywhere. Jungle Jazz meets funk, the song ends with the famous 'The Lord of the Jungle' Tarzan yell. So with a bit of Funky colour, some nods and winks to Kool and the gang combine with The King of the Jungle this is our inspired wall art. A lovely Giclee print on 310gsm etching...

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"Egg!!!!!!! Inspired by the long running TV series its always sunny in Philadelphia be part of the gang and celebrate Paddy's Pub. With St Patrick's day coming up we were inspired to come up with something different other than shamrocks,pots of gold and other cliche images. We love Its always sunny and especially the bizarre shenanigans of Frank played by Danny Devito. We are sure Ongo Gablogian would call it “Bullsh*t! Bullsh*t! Derivative!” and we are ok with that 😊 Grab yours here  

So after watching the Batman yesterday, my thoughts.R Pat good BatmanA Serkis underusedCast all really greatMusic and sound goodStrange cinematography in places with the depth of field choicesA Batman film shouldn't really be longer than the godfather or apocalypse now, especially with what was essentially a crime thriller.But worth a watch and at least it was trying something different.👍#batman #thebatman