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  • Re-creation of the Scary Monsters album illustration, close-up of David Bowie in make-up and a jester's jacket.
    Beep Beep
    He’s told us not to blow it, ’cause he knows it’s all worthwhile. Let all the children boogie!
  • Circular design with four quarters in the background, a sunset, a clear day, an ocean scene and a dessert scene. Over this are two mechanical looking hands grabbing each other in a handshake. The left one is translucent, glass-looking and the other is a metallic chromed hand. The design was part of the packaging for Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album. If memory serves, it was also used as the centre sticker for the vinyl record, but I am not a 100% sure about that.
    Crazy Diamond
    This album is in large part a tribute to Syd Barret, the co-founder of Pink Floyd who developed severe mental health issues and had left the band already seven years before this release.
  • Drawing of American actress Louise Brooks' profile, wearing all black and a pearl necklace against a black background. (Original photo by Eugene Robert Richee, 1929.)
    Style!
    You’ve got it!
  • Vector drawing of Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery, emerging from a dark blue background into the sun. The brim of her semi-transparent sun hat drapes her face in hard shadow stripes. Dressed for a day at Ascot.
    Another Day at the Races
    I’m still at Downton Abbey, it seems. Vector portrait of Lady Mary arriving at Ascot.
  • Vector portraits of mr. Carson, the butler and Lady Violet Crawley of Downton Abbey.
    Lady Violet Crawley with Carson
    Drawing older people is a whole new challenge. Most will recognise these two from Downton Abbey, the always wonderful Dame Maggie Smith and her butler, played by (James) Jim Carter.
  • A photo montage with bamboo in the background, a Buddha statue to the left and lotus flowers to the right. Top centre is a "bagua" in the Fuxi arrangement. Scene is lit from top right.
    Silent Sunday
    It’s been a long time since I did a photo montage, so this was fun. Must say I feelt quite rusty on many simple operations.
  • Vector drawing of the futuristic looking air traffic control tower at Arlanda airport outside Stockholm. Warm tones on a bright summer's day.
    Fasten Your Seatbelt
    As control towers go, I really enjoy the one at Arlanda Airport outside of Stockholm.
  • Vector drawing of Storkyrkan in Stockholm, Old Town.
    The Big Church
    One of the churches in Old Town, Stockholm. Out of frame to the right is the Royal Castle and right behind to the left is the Finish Church.
  • Vector drawing of a still from the seminal Dire Straits video to "Money for Nothing", 1985. One, very low-poly, 3D rendered handyman is standing in front of a wall of television sets, all displaying the MTV logo.
    I want my MTV
    I shoulda learned to play the guitar. I shoulda learned to play them drums.
  • Monochrome vector drawing of Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion). The text "Siouxsie" overlaid to the left in a semi-transparent layer, set in VTC Garibaldi Sans typeface.
    Siouxsie (again…)
    A quick one done tonight – this time a high-key image.
  • Album cover for Toto's fourth album, IV from 1982. A red background and the Toto-sword in the middle, stuck trough four rings of stone with brass or gold rims.
    Four
    The album from 1982 that opens with Rosanna and closes with Africa from a fantastic band – especially in the earlier days (IMHO). Drawn using Affinity Designer on iPad, based on the original design by Joe Spencer.
  • Vector drawing of Sergels Torg in Stockholm. No people, no traffic, no trees. Just human made structures. Two hot air baloons flying overhead at sunset.
    Sergels Torg
    Vector drawing of Sergels Torg, generally considered the centre of Stockholm.
  • A Pride-coloured version of Queen's album cover for "A Day At The Races". For this special edition, the band name reads "Queer" and the title is "A Day At The Parade".
    A Day At The Parade
    So, it’s Pride-month again. I seriously don’t think Freddie would mind either. Short video (1:54)
  • A vector drawing of the album cover for Queen's "A Day at the Races" from 1976. One red and one grey lion, both wearing crowns, are holding a big, ornamented light blue letter Q between them. In the middle of the Q, a royal crown is placed. One fairy in pink sits in the grass to the left while another fairy in blue is watching her. Behind and above the Q, a red crab is engulfed in flames and a white'ish bird is spreading their wings over the top. The background is black, but with a blue/yellow circular motif behind the characters indicating a rising sun on a summer morning. Band name and album title set in "Parfum" typeface below the design.
    Somebody To Love
    This turned out to be one of the most complex designs I have drawn in a long time.
  • Vector drawing of Suzanne Vega's cover to the album "Nine Objects of Desire" from 1996. It's a close-up shot of her holding a green apple in front of her right eye. She's got short, red hair and is photographed in front of a green backdrop. The contrasts are dramatic.
    Nine Objects
    Can you believe it has been 19 years since its release?
  • Album cover for Weather Report's 1984 album "Domino Theory". A black background with big white letters jumbled around, forming the band name, title and track names. Typeface is Swiss 911 Extra Compressed. Dotted lines are drawn on top of the text in different weights and colours, yellow, red blue and black.
    Weather Report
    What a wild ride… This band was kinda “out there” as one would say. Jazz fusion at its best.
  • Album cover for Everything but the Girl's 1991 release "Worldwide". A photo cut-out of Ben and Tracey standing on top of a painted guitar across the bottom part of an othewise white square. Title text set in Franklin Gothic. Drawn using Affinity Designer on iPad.
    EBTG
    From early steps in 1984 to massive, worldwide success during the 1990s, I can warmly recommend their entire catalog.
  • A black LP sleeve with red LED segments making up the faces of the members of the band: Andy, Sting and Stewart.
    We Are Spirits…
    A classic release from 1981 by The Police. Drawn in Affinity Designer.
  • Illustration of a cute dog's head. The dog is wearing big over-ear headphones. The text "Snarky Puppy" is set above, on a red background.
    Snarky Puppy
    Yet another album cover, drawn in Affinity Designer. A weird and wonderful group of insanely talented musicians and instrumentalists.
  • Cover for New Order's 1981 release "Movement". Original design created by Peter Saville, here re-drawn using Affinity Designer.
    Factory Records
    Here are three classic covers, originally created by Peter Saville for New Order, re-drawn using Affinity Designer.
  • Vector drawing of the constuct in the Matrix called "Mobil Avenue". A special place where even Neo gets stuck. Here he's sitting on a bench.
    Mobil Avenue
    Mobil Avenue is the Matrix’ version of “limbo” and even Neo needed help getting out of there…
  • Cover art for Nils Landgren Funk Unit's "Licence to Funk" album. A silhouette of Nils, holding his trombone over his head with the left hand and the right is making a fist. White background.
    Licence to Funk
    Possibly the best musician in Sweden, mr. Nils Landgren, here with his Funk Unit. This album was released back in 2007.
  • Close-up version of Candy Dulfer's face
    Candy
    The much more famous saxophone playing daughter of a Dutch saxophone player.
  • Album cover to Prince' soundtrack for the 1989 movie Batman. The Batman logo, a black 3D bat in an oval over an burnt orange background.
    Trust – Who do Ya?
    Oh, I got a live one here!
  • Typographic poster using Helvetica to represent the cover photo of the "Smoke on the Water" single
    Some Stupid
    Here’s an animated video version of my “Smoke on the Water” design. Been in my head for more than 10 years, finally found the skills to complete it.
  • Black square with the text "Get Up! Get on up, stay on the scene"
    Get Up!
    Proof for my theory that Siri lacks the ability to swing. (Short video.)
  • Vector drawing of Sweet's "Off the Record" cover from 1977, based on the original by Terry Pastor. It's the one with the extreme close-up of a turntable pick-up. It's a golden sunset in the distance.
    Off the Record
    This was probably the first image I tried to re-create using a very cheap, fixed-focus camera shooting on 110-film. Imagine my disappointment when the prints came back from processing.
  • The opening screen to the video, showing my illustration of the ELO cover "Out of the Blue" in both outline shapes and rendered shapes. A picture of mr. Bézier and his curves is also on there.
    Bend it like Bézier
    A short video about how complex mathematics first described in the very early 1900’s, then refined over the next 60-70 years got implemented in the software we use every day.
  • Keira Knightley in a small hat, fur coat and wearing large, sparkly ear pendants. Drawn in Affinity Designer.
    Keira K2
    My second attempt at capturing Keira Knightley’s likeness.
  • Mei Chang, a young woman, probably of Asian descent, in front of a red entrance door with an ornamental frame for the imaginary address "Green Flower Street 534" somewhere in New York's Chinatown. A stainless steel plate with buzzers sits on the wall, one for the appartment of Mei Chang. The other names belong to players on the album that inspired this image, Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly" from 1982.
    Green Flower Street
    Where the nights are bright and joy is complete!
  • A vector portrait of Michelle Dockery in the role as Lady Mary Crowley of Downton Abbey.
    Lady Mary
    Can’t deny it, I really, really love the Downton Abbey series.
  • The album cover to "Transformer" by Lou Reed from 1972, re-drawn in Affinity Designer.
    …and the Coloured Girls Go:
    Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do, dooo.
  • The album cover to the 1979 album "London Calling" by The Clash.
    London Calling
    The thrird album by The Clash. Way better than the two preceding it.
  • Album cover to the first album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released 1978. A gesiha with a folding fan and huge sunglasses. Instead of hair, multi-coloured cables are sticking up of her head.
    Firecracker!
    YMO’s first album – this is a classic.
  • My version of the album cover for Yello's "Claro Que Si" from 1981, created by Californian artist Jim Cherry.
    Claro Que Si
    My version of the album cover for Yello’s “Claro Que Si” from 1981, created by Californian illustrator and artist Jim Cherry.
  • Album cover for Marcus Miller's "Tutu revisited" album. A close-up of his face with very narrow depth of field.
    Tutu Revisited
    A fantastic tribute to Miles Davis and in particular the album “Tutu”, in large part written by Marcus Miller.
  • Simple illustration of Miles Davis' cover to the "Tutu" album. His face is in close-up, with dramatic lighting from above and very high contrast.
    Tutu
    The album cover for Miles Davis’ album Tutu from 1986.
  • Album cover for Yello's "the eye"
    the eye
    Probably the best Swiss band in the world. Great albums produced for 40+ years. Re-created using Affinity Designer on iPad.
  • Album cover for Steely Dan's classic album "aja", released 1977. It is a mainly black cover with just a hint of a female face and the white and red stripes of her kimono. The title is set in a brushed script with eastern associations. The band name is set in Helvetica.
    Aja
    Japanese model and actress Sayoko Yamaguchi, very sparingly lit.
  • The cover for the Ultravox album "Rage in Eden" with the cubist face design.
    Rage in Eden
    The two covers to Ultravox’ album from 1981. I had the one with the face, not sure if the horse design was available at the time.
  • Album cover for Scritti Politti's "Cupid & Psyche 85"
    A Perfect Way
    One of the albums from the 1980s that still hold up today, pure pop perfection!
  • Vector drawing of Claudia Brücken and Suzanne Freytag of the German 80s band Propaganda. Black and white, high key and high contrast. Claudia looks into the distance, Suzanne looks right at the camera. Based on the original photos by Peter Brown.
    Power, Force, Motion, Drive
    Another hope… Another dream… Another truth… Installed by the machine.
  • Re-creation of Roy Lichtenstein's "Whaam!". Image is a cartoon style dog-fight between two aircraft, the one on the left has just launced a rocket with a perfect hit on the other plane which is breaking apart in a ball of fire.
    WHAAM!
    Game over.
  • Young woman wearing a red beret, firing a rifle. Re-creation of a piece by Roy Lichtenstein, possibly named "CRAK" which is spelled out in large letters inside the blast from the rifle.
    Michelle Dubois
    Current mood…
  • Vector drawing of Duran Duran's album "Rio", originally designed and created by Patrick Nagel
    Rio
    Duran Duran’s 1982 album “Rio”, designed and created by Patrick Nagel, re-created in Affinity Designer.
  • Satin
    Another re-created poster using Affinity Designer – super 80s.
  • The "Nagel Woman" looking straight at us through an irregular cut-out of a dark green frame.
    A Green Frame
    Don’t know why I find it so compelling to re-draw this woman, who never really existed. I think it’s the simplicity of line and expression that still hold so many subtle details.
  • Recreation of a Patrick Nagel piece - the Woman looking fiercely into the camera, coloured panels behind and in front of her in a typical 1980s palette.
    Fierce
    Mr. Nagel created so many good ones, in a style that dominated a huge part of the 80s.
  • Reproduction of Patrick Nagel's "Untitled 3", the woman on a grey background in a purple coat.
    The Lady
    My reproduction of Patric Nagel’s “Untitled 3”, and a second version with a splash of colour.
  • Vector portrait of my wife, Kicki, for her business.
    Estetik Syrran
    Vector portrait of my wife Kicki for her day job. She’s a wizard with cosmetic injections and andvanced skin care.
  • A kid in a black T-shirt with the text "rage against the maga" in front of Trump Tower in New York City. Lots of traffic on the street.
    Election Blues
    As the US election draws closer, the world watches in disbelief how the Orange One is somehow still in the running and, reportedly, head to head with vice president Harris.
  • Album cover to U2's live album "Rattle and Hum" from 1988.
    Only to be With You…
    Another album cover from a great 1988 concert movie / tour movie, shot by the great Anton Corbijn. …me, I found what I was looking for already four years earlier.
  • Vector drawing of the album cover for Simple Minds' "Sparke in the Rain" album from 1984.
    Get In, Get Out of the Rain
    The last great Simple Minds album. (Or so I thought for 40 years.)
  • Recreation of Roy Lichtenstein's classic. Altered the text in the thinking-bubble to "...and THAT's how I explain the Theory of Relativity".
    Smart Girl
    A classic pop-art piece, so fun to spend some hours recreating this.
  • Vector portrait of Siouxsie Sioux, in profile and from behind. Black and white - well, mostly black...
    Monochrome
    Possibly the most monochromatic person I can think of. Her iconic style has been inspiring goths for decades.
  • A billboard hanging from the roof in Victoria Station, London, reading "The apocalypse is already here. It's just not evenly distributed. Yet."
    The Apocalypse
    I’ve been thinking a lot about this post by @Loukas, and it is a truth we don’t talk about enough.
  • Drawing of a smiling Nile Rodgers, peeking out from behind his electric guitar, held upside down.
    Freak Out!
    Have you heard about the new dance craze? Listen to us, I’m sure you’ll be amazed
  • Vector drawing of Janet Jackson's album "Rhythm Nation 1814" released in 1989.
    Escapade? Yes Please!
    Her fourth album, a great follow-up to her breakthrough “Control” that preceded it.
  • Drawing of saxophone player Maceo Parker on stage, with various stage lights on a black backdrop. Vector drawing created using Affinity Designer.
    Maceo Parker
    Maceo Parker has had a long and successful carreer, mostly known for working with James Brown in the 60s, Funkadelic in the 70s and Prince in the 2000s.
  • Album cover to Sting's "Bring on the Night" live recording. Possibly the best concert I've ever been to, or at least tied with Prince's "Sign 'o' The Times" tour.
    When the World is Running Down…
    …you make the best of what’s still around.
  • Vector illustration of drummer Tony Allen, father of the Afrobeat.
    Tony Allen
    Father of the Afrobeat.
  • Album covers to four Kraftwerk albums: Radio-Activity, Autobahn, Trans Europe Express and The Man Machine
    Kraftwerk
    Probably my most favorite German band ever.
  • The cover for "Still", the live album by Joy Division
    Joy Division Live
    I once had this double album on vinyl. The grey cover had a thin linnen fabric affixed, giving it a nice tactile feeling. The sound is indeed very Manchester…
  • Re-created the artwork for Spandau Ballet's 1983 album "True"
    The Sound of my Soul
    A seminal album of the 1980s, Spandau Ballet’s third and probably most well-known for most. I played this one a lot, and it still sounds great. Not a bad track on the whole album. Fun fact: the title is set in Optima Regular, one extra space between each letter, then squished horizontally to fit above the first graphic. The word “True” is the same typeface, only left alone and tracked… Read more: The Sound of my Soul
  • A simple vector drawing of a puffin bird, sitting on a rock on an overcast day. Mountain in the background, very soft light.
    Puffin
    Vector drawing of a Puffin, created with Affiniy Designer. Trying to keep this one simple, yet semi-accurate. These are seriously cool birds! Based on original photo by Chris S, shared on Pexels.com. His Instagram handle is: chrislostinflorida
  • A mash-up of Patrick Nagel's "Black Panther" and "Woman with Horse". Stylised panther behind the "Nagel Woman" in profile, wearing a hoodie. Background is a typical 80s design with a desaturated and tilted purple rectangle on grey.
    Black Panther
    Probably my final re-drawing of Patrick Nagel’s work, a mash-up of the “Black Panther” and the “Woman with Horse”. As this is vector art, it’s technically simple to change the colour scheme. Now, choosing the right colours is the hard part. Below is one variation I like well enough.
  • My vector version of the epic ELO album cover for "Out of the Blue" - the one with the flying saucer and a shuttle just docking.
    Out of the Blue
    An epic cover for a great album. Jeff Lynne apparently wrote all the tracks during a three-and-a-half week period somewhere in the Swiss alps.
  • A tribute to Barbara Kruger's poster from 1989, using my wife's face. Text reads: Your body is a battleground. Support legal abortion, birth control and women's rights. Photo is black and white, using a half-tone effect and the right half of the photo is inverted (as in a negative).
    Battleground
    35 years ago, Barbara Kruger made the original version of this poster. Why is it still relevant?
  • The iconic cover illustration from Pink Floyd's LP "Dark Side of the Moon". A dark square with a triangular prism where one white beam of light goes in and a spectrum of six colours come out the other side.
    Dark Side
    Rumours have it that this is very possibly the best album ever released by Pink Floyd, but please make up your own mind in the matter.
  • Vector drawing of the cover to Eliane Elias' album "Plays Live" from 2009.
    Eliane Elias
    Brazillian jazz super star Eliane Elias has a fantastic catalog of work – enjoy!
  • Mock-up cover for HQ - Henchemen's Quarterly
    HQ: Henchemen’s Quarterly
    Inspired by Donald Fagen’s track “Good Stuff” from his “Sunken Condos” album.
  • Recreation of Patrick Nagel's "Mirage" with a twist on the colours. Female model with sunglasses and a red robe.
    Mirage
    Yes, it’s another one… she’s a hard habit to break, I guess.
  • Vector drawing of Patrick Nagel's "Black Bustier". Female model with black hair and, well, a black bustier on a blue background.
    Black Bustier
    Second study of Patrick Nagel’s work.
  • Fictional movie poster for "Shame", based on the poster for "Fame". Plot
    Shame!
    Now playing, in a courthouse near you.
  • Drawing of Alice in Wonderland, vectorized version of the original pencil sketch by Disney artist Marc Davis (as far as I can telll).
    Alice in Wonderland
    Isn’t she just dreamy?
  • Vector portrait of Che Guevara, in red tones. Based on the iconic photo by Fidel A. Korda.
    Che in Red
    Re-visiting an old drawing of the iconic revolutionary.
  • A night photo I took back in December 2011 of the mosque at Hadaba, Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt. The text “Eid Mubarak” added below.
    Eid Mubarak!
    The end of Ramadan is celebrated today, April 10th 2024.
  • Four variation of the same portrait: wetplate, 1950s glam, 1980s glam and 1980s grainy black and white
    Kicki
    Playing with photo editing again, so much fun!
  • Vector drawing of BB-8, the droid from Star Wars
    Automation Academy
    A vector drawing of the cutest Star Wars droid: BB-8
  • Photo of the moon on a dark blue background. Text overlaid reading: "Sister Moon will be my guide. In your blue, blue shadows, I would hide"
    Sister Moon
    All good people, asleep tonight. I’m all by myself, in your silver light.
  • The album cover to Phil Collins' "Face Value" with most of his face replaced by Barry Chuckle.
    Face Value
    Somewhat disturbing mash-up of Phil Collins and Barry Chuckle.
  • David Bowie, close-up of face
    The Thin White Duke
    Vector portrait of David Bowie.
  • Vector drawing of Kiera Knightley in front of Battersea Power Station.
    London Girl
    Kiera in front of the Power Station.
  • Black and white photo composite of Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael from 1980's group "Wham" in front of a moody Prague Castle. The boys are dressed in vampire outfits. Text on the screen reads "The Whampire Strikes Back", set in a typeface reminicent of Star Wars.
    The Whampire Strikes Back
    “Yeah, we’ll be avoiding Club Tropicana on account of the sunshine…”
  • Vector portrait of Debbie Harry
    Atomic Blonde
    Debbie Harry, vector portrait created in Affinity Designer.
  • Vector drawing of the vocalist and artist Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
    Siouxsie!
    A wonderful voice from London, both with and without her Banshees.
  • Vector drawing of Joni Mitchell's album cover for "Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm"
    Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm
    Another album cover…
  • Spaceman sitting on a small planet
    Current Mood
    The news these days tells me a terrible story about humans, and how we can’t seem to learn anything from history.
  • Recreation of the famous Magritte painting "The Son of Man", with an orange instead of an apple.
    Son of Man
    An image from my surrealist phase.
  • 21/9 1984 - vector design
    21/9 1984
    The 21st Night of September!
  • Close-up of the model in Patrick Nagel's "Palm Springs Life"
    Palm Springs Life
    I’ve been a fan of Patrick Nagel’s wonderful line, looking so effortlessly minimal and simple, yet surprisingly precise.
  • Madonna illustration, based on True Blue cover image
    True Blue
    “If I ran way, I’d never have the strength to go very far” – a magical moment in Live to Tell.
  • Detail view of the Kick Inside drawing
    Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy
    “The Kick Inside” album from 1978 by Kate Bush – vector drawing.
  • Vector portrait of the wonderful vocalist Sabrina Starke from Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Based on the original photo by Floor Stoop, fotofloor.com.
    Put your Foot on the Rock
    Another fantastic vocalist from The Netherlands, ms. Sabrina Starke.
  • Graphic design for Spectre
    Spectre Rebrand
    Rebranding pitch for Spectre
  • PTM Main Parking area
    We Paved Paradise
    Project closure announcement: We have successfully paved Paradise!
  • Vector portrait of Tracey Thorn, Brittish vocalist.
    Tracey Thorn
    One of my absolute favourite voices to ever emerge from the Brittish isles.
  • Illustration of Jaco Pastorius, jazz legend and bass player
    Jaco!
    The legendary musician Jaco Pastorius, here with a Fender Jazz Bass.
  • Without a word of warning, the Blues walked in this morning
    The Blues Walked In
    Image inspired by the track “Today I Sing the Blues”, performed by Aretha Franklin and quite a few others since. What a brilliant opening line…
  • May the Fourth be with you
    Springtime
    I’m happy to report: the 4th was indeed with me!