Uh-oh...

I had some nice illustrations / updated work to upload to my website but have just found out that my hard drive won't work any more. I really hope I haven't permanently lost 3 years worth of work... There may be a delay before the next post!

Local People

Hello! I did a few drawings of some of the local people in sunny Bethnal Green.

Here is one of them, for the rest I'm afraid your going to have to check my website!

http://tomhebdon.com/

West Coast Train Line...

Hmmm... not so sure about this one.
(Richard Branson and Transport Secretary!)

Andrew Mitchell

Inspired by the recent story of a politician taking a gentle ride to work...

'Music festival and if it was it can't be is' at Wysing Arts Centre.

Here are some of my drawings from the festival, you can find more at my website-

http://tomhebdon.com/gallery/58849/wysing-music-festival/

Damo Suzuki and co.

Maria and the Mirrors.

 Queing for the coach at Kings Cross.

Observational sketches between acts. (above and below)

Kingston Skate Park Caricatures

After getting back late from Wysing I a few hours sleep then I was up early to go to the community day at Kingston skate park. Really good park and I did quite a few drawings -a couple of examples below.
They are okay considering how tired I was...

Wysing

Had the job of documenting the The Wysing Arts Centre annual festival of music and art on September 1st.
Tried to do observational drawings of the performers in the dark, some worked some didn't- I don't just do caricatures you know!

It will be a week or two until all the images are finished. Some will be reworked and others are to be drawn from photos- there are even some that are fine the way they are!

Thanks to Artists and Programmes Curator Gareth Bell-Jones who asked me to do the work.

Anyway I'm not going to post any illustrations just yet, so here is a photo of the 'living legend' Damo Suzuki during his set.

Busy August

I had quite a busy August... which is why I wasn't here, sorry blog viewers!

Below is a photo of (left to right) Panagiota, me and Karl. We were at the Kingston food festival 10th-12th of August. It was a great event with lots of... food, plus a chilli eating contest! Panagiota was drawing portraits whilst Karl and I were caricaturing.

A weekend of caricatures!

I had three events to attend at the weekend!
Below you can see fellow caricaturist Karl and I at The Barnes Summer Fair on Saturday, excellent event- shame about the weather! (My work is on the easel and Karl's is on the banner)

I had a private birthday party on Saturday night which was good fun!
Below is the birthday girl.

Then on Sunday I was at the Regents Canal Festival in Mile End.
Setting up my pitch before the crowds...

Another happy customer!
 

London Pleasure Gardens

A few of my illustrations have been included in this wallpaper project at the London Pleasure Gardens.

Eugene Twist Album Illustration in a magazine.

Eugene Twist- Album choice in Hi Fi News & Record Review Mag.

That is my illustration!

Caricature season again.

Glad the weather has been so good.

A real person...

I actually saw this man on the street.

Tyne Valley

An image of the Tyne Valley from Hexham to Newcastle for my Grandma.

Staffordshire University Poster

A quick poster I did for a 'Careers Breakfast' at Staffordshire University.

Balcony drawings.

Drawn with fineliner straight onto paper.

Sketches of P 'n' D in pencil.

Name the group and song...

A sample piece for a client.

The Beautiful People...

One of the drawings from the new gallery on my website- http://tomhebdon.com/gallery/33490/the-beautiful-people/

Cameron goes to the USA...

The coalition have been making the headlines a lot these past couple of weeks, there are more drawings to come...

Is that what I look like?

I tried out another type of nib here.

Can you spot the celebrity?

Here are some quickly drawn faces. Can you identify the celebrity? I have drawn him before but his appearance must have changed slightly! Check out the previous drawing at my website- http://tomhebdon.com/gallery/25871/media-faces/

Neighbour going to work...

Sketches of Staffordshire University Foundation Students

I have been working at Staffordshire University all week, teaching Life Drawing to the Foundation Art and Design students. I did some secret quick sketches of them when they were drawing...

Birthday Card

Birthday card for my sister. She works in costume for film and theatre!

Mothers Day Card