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1. Sole Man

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/18/2014
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A bit of foreshortening going down.
Pencil 13 x 21cm. Click to enlarge.

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2. Niganigashiku

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/18/2014
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Another sketch for the Turning Japanese series.
Ink and gouache A4 size. Click to enlarge.

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3. Barking Mad

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/17/2014
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Two dogs bark at the moon.

Left: Adobe Ideas on iPad

Right: Sketches/Artset/Snapseed on iPad

Click to enlarge.

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4. The Cuckoo Memorandum

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/16/2014
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Three more images from The Cuckoo Memorandum, a subset of the Turning Japanese series.
All made with Adobe Ideas on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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5. Gurnology

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/9/2014
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I'm bored with drawing so here are two photographic portraits.
Click to enlarge.

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6. Chicken Lips

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/8/2014
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Frame one from The Cuckoo Memorandum. Another from Turning Japanese.
Adobe Ideas on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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7. Sometimes a Cicada

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/6/2014
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The latest image from The Triumph of Pupik. Sometimes a cicada is just a cicada.
Watercolour and gouache 30 x 49cm. Click to enlarge.

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8. The Flagellation of St.Fractalius

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/5/2014
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I ate some dodgy prawns and had a vision of St.Fractalius.
Click to enlarge.

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9. Eye Aye

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/2/2014
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I've got quite a few pictures and cards at the Bank Gallery Tarot exhibition running now until March 15th. in Eye, Suffolk. Well worth a visit.
Click to enlarge.

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10. Milking it

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/28/2014
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I received a proof copy of my book "I Fell Through The Crack" today. I got it printed by MILK books, (I'm testing various printers and formats). I must say they've done a very good job. Contact me if you want to buy a signed copy.

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11. A Preparatory Sketch

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/26/2014
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A preparatory sketch for the Japanese album.
Procreate on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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12. The Arse Birds

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/25/2014
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We've got a family of rare Arsebirds nesting in a neighbour's tree.
Procreate on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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13. The Astronut

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/24/2014
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An astronut case.
Procreate app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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14. The Hotline

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/22/2014
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I've installed a special hotline so that I can reach myself at any time.
Procreate app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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15. Mr.Hyde

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/22/2014
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Just trying some stuff in Procreate app on iPad.
Click to enlarge.

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16. I Fell Through The Crack

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/22/2014
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The first volume of my autobiography should be available soon. Click the pic for a preview.

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17. The Tank

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/21/2014
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Listening to events in Kiev whilst painting this.
ArtSet and ArtRage on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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18. The Commuter

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/21/2014
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I'm getting around the traffic jams somehow.
ArtSet app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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19. The Feast of St.Nuke

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/18/2014
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I just realised today is the Feast of St.Nuke.
Paper app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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20. Gordon Blue

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/16/2014
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I'm planning to cook this for Sunday lunch.
Paper app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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21. Seven Hearts

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/14/2014
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I had to knock out a quick Valentine card today.
ArtSet app on iPad. Click to enlarge.

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22. Slave Dave

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/14/2014
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My friend Dave is raising money for a charity project in Vietnam. He's going there himself to help build a school or somesuch, and asked me to draw a picture for his fundraising website. So I made this.

Sketches app and ArtStudio app on iPad.

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23. The Logarithmic Guitar