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Ballpoint Pen Artist Sydney - Australia
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Today I did my bit as tour guide, met a French couple and took them on the Metro to the city, stopped at Central to sort out transport ticket before taking them to Circular Quay. We stopped in at City Extra, then got them on a bus to Bondi Beach after chatting with them. Best of luck to them. 😁

Unearthed #6 of the 1-0 series of the story arc of my faceless cowboys series. If I find the rest, I'll post them as well.

As a kid, I had multiple pets over the years, one we named Kucing (Bahasa Indonesian for cat) Guess what we called our dog.

I never did do much as regards scow, I mean I went to the Snowy Mountains when I was a kid, but we didn't do much there and I always wanted to do like Elsa and build a snowman.

I did a whole series of these, telling a story, with an extra individual added as the story progressed from 1-10, with the 10th page being 0 (making the story 1-0...or 10 pages in total) 😁

"LET IT GO? And return with yet another "One That Got Away" story? I DON'T THINK SO!" Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. 😁

I don't know about you, but sometimes I'm simply not a morning person 😁 Best compliment I ever received was that my depiction of humanity made a lady literally physically sick. Don't know about you, but a compliment is a compliment.

I've enjoyed letting my imagination run wild with various country scenes. Here's just one, inspired by a shed on my grandparents property way back when

Another extract from a panorama I drew while busking on the streets of Sydney. Celebrating the space walk

Back in the day, Ned Kelly was a bit of a bad boy who got on the wrong side of a corrupt trooper, ending up as a famous Aussie Bushranger. He and his gang (brother and a couple of mates) donned armor and made a name for themselves before it all came crashing down. 145 yrs later,still remembered.

This one was inspired by the mildly (to highly) offensive t-shirts people sometimes wear. Sometimes there is truth in advertising, just not necessarily the way one may have intended.

While homeless, I would draw larger pieces (all with ballpoint pen) out on the streets of Sydney, this extract is one such piece.

Happy New Year. Here's hoping 2025 is better than the last year.

Mortimer is one of my favourite creations. But today, I can't help help but see the parallels between Mortimer's predicament and the MAGA Civil War over on twitter. I mean Mortimer is trying to repair himself, but many think he ripped his own eye off...the later reminiscent of MAGA currently. 🙄

For hundreds of years, if not millennia, there have been many individuals declaring the end of the world. And just as many taking advantage of people's fears From political figures to religious, all of them with their own agenda.

"Take me to your leader" would be a very different story with this guy.

The thought of driving around on the moon with gravity being about 16.6%...now that got to be a rush unlike anything on Earth

Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union 4 October 1957, almost 54 years after the Wright Brothers flew their plane. Just the thought of how far the aerospace industry progressed with the ISS 41 years later.

This was actually a larger ballpoint pen drawing over several pages, so a lot of black. It's the Voyager probe crossing the heliosphere which was reported as happening not long after (talk about timing)

Probably one of the highlights of my life was hearing that a lady got their copy of this signed by Carrie Fisher. Knowing Carrie saw my drawing of Princess Leia kicking Jabba's butt hit me in the feels.

Seeing as I added the Luna Park pic, I figured I'd better upload the Sydney Harbour Bridge pic while I'm at it. What can we say, it was sitting there giving me the side eye.

I loved The Ettamogah Mob by Ken Maynard growing up, his characters probably had the most influence on my own particular style. That and Footrot Flats by Murray Ball

Every city has its sights, and Sydney is no different. Welcome to Luna Park, Sydney's own amusement park.

While I drew this a decade back, I can't help but feel this applies to Trump (both of presidencies) Don't let this mofo dictate your vibes Oh, and screw Elon Musk too while we are at it The bill of sale on both of them was misleading AF. Pity more people didn't realise that when it counted

Sometimes you try to be nice and other times you may need to get your point across by a more direct method.

"Lost your keys?" Some Joker probably pinched them To be fair, I hadn't realised @markhamillofficial.bsky.social was doing the voice of Joker in the animated series at this point. Might have done a Star Wars/Batman mash up if I had. 😁

I know this is satirical... ...and yet ... ... Idaho says nope. ☹️

Back in 1997, Wilbur Smith did a signing at Angus & Robertson Bookworld, Imperial Arcade (Sydney) and signed my (pencil) drawing of him. A pleasure.

Jasper is one of my personal favourites...along with the rest of his family.

What else can you do when you have nothing else to do but twiddle your thumbs? 😁 Pull out a pen and draw. At least, that's what I do...if I'm in the mood.

This is part of a larger piece, but I figured people would like a copy of the FJ Holden Ute 😁 Hey, it's got more character than a Tesla (and probably more reliable as well)

I've been a fan of Star Wars since day one, all the way up until Disney paywalled the IP behind Disney+ 🤔 I finally got a subscription and find I just can't find the interest to dive into the new stuff that has piled up. ☹️ So this image I drew has a whole new meaning for me these days

Welcome freaks, this is some of what I do.

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