Merry Xmas 2011

Tis the season to be Jolly… Fa La La La La etc. Here's a pic of a Robin smoking a Pipe.

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A Merry Xmas Animation from World of Roper

A Christmas Single animation I did for TimButTwo. A feel-good nostalgic Christmas sleigh ride, guaranteed to make you smile. A sprinkle of Slade; Wizard; and Phil Spectre combined together into a classic Christmas song that'll be loved by young and old alike!

 

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My Grandad Roper

As it's Remembrance Sunday I thought I'd scan a Pic of my Grandad - Private Ernest Roper. He's third from the right, sitting down in the middle. I have no idea where the picture was taken. Unfortunately I never knew my Grandad, he died when I was about 3 years old. I understand he had a bomb explode near to him and had a fragment of shell embedded in his head. He was operated on at the time however he suffered for the rest of his life with a form of Tinnitus. Apparently he was told he had a low life expectancy, but lived on 20 years longer than predicted.

I wish I could have known him. I hope to find out more about his life over time, for the moment this pic will have to do.

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Charcoal

A few weeks ago I had a go at drawing some Abstract Charcoal pictures. It had been quite a while since I had done work like this. My first few attempts were pretty awful, and I was ready to give up, but I was determined this time. I put the Music on Louder (Twas Harry Nilsson via Spotify), took a deep breath; and worked. The great thing about Charcoal is that you can easily remove, smudge, rub out, go over again, remove again. My strategy was to do this until I had something I was happy with.

Sure enough, with determination I had created something that I didn't want to screw up and throw away. With renewed vigour I created more pictures, in the zone now. My Mojo was back.

I have since tried recreating with Paint but not with quite the same success, nevertheless I will keep trying. Hopefully I can post the results here soon.

You can view the full set of Pics in my Artwork Portfolio, you can also purchase prints here at ImageKind. Originals also for sale please contact me directly.

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T-shirts now available to buy online

I have been busy putting together some T-shirt designs, and put together a couple of online stores.
My designs consist of Brighton Seagulls, Exploding Bombs, Moody Cows, Barking Dogs and Skulls. I will add more designs during the year. Please visit http://worldofroper.spreadshirt.co.uk and http://www.cafepress.co.uk/WorldOfRoperUK to purchase a range of T-shirts and other Merchandise.

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A Curious Ape

My recently completed Full Colour Illustration of a Curious Ape.

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Witches, Hats and All That - 4th sneak preview

I am currently working on a Children's book written by Aprill Harper titled "Witches, Hats and All That". Here is another sneak preview of one of the page illustrations. The book will be available later this year.

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