Oliver Bowles - Illustration - Bone Broke

today....

2011-02-13T17:00:00.001Z

st.v.

2011-02-13T16:23:00.001Z

...happy new year...

2011-01-03T17:25:00.000Z

Thielker Illustration

2010-12-21T14:43:00.001Z

Saw this, and had to give it a mention...
Have a look.

Fire with Fire

2010-10-20T23:12:00.001+01:00

BigBreak

2010-10-10T01:32:00.001+01:00

It's been quite a while since I have updated. Been moving around a lot, now living in Bristol. New job too, which means I haven't been getting the pen down as much as I'd like lately, but changing that now.
So here is a little wallpaper for your compubox, if you like:

365

2010-06-10T22:13:00.002+01:00

Bath Spa Degree show tomorrow night.
Amazing how fast a year can go.

2010-05-20T21:15:00.001+01:00

http://open.spotify.com/track/0FYCWX3ONEJCT4AUlOJMng

Greased-up Horse Shoe

2010-05-20T19:41:00.000+01:00

2010-05-18T14:15:00.000+01:00

Summer feels like its pretty much here now. Better break out the brighter colours.

'X' marks the spot....

2010-04-27T18:40:00.002+01:00

Peas in a pod

2010-04-27T15:29:00.000+01:00

Take your son to work day

2010-03-24T17:13:00.001Z

A salute to single parenting...
If you have seen the film, you will know what I mean.

A Beautiful Machine

2010-03-19T13:35:00.001Z

Definitely worth going to. Should have some work up for it too.

Lie-cra

2010-03-11T19:15:00.002Z

Also: http://open.spotify.com/track/2VqkY0ESyn0nRUwnRcS8fF

Time for a bit of...

2010-03-01T19:11:00.001Z

...ing

1st of March

2010-03-01T19:00:00.000Z

two wheelin'

2010-02-27T17:41:00.002Z

2010-02-16T18:50:00.001Z

BlueHouses

2010-01-25T19:43:00.001Z

House hunting at the moment. Got a lot on my mind.

Presents for parents

2010-01-12T17:17:00.000Z

Pies for yer eyes

2010-01-12T17:11:00.000Z

2010

2010-01-11T14:08:00.002Z

Been a while.
Something nice and simple for my first post of 2010....

BISH BASH BUSH

2009-11-20T22:45:00.002Z

This is what gets me going right now:

Rome-A-Home

2009-11-19T16:19:00.003Z

Today, I am a man of leisure. Had a day off.... been playing around, and made these:

Not Geldof

2009-11-16T20:54:00.000Z

Y'all need to watch this.
These are good guys. REAL good guys....

Vaults Over.

2009-11-16T18:03:00.003Z

Our show at St James' Wine Vaults is over. Seemed to go well, had a bit of interest in my work, so might get some sales. Spreading the Bone Broke word. Ha.

For you gits who didn't come to see it, here are a handful of photos:

New Fang Dangle

2009-10-30T19:14:00.001Z

I must say, I am very excited about this:

Tell your friends

2009-10-25T21:34:00.003Z

Print one out and pass it around.

www.stjameswinevaults.co.uk

Spanking

2009-10-17T10:09:00.001+01:00

Re-jigged my website. Added more to to it, and simplified it.
There are still a few tweaks here and there that are needed - a few layout issues that I need to address and a couple of bad quality images to be replaced - but it will do for now!

www.bonebroke.co.uk

Baby Please Don't Go

2009-10-15T22:13:00.003+01:00

This is possibly my favourite thing right now:

and i like this too

The Seafarers - Island of Horrors from Eighty Four Films on Vimeo.

animals strike curious poses...

2009-10-14T15:06:00.000+01:00

Who Made Who

2009-10-08T21:00:00.002+01:00

Getting really into staining my paper first right now. Loving that aged look. Kind of makes it feel more important to me.
Been listening to AC/DC live all day today. Makes me happy inside.

A Gentleman Is...

2009-10-02T19:16:00.002+01:00

Please correct me if my Spanish is wrong...

2009-10-02T16:14:00.001+01:00

Really feeling like Autumn is here now, nice and fresh out. My favourite.

Morning Wood

2009-09-29T14:29:00.001+01:00

Silver and Lead

2009-09-23T17:31:00.001+01:00

Painty painty oaky.

2009-09-22T10:08:00.002+01:00

So, in November I have this mini exhibition. It's a joint show, me and Madeleine Denyer.
For it, I am working on something quite different to what I've been doing lately. The whole idea of it is based on the imagery of religious icons, and feel of good and evil. Scary and Nice. Jekyll and Hyde. The show is around Halloween time, so there is going to be a feel of that too. I'm pretty excited - painting onto chunks of Oak and other rich hardwoods...

This image is the beginning, I will update more as it progresses.

Drifter.

2009-09-10T13:18:00.001+01:00

Enjoying the sun and listening to The Dead Weather today.

Its been a while...

2009-09-07T14:40:00.002+01:00

It has been quite a while since I updated this.
I took a month or so out from doing any drawing/design work. Needed to clear my head and get a fresh look on work, after the manic rush of the end of 3rd year.
University: Complete.

I will be updating frequently from next week onwards - once out internet is up and running at home. (BT and I, are no longer friends.)

Here is a little something for now...

J,Q,K,A

2009-06-10T17:33:00.002+01:00

Forgot to say, I am working on some producing a set of my own playing cards. Still in very early stages right now, but here is a sneak preview as to where I am at right now:

I am planning on adding more to the new site soon.
If you haven't seen it yet:
www.bonebroke.co.uk

Wainy Rednesday

2009-06-10T17:28:00.006+01:00

Today was the last day of my degree show.
Seemed to go well...

Pretty wet out, and very still in the air. An eerie ending.

Very weird day.
Plus, it has just taken me half an hour to work out that if you try and upload an image on here that is in CMYK, all the colours will switch around. Gotta be RGB for some reason.

Here's a cut-out-and-keep Mary:

2009-06-05T15:25:00.001+01:00

new website up!
www.bonebroke.co.uk

End And Poetry

2009-05-14T10:50:00.005+01:00

The end is very nigh!
Setting up the degree show exhibition next week, with final deadline of everything being in - 4pm, Friday 22nd!
I am currently working on my exhibition piece - a series of portraits of the Hell's Angels. 'HAMC AFFA'.
But here are some images of the Poetry Taxi from Bath Lit Fest 09 that I worked on:

http://www.bonebroke.co.uk/www.bonebroke.co.uk/PoetryTaxi.html

Labels

2009-05-01T11:51:00.004+01:00

Here is an image from a side-project I have on-running at the moment designing make-believe bottle labels....

nigh...

2009-04-30T14:58:00.002+01:00

Three weeks tomorrow, all of my work is due in...
The end is nigh!
I have my book finished - sent to the printers yesterday, and I will be picking it up after the weekend.

For the rest of the duration, I am going to focus on some mini projects - lecture posters... and right now I am working on some bottle labels. Should be interesting.

Will post some bits asap. I will update my website soon too!

61degrees

2009-04-23T12:54:00.003+01:00

Here are two things that I have been working on lately - a (fake) Mike Nelson lecture poster, and the cover for my book 'With Precious And Grace: The 1953 Isle of Man T.T.'
I will be putting more up on my website in the next week or so:
http://www.bonebroke.co.uk/www.bonebroke.co.uk/WPAG.html
The London show went well at the start of this month - was very busy, and a great venue.
Brick Lane is possibly one of the coolest areas in the UK.

3 days...

2009-03-31T16:17:00.003+01:00

The London Exhibition is not far away now - Work goes up on Thursday (2nd April), Private View on Friday then it is on until Monday. The website for the show is: www.weareinprogress.co.uk
See: http://www.weareinprogress.co.uk/oliverbowles.html

I am making a bunch of mini-zines to sell.. just little ones, for a single nuggety £1 each.

d'oh

2009-03-26T15:37:00.002Z

Yup, slight mistake with the last image....
i'll give you a prize if you can spot it
And to think I nearly had those printed on business cards!

new site!

2009-03-25T16:16:00.003Z

its online!

www.bonebroke.co.uk

simple for now, but i will sort it out soon.

100th

2009-03-23T16:05:00.002Z

This is my hundreth post, and an announcement that I will have a website up and running by the end of the week under:

www.bonebroke.co.uk

This will be my 'professional' site, with this remaining somewhat more, conversational!

Check it. (soon)

brick

2009-03-19T14:52:00.001Z

So, the London Show on Brick Lane is coming on very fast.
I am going to be exhibiting work in progress for a book I am making about the 1953 Isle of Man TT, with references to Ray Amm and the Norton Motorcycle team, amongst other things....
Here's a sneak preview:

Fire It Up

2009-03-13T11:35:00.000Z

for gary

2009-03-09T11:12:00.002Z

My good friend Gary is on some travels right now - currently in Egypt if I am correct....

1953 TT sneak

2009-03-06T11:50:00.001Z

Here is a snippet of one side of my 1953 TT project...
Pretty lo-res images.... but I don't want to give it all away just yet.

Rom and TT

2009-03-06T11:41:00.002Z

So, we are having a show on Brick Lane in April (2nd - 5th) in L-Town.
The theme of the show is Progress...
So I am exhibiting two projects that are currently work in progress...
A project on 'Loves' and 'Passions' and just those little things that make life that little bit sparkly-er.... ha
And a project on the 1953 Isle of Man TT....

however....

2009-03-04T13:08:00.001Z

Went to see The Bronx at Clwb Iforbach, Cardiff on Monday night.
Amazing is an understatement.

Here's something I am working on at the moment....

106 miles

2009-02-19T12:12:00.002Z

waits

2009-02-17T16:38:00.003Z

Q: What is a gentleman?
A: A man who can play the accordion, but chooses not to.

Poetry Taxi

2009-02-12T16:34:00.002Z

Work for the Bath Literature Festival 'Poetry Taxi' is going well.
Here is a sample of one of the 'walls':

undertow

2009-02-09T10:56:00.001Z

i have a strange neighbour who doesnt have curtains on her windows

update

2009-01-23T17:38:00.003Z

I am getting increasingly bad at updating this thing. It's not that I'm not doing anything, quite the opposite! Been so busy I havn't had a chance.
Currently, I am mainly working on a Poetry Taxi project for the Bath Literature Festival, a book based on MotorCycle magazine c.1953 and work for a show in London in April. (Amongst other things...)
Here are a few things I smashed out this afternoon after a big debate about a Theme for the London show:

I went to the Union Chapel in Islington on Monday to see an Evening with Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan.
It was unbelievable. They played for pretty much two hours, playing lots of the own stuff, things I'd never heard before and a whole series of covers ranging from old gospel songs, to Dreams, I Get a Kick out of You and Babe I'm Gonna Leave You....
Quite possibly the best gig I have ever seen.

dulli and lan

2009-01-18T19:21:00.002Z

i cant remember if i put these up on here... but i like them.. so here they are
we have our london exhibition theme sorted - one mans rubbish is another mans treasure...
im using old motorcycle magazine from 1953, just before a famous TT race.

work for the poetry taxi is going well. we presented our ideas as a team on wednesday previous, and we are meeting with the bath literature people again on wednesday coming, where they are going to give us their choice of our three concepts... what happens next... we shall see!

off to see an evening with Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan tomorrow night at union chapel in islington. gonna be ace.

days of roses, poetry and proses

2009-01-07T13:17:00.003Z

just a little piece of what i am working on right now for the bath literature festival

tidemarks

2008-12-12T15:17:00.006Z

here are some new pieces i have done today...
the first one is from an old bsa advert, and the second from an old marlboro advert.
i love those old adverts. i find them real funny - basically saying smoking and guns are good.
the third one is just for fun.

bsa

2008-12-11T11:48:00.003Z

its been a while. i have finally finished my dissertation, which feels great. but is also the reason why i have not been updating stuff on here much lately.
currently im working on a project for the bath literature festival, for an idea they have called the 'poetry taxi'. the basic concept is to have a 'taxi' in the town centre, which people line up for, and get read a poem by the 'driver' when inside. maybe i will post some concept ideas up on here. maybe i wont.
my scanner is still doing this weird twist and crop thing it does sometimes - as you can see in the 'skulls and bsa' image. i think its the lines it doesnt like. as every image it does it to, has a series of lines in.
lately i am listening to a lot of peter broderick, tom waits and queens of the stone age playing covers.
you should be too.

oh, and also you should see this. its the new video from brody dalle and allain johannes' band spinnerette. the video, by liam lynch, is pretty amazing.

pump king

2008-12-01T11:20:00.000Z

http://quietcolor.com/qc/?p=1645
found these whilst searching for some raekwon and ghost face killah music...

teatime

2008-11-30T20:24:00.005Z

it has been a while, too long for my liking, since i've uploaded any new work. been working heavily on my dissertation lately, so here are just a few images i have done during tea and coffee breaks:
really enjoying using this ink and dip pen over fine liners. seems like much more of an event... if you know what i mean?

avast

2008-11-21T13:36:00.001Z

here is another ship...
and on another note,
im thinking of producing a flash book of tattoos you should never get

el mariachi

2008-11-18T10:09:00.001Z

this is going to be good....

tastes like gold

2008-11-17T18:45:00.000Z

working like this is teaching me a lot about balance and poise.
this is a gypsy lady with a day of the dead feel to it.

blue blood

2008-11-15T18:26:00.001Z

getting really into water colours right now

Waits

2008-11-14T16:09:00.005Z

listen to Tom Waits. if you have any sense... check this out

scan scam

2008-11-13T12:50:00.000Z

i made this yesterday, and for some reason, whenever i scan it in, its being twisted and cropped out of my control.
So, for now, here is an oddly cropped painting.....

cannons and all

2008-11-12T10:26:00.000Z

Decided to paint this after reading the theme for the weekly competition at fecalface.com
(fight)

raw

2008-11-06T13:31:00.001Z

BBB

2008-11-03T17:29:00.000Z

i present to you, BoneBrokeBooks

remember remember

2008-11-03T13:07:00.000Z

well, halloween was a blast
currently i am working on a project of mine, entitled 'Bone Broke Books'
the concept is to produce a series of mini books on a complete budget. mini zines, small books, mini posters, foldouts etc.
I shall post some work in progress up asap

misbox disaster line

2008-10-20T12:27:00.000+01:00

i love halloween, and its nearly here. listening to lots of misfits and eighties matchbox. here is a little fellow i am working on....
with this provoke change project, i am thinking about how people could potentially use tattoos to advertise more than just personal things.. branding and logos..

HOLLYWOOD

2008-10-18T12:17:00.000+01:00

this is one of the coolest videos i have seen in a while

vagabounds

2008-10-13T13:01:00.000+01:00

These are for a 'provoke change' project.
I met this guy yesterday at work who had one of the worst tattoo's I have ever seen. He started talking to me because of one of mine he had seen, and then proceeded to show me his. (I dont care) It was a japanese Koi, and was so awful I didn't know what to say to him. I wish I had a picture to show the extent of this eyesore. But anyway, this brings me to the point of how mainstream tattooing has become. Anyone can get one. Literally, anyone.
Has tattooing lost it's magic charm? Its romanticism with criminal culture? Tattoo's are about Pirates. Thieves. Vagabounds. Lovable rebels. Not 17 year old kids thinking they are the next Scott Campbell, Mark Mahoney, Les Skuse or Horiyoshi III.
Bring it back gentle.

sugar

2008-10-11T12:37:00.001+01:00

drew this...
its a bit flat for my liking....
but just as badass

insomnia

2008-10-10T13:55:00.001+01:00

i have barely slept
and finding it impossible to work
this is what is keeping me going:

automations

2008-10-06T18:42:00.000+01:00

If button D is pressed, the coin moves against cylinder F and pushes it into the hollow cylinder K where it serves as a plunger, causing a displacement of the channel in the vicinity of F.
And so I produced these:

OCTOBER

2008-10-06T17:37:00.000+01:00

Right.
To get back in the swing of things.
Here are a few things I have drawn.
And that I like.

summer vacation

2008-08-08T12:05:00.000+01:00

so.... summer is here. and im working 6 - 7 days a week.
which is really disheartening, as i have been able to do pretty much no drawing in the last few weeks at all.
not good.
but, i have booked my new tattoo in.
at kingsway tattoo, bath.
5th september. cant wait!

heartbreaker

2008-06-06T11:04:00.000+01:00

this is bernice.
she's a heart breaker.

DAGGER MOUTH JIM

2008-05-22T17:04:00.000+01:00

has jewel encrusted gums
he'll get ya

ZINE core

2008-05-21T22:51:00.000+01:00

hope you guessed my name....

2008-05-21T13:01:00.000+01:00

2nd year is nearly over..
TO DO:
finish graphic novel (2 more drawings...) scan. print. bind.
scan and print out my cd project.
put together my 'journey' project.
and now working on a self-initiated project.

I started with the idea doing a cook book....
then decided id rather make some of those postcard flyers with recipes on... the type you get bombarded on you at the door in sainsburys
then i decided that i didnt want to spend 3 weeks drawing food and saucepans...

so i have chosen to stick with the ideas of recipes... but not for food..
RECIPES:

Home-Made Tattoos
D.I.Y Taxidermy
Tye-Dye Your Wardrobe
Moonshine - Bring it on home
Camera in a Box Project
......

almost a battle against boredom.. recipes for some interesting things to do... usually involving a handful of 40s and some rolling stones..

i did a picture. here it is.

feels like 10am

2008-05-20T15:11:00.000+01:00

enredado arriba en jugado

2008-05-03T23:32:00.000+01:00

so
been working on this graphic novel
been bouncing back and fourth between ideas so fast i havnt even had a chance to update on here where i am at

the deal right now..
is that im making a graphic novel
on the blues
loose narrative using lyrics from classic blues songs...
its going to be called 'blue devils'
very mixed media... with a real mexican day of the dead feel to the illustrations..
more updates soon
its my girlfriends birthday tomorrow
and boris johnson is mayor of london
madness
xxx

is there a bustle in your hedgerow?

2008-04-15T23:38:00.000+01:00

so... finished those hand drawings for my wall piece... as you can see..

so now working on my "TRUE STORIES" graphic novel....
i am currently thinking of basing it on the story of ROBERT JOHNSON
one of the first few blues guitarists said to have sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for his musical talent..
i want to do something quite sinister and eerie.. plus, i fucking love the blues. gives me a great excuse to listen to loads of it the next few weeks....

rainy monday

2008-04-14T14:53:00.000+01:00

so, its a rainy april monday
finishing off my 'wall' project... which has to go up in an exhibition on thursday.. which doesnt make me smile
having been away all easter in morocco... and having had to work loads when i got back for money, i havnt had much time to spend on this project.
basically, i am looking at the topic of "YOU ARE HERE"
basing my work on my trip to morocco too...
i am drawing (by hand) two hands...
one on each wall. one is lavishly decorated in henna style patterns (i have also looked in moroccan symbolisms... and i have largely used symbols of safety (as this is what you would really want in your hotel room surely...)
and on the other hand i am placing the moroccan flag.
this is not the most exciting idea... nor will it be brilliantly executed... but i am doing my best to get this done and out of the way.. as i am itching to start on the Graphic Novel. "TRUE STORIES"
here is an image of my work in progress::::::

yes its a shit image.. i took it on my phone...
for thursday i still have to finish the red hand... then make a small scale model of the room to illustrate how it will look... and i have a workshop on wednesday. so that is what my next two days will be.....

wednesday

2008-04-09T17:17:00.000+01:00

just found out that my project is actually due in next week, and not tomorrow, which is nice. can do a better job of the presentation now.
just for reference, i am working on the 'a wall' project. which is to...
"Design a large-scale image/design that will be used on a minimum of 2 walls in a hotel room."
I am basing my work on my morocco trip...
and the theme "YOU ARE HERE"
so... i am thinking about national identity... and what i think i will present is two walls with an large image of a hand on each..
(images to come soon)
one hand will be highly decorated in henna.. the other with the moroccan flag.
drawn in a slightly disjointed faux-naiive style. black outlines and emphasised shapes.
maybe an 'essaouira blue' background...
like i said... images to be updated soon.. but here... enjoy this tasty morsal. someone has to.

ghatchet

2008-04-07T13:16:00.000+01:00

off up to uni now... working on 'a room' project.
basically, 2 3x4m wall pieces to potentially go somewhere like in a hotel bedroom...
im basing mine on my morocco trip... henna work, tanneries and essaouirra blue...
i'll update some images soon.. but to keep you entertained for now... here is a gherkin, hacking down a tree. take it any way you like....

orange

2008-04-04T13:55:00.000+01:00

So, i am currently the poorest i have ever been... which is great
Doesn't make doing (non-paid uni) work very easy
Hence the lack of new posts of new work... hopefuly some soon
Here are a few photos from my adventures in northern africa....
I do reccomend a visit to Essaouirra

plum legs

2008-03-31T00:20:00.000+01:00

so. turns out, i survived morocco. here are some photos from my phone. but more to be updated soon. words and images. a slideshow of witchcraft.

sandflies

2008-03-16T13:44:00.000Z

getting my gear together for my backpacking trip around morocco
meeting up with the other two members of this adventure later on to have a think about places to stay and where to go
we leave oxford at 11.58 tomorrow night....
leave terra firma about 4 am.. then land in frankfurt
we have to wait around for about 7 hours there, till we can fly to fes in the afternoon.
getting pretty excited.although a little reluctant about the long long journey
but....
going to be magic.
got myself a new sketchbook, and loads of camera film. i'll update when i can on here. and hopefuly have some good work to show at the end of it

watching a rad programme on cyclones in samoa right now. thankyou sky +
takes your breath away the power of mother nature
hopefuly she wont prove too much of a problem whilst i am away
everyone keep your fingers crossed.

sticky fingers

2008-03-14T18:37:00.000Z

here is some of my work (in progress)
just to keep all you avid readers up to date and all
packed a bit for my trip to morocco today
leaving bath tomorrow lunchtime..
leaving the UK about 4am on tuesday...
going to miss a certain someone a lot