quik: we need a card!

There is so much from this year that I haven't had time to post up, including this greeting that Quiksilver sent out for their 2010 card.

Biggest window this year.

A week after gate-crashing part 3 of their staff party day (a private screening of Tom and Jerry and The Goonies!!) came the date the Qbar had booked me in to complete my biggest window art project of 2010.

The Qbar is arguably Falmouth's unofficial bohemian headquarters. Perched amongst banks, the towns main post office and estate agents in the cosmopolitan Moor area, the bar shows how Falmouth has a very prominent 'underground' culture.

This year I designed the recent re-fit and new funiture, (and then attacked the place with a few hundred cans of spraypaint) but that's not the only reason why I like the bar!

Find it: On the Moor (paved area by the banks) in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Finn Mc'Cool's

Finn McCouls Irish pub in Falmouth is one of the only decent and wholesome dens of debauchery left in Cornwall.
Their live music nights really go off, and include all the local great live acts (Ryan Jones, Winter Mountain Band, Al Jones...) touring bands and a weekly jam night with one of the UK's greatest drummer/compares Gerry Gillard.

Gerry buys you drink if you get up and sing, and two if you play an instrument.

Helen, of 'Finns" is a great landlady and, despite almost losing her Irish accent over the years, always has the open fire going and a warm Irish welcome for all.

Plus, they've had a bit of art too.


Find it: You can't miss it.

The Truro walk of fame

The Office nightclub and Zafiros in Uptown Truro this year...

The Office nightclub has cartoons of all the staff as characters from the movies (which are now their facebook profile pics), and their sister bar, Zafiros, has the christmas characters, Santa, Rudolf and all the elfs dressed up as their favourite Hollywood stars ...oh year, and C3PO and R2D2 iceskating.

Find: The Matrix Snowman!

The Office nightclub and Zafiros are a great couple of family-run bars in Truro and are well 'geared-up' for this season.

Mariocart away your xmas shopping blues

Loading retro games cafe in Falmouth is a great place. Check it out: They have retro games consoles always on that are free to use and an arcade table, with loads of space invaders type games and even double dragon. Hot drinks to sit and play or takeaway (James, you can use that line if you like!), snacks (great paninis) and a licensed bar!

Oh, and a bit of xmas art work on the window! ;)

Find it: ...Turn left by the bookshop before you get to Trago's.

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Coming soon... pictures of this year's Xmas window artwork!

Lots of windows already completed this year. Pics coming soon!

Style Spotting Some Santa

An occupational hazard for me is drawing Santa. Between now and just before I collapse on Christmas eve I will have drawn 100's of all of our favourite holiday characters. Most of them jolly bearded chaps with red outfits!

So to keep it interesting for everybody (including me) I like to draw them using various styles, and see if people still notice it was me that drew them. See how many you can spot this year!

I did this one yesterday, it can be found at The Riverbank, Truro:

xmas "legal graffiti"

good morning, happy new year and happy new second decade of the millenium folks!

i realised i hadnt posted anything about the xmas season. if you were in cornwall over the christmas period you may have noticed lots of artwork popping up on windows..? no? where ya been looking? anyway, nearly all of that window art is my work. i always sign them and leave some clues and other hidden references.

this year just gone, i didn't just decorate cornwall but made it up-country as far as bath! here are some pics:

all the best for 2010!

cosmic

xmas cards this year

2008 was a bit of a cranky wooden roller-coaster ride for me. luckily, for every two things that went a bit wrong- one went very right.

as a small token of my gratitude to people who had helped me out and as a sign of things to come to those near and dear to me, i created a set of greetings cards and got them out just in time.

in the proccess i met a great printers who use sustainable trees (with fsc approval) and vegetable dye inks. so, i can design and print greetings cards for clients in the future.

these were the designs i sent out this year from me..

hi ho hi ho

its back to work for me in the morning! -and i'm looking forward to it!

just before christmas i had lots of requests for window artwork after decorating a couple of shops in falmouth, cornwall.  i postponed any jobs i had on at the time which could wait until after the holidays and got my brushes out! heres some pics..

happy new year!!

cosmic