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Everybody loves a clown, right?
Popular culture continues to provide inspiration to the Bad Taste Bears. After watching the Andy Muschietti version of Stephen King’s ‘IT’, I was driven to explore the potential. The floating red balloon figures strongly in the film and would therefore...

This subtle little sketch is the Bad Taste Bears Club Drawing of the Month for April, to be given away in a free draw at the end of the month.
Col-Erase blue pencil and Faber Castell Pitt white pastel on GF Smith Colourplan grey 11″x8″.
I really enjoy working on toned paper where adding white highlights bring a sketch to life. My original intention was to sketch out the basic proportions in Col-Erase blue pencil, then tighten up with regular graphite before adding the highlights, but...

Inspiration for Beary Poppins came from my hearing of the development of the film ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, scheduled for release later this year – you may have already seen the trailer. After I’d completed the work on the main piece, I started thinking...

You will recall my decision to take on the role of sculptor and my getting to grips with digital sculpting and all that involves. My apologies for the length of time taken to get her here, but the biggest delay was me having to learn how to deliver a...