Thursday, November 28, 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

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


Monday, October 21, 2013

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Production Line


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

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Friday, August 23, 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013

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.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Two Sketchbook Pages



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

Policeman. Gouache and Indian ink on paper.

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Knitting with Coalsmoke. Cover Rough #1


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

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Crossing the Road


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

Friday, May 31, 2013

Young Kenneth Williams


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

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Elderly Tom Courtenay


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

Friday, May 03, 2013

Two Engineers


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

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Arthur Lowe


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

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Francis Bacon


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

Saturday, April 20, 2013

WH Auden


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

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Oskar Homolka


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

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Leonard Rossiter


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

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Philip Larkin


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

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Terry Scott



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

Monday, March 25, 2013

Thora Hird


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

Saturday, March 23, 2013

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.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Alec Guinness


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

Saturday, March 16, 2013

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.

Thursday, February 28, 2013


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

Tuesday, February 19, 2013


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