Author Archives: Jakeart1

New artworks

Octopus, squid, whales and dolphins, mermaids, shells, boats, fishing…..what pops into your head when you think of the sea?

My latest originals will be selling over on Facebook

but coming off of ETSY 7 months ago was for me the right choice. I felt that ETSY were turning me into a factory robot more interested in metrics than artistic creations. I would be packing every morning, post office every lunchtime, with less and less hours drawing and painting. I had lots of sales,… [Read More]

In my humble opinion, it was Jimi Hendrix with Slash, a close second. On this day in history, 18th September 1970, Jimi died in London, aged only 27, and the world lost a huge talent.

It was a commission from Quarto Books US to be centre page fold out for ‘Ozzy@75’. I listened to his audio book ‘I am Ozzy’ for inspiration which was hilariously funny. I dug out my old Black Sabbath and Ozzy solo vinyl for a couple of weeks too. Sad you’re gone. Thanks for the music… [Read More]