It has been almost a year since I got sponsored by Quiksilver. During this time I have been drawing at shop openings, painted surfboards, skateboards, drawn all over trade show stands with spraypaint, released a limited edition tee, drawn at comps and festivals so obviously I meet pro surfers and skaters at these events.
This week I was invited to Brighton to watch the Tony Hawk and Friends show which Quiksilver had organised on the seafront and I met the man himself, biggest legend of skateboarding who has been at the top since I started skating in 1984-85.
Tony Hawk was really cool to talk to (considering he was to skate in front of thousands ten minutes later) and when I told him the story of St Agnes needing a skatepark he insisted on supporting the cause!
There was a free bar in the vip area and an after party which got pretty loose at a club up the seafront. There was some amazing art, with huge murals in the smoking quad painted mostly in spray paint. and four huge wooden sculpture figures perched high up on a roof. 
(skateboard star and legend Kevin Staab)
The whole day was amazing, Quiksilver had pulled it together and the whole event ran really well. The level of skateboarding ability was insane and it must've been a really inspiring show for any young skaters there.
A drawingonthings workshop sponsored by Cornwall Fire Brigade.
Posted exclusively by cosmic imagesDracaena Youth Centre, Falmouth. Sunday 11th July 2010
MP Sarah Newton, Cornwall's Chief Fire Officer Des Tidbury, and almost 100 young people from 5yrs upwards took part in covering this wall with graffiti (not all at once) to help share the important message of road safety during a massive fun day at the youth centre in Falmouth last Sunday.
Other activities included an alternative petting zoo (with tarantulas and lizards), a funfair, bbq, football tournament, skate, bmx and scooter comp, and archery.
All the young people that took part on the wall took the theme seriously and all of the slogans are theirs. I wrote a few, but I was being dictated to. Graffiti artist 'SIN' turned up and did a peice with a road safety message too.
The result was very successful and enjoyable day for everybody involved, as well as carrying a very important message.
This painting existed for half an hour before the fire brigade tore it apart!
Posted exclusively by cosmic imagesDracaena Youth Centre, Falmouth. Sunday 11th July 2010
Ok, this is graffiti style. But I still had permission! ...and lots of fun. I was doing a big drawingonthings graffiti-esque workshop with spray paint and a wall provided by the fire brigade. Before I did that though, the fire fighters were going to demonstrate how to free somebody trapped in a car and wheeled this little Vauxhall Corsa into the baksetball court. I saw my chance, and took it!
I had about ten minutes to paint the car it before they closed off the basketball court. I painted "drive safe!" and a skull, with his hand on a steering wheel painted on the windscreen, a CCTV camera with a tear coming from the lens on the rear of the car and "SAFETY 1" number plates.
Then, as I enjoyed a cup of tea half an hour later, I watched them tear both the painting and car to shreds whilst Robyn from the Dracaena Centre sat, slightly petrified, in the drivers seat.
After all this riveting display of controlled descruction I helped almost 100 kids from 5-17 yrs graffiti a wall with positive messages about road safety! Pics of the wall above.
Last night, while (most of) you were sleeping, I was painting this...
From 06-06-10 I will post a new drawing a day to Cosmic's 365 project page on flickr.
SHOP (it's a music thing!) is probably the most fun you can have with a beer in your hand.
I decided that today would be a nice day to take the Cornwall Colouring Book No.1 By Cosmic to meet some new outlets.
Pipeline magazine interviewed me for their 'Meet A Member' feature the current summer issue out now.
This is the cover I designed for the 6th Annual Cornwall Nichiren Buddhist HQ Course booklet for a course at Taplow Court in Berkshire.
This is the new intern here at Cosmic Images.
Got to the bar just before 2am today to begin a night painting session.
The Cornwall Music Academy opened yesterday in Hayle, and I was asked to go and draw on the walls outside their brand new practice rooms to be kept as inspiring decoration.
