Painting in Progress

Detail of a painting in progress, titled Building Site.

New Book! Knitting with Coalsmoke

Attention comics lovers, especially those of the pleasantly musty variety! Today is the online launch of my new book 'Knitting with Coalsmoke'. See above for preview pages. Full details and how to buy here.http://www.lulu.com/shop/john-bagnall/knitting-with-coalsmoke/paperback/product-21319267.html

New paintings for sale

New paintings for sale at http://johnbagnallart.bigcartel.com/

Labourer

New painting. Labourer. Acrylic paint and Indian ink on paper.

Production Line

New painting. Production Line. Acrylic paint and Indian Ink on paper.

Club Men

Club Men. New drawing. Ink, marker and pencil on lined paper.

Post a Postcard

Two postcard size drawings on sale at a forthcoming exhibition at the Kave Gallery. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1407076946178231/

Collaborative Paintings

Ed Pinsent has been staying at Bagnall's Retreat for a few days. Here are a couple of collaborative / jam paintings we made on 9th August 2013. Materials are acrylic paint, Indian Ink, 4B pencil, Pritt Stick and marker on cartridge paper.

Art for Sale

Bagnall's Retreat enters the marketplace! My paintings (and soon some limited edition zines) are now available to buy at http://johnbagnallart.bigcartel.com/

Crossing the Road

New painting. Crossing the Road. Gouache, acrylic and Indian Ink on paper.

Club Men

New Painting. Club Men. Gouache and Indian Ink on paper.

Our New Concrete Flyover

New Painting: Our New Concrete Flyover. Gouache and Indian Ink on paper.

Two Sketchbook Pages

Salesman. Fountain pen ink, gouache and Indian ink on paper.

Policeman. Gouache and Indian ink on paper.

Knitting with Coalsmoke. Cover Rough #1

Knitting with Coalsmoke. Cover Rough. Indian ink, pencil, gouache and acrylic paint on paper.

Crossing the Road

Preview of an unfinished gouache and ink painting on watercolour paper. 'Crossing the Road', June 2013.

Young Kenneth Williams

New sketchbook page. Young Kenneth Williams. Fountain pen ink, Indian ink, acrylic paint on paper.

Elderly Tom Courtenay

New sketchbook page. Elderly Tom Courtenay. Indian ink, acrylic wash and pencil on paper.

Two Engineers

New Painting. Two Engineers. Indian ink, acrylic paint, pencil and marker on paper.

Arthur Lowe

New sketchbook page. Arthur Lowe. Indian ink, pencil, marker and acrylic wash on paper.

Sunday Painter

Painting on a Sunday afternoon. Sketchbook in progress.

Francis Bacon

New sketchbook page. Francis Bacon, artist. Indian ink, pencil and acrylic wash on paper.

WH Auden

New sketchbook page. WH Auden. Indian ink, pencil and acrylic wash on paper.

Oskar Homolka

Small sketchbook page. Oskar Homolka (star of William Castle's film Mister Sardonicus.) Indian ink, marker, pencil and acrylic wash.

Leonard Rossiter

New sketchbook page. Leonard Rossiter. Indian ink, marker and acrylic wash on paper.

Philip Larkin

New sketchbook page. Philip Larkin. Indian ink, marker and acrylic wash on paper.

Terry Scott

New sketchbook page. Terry Scott. Indian ink and acrylic wash on paper.

Thora Hird

New sketchbook page. Thora Hird. Indian ink, marker and acrylic wash on paper.

Beryl Reid

New Sketchbook page. Beryl Reid. Indian inks, marker and acrylic wash on paper.

John Le Mesurier

New sketchbook page. John Le Mesurier. Indian ink and acrylic wash on paper.

Alec Guinness

New sketchbook page. Alec Guinness. Indian ink and acrylic wash on paper.

Elderly Dirk Bogarde

Sketchbook page. Elderly Dirk Bogarde. Indian ink and acrylic wash on paper.

George Melly

New sketchbook page. George Melly. Indian ink and acrylic wash on paper.

De Chirico in his Studio. Sketchbook page, February 2013. Ink, marker and wash on paper.

Kenneth More as Father Brown. Sketchbook page. Ink and acrylic wash on paper.