Martin Squires

Wilma!!!

2011-10-13T03:25:00.001-07:00

Wilma!!!

(Oil on Board)

This is based on a digital sketch I did a while back and I've only just got round to doing this as a full oil piece. This is the first time I've worked in full colour for a long time and I've really enjoyed it so expect more of this to come.

This is an entry for an upcoming group show in Bristol. Fingers crossed it will please the curators.

Tribe Youth (Ink Sketch)

2011-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

Indian Ink on Bristol Board

Been a bit busy with more commercial work so my first posting of the year is a bit late. Had the chance to try out some different techniques in applying ink.

GRAFIK WARFARE - Brighton Open House show

2010-11-08T01:47:00.001-08:00

STUDIO WONDERLAND PRESENTS GRAFIK WARFARE FOR AN INSPIRING CHRISTMAS EXPO.
A collective of Artists, Printmakers & Photographers from across the globe. Offering paintings, stencils, street art, posters, prints, sculptures, clothing, photography & cards.
A UNIQUE ALTERNATIVE TO MAIN STREAM,SHOPPING. LIMITED EDITIONS AND ONE-OFFS
FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER until SUNDAY 12th DECEMBER

FRIDAY 26th Nov : PRIVATE VIEW
Then open from 11am to 7pm on:
SATURDAY 27th Nov, SUNDAY 28th Nov
SATURDAY 4th Dec, SUNDAY 5th Dec
SATURDAY 11th Dec, SUNDAY 12th Dec
PRIVATE VIEWINGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

SNUB23 : HUTCH : FARKFK : MISHFIT : REDFASH : DEFACTO : SINNA : GERM : THE LOVER : LUKEDADUKE ORTICANOODLES : ORCO : ASBOLUV : LEEKS : STICKEE: EYESAW : DAN K : LIMBO : AVIAN SECURITY : T.WAT : M SQUIRES : THE KRAH : JESSER ROBOT : OLIVER WINOCEOK : DBO PONDERS : SEE : NOL : K GUY : FETCH : PETRUSCOS EYE : FLOOD THE VALLEY

26 ARUNDEL PLACE, BRIGHTON, BN2 1GD

WWW.GRAFIKWARFARE.CO.UK
WWW.STUDIOWONDERLAND.CO.UK

Secret Sub Urban Jam, Cambridge

2010-09-20T02:28:00.000-07:00

My piece from Saturday at the Secret Sub Urban Jam put together by Blight Society Blight Society Massive thanks to Jon and the Blight Society Crew for putting on the event.

Also Big thanks to SNUBfor hooking us up with this one, and to Leeks and

Obe-Onefor the great company.

Graphik Warfare Bio Hazard Show, Essen Germany

2010-08-26T12:08:00.000-07:00

Grafik Warfare Biohazard Show at the BANDITEN WIE WIR bar in Essen, Germany. Colour theme is black white and green.

The show runs fro the 10th of September until the 26th.

More info and links here courtesy of SNUB

http://snub23.com/gw-bio-hazard-show/

Tribal Siren (Acrylic on Board)

Tribal Siren(detail)

The Tracker (A1 Poster)

Poster submission for the "Hacking the City" exhibition at Museum Folkwang Essen Germany:

http://www.museum-folkwang.de/en/exhibitions/future-exhibitions/hacking-the-city.html

The Tracker (detail)

DECKED 2 Final Piece

2010-08-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Tribal Sirens (full board)

Acrylic on Skateboard

detail

Done for the Decked 2 (2010) Hand painted skateboard exhibition:

thedeckedproject.blogspot.com/

Private view 18th August 2010 6:30 onwards

Runs until 26th August

"The Decked Project is a fine and dandy collection of artists / illustrators / designers / tattoo artists and generally ink-stained fellows. The first exhibition was held at Stolenspace gallery in London in 2009 and will be back by popular demand in August 2010 at The Coningsby Gallery, London."

Really enjoyed doing this piece took a while to get the composition working but pleased with the end result, shame the picture doesn't really do it justice. More of this kind of thing to come as I'm currently working on a submission for the Grafik Warfare show in Germany (Septmeber more info shortly).

DECKED 2

2010-08-11T04:21:00.001-07:00

I'm currently working on a Custom deck for this show. I'll be posting images later this week.

More info HERE:

thedeckedproject.blogspot.com/

Martin Squires Automotive Illustration

2010-03-15T10:20:00.001-07:00

I've just started a seperate blog for my latest side project:

Martin Squires Automotive Illustration

For those who like to get their hands oily as well as inky.

More Tribal Sketches

2010-03-05T09:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some lunchtime sketches from this week. The top image is a study based on a Hans Silvester Photo. I really like these improvised head dresses I'm definitely going to do some more of this kind of stuff. Especially seeing that the colours are so great:

http://acidolatte.blogspot.com/2009/05/hans-silvester.html?zx=6a1d4bcc62c2b71d

Hazardous Waste Show @ Graffik Gallery (Ladbroke Grove)

2010-03-05T09:46:00.000-08:00

THanks to all those that came down to the Grafik Warfare show over the weekend. It was an amazing show with a huge amount of work and all of it top notch. Thanks go out to Snub and The Grafik Gallery for putting on such a great show. More pics can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grafikwarfare/pool/

As well as the show we did a live paint on the Saturday which was great fun. I got to paint a 2m high Dogon Character (see top image). The full wall can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishfit/4395463280/

Jack Rose Cover City Paper (Philadelphia)

2010-02-12T09:53:00.000-08:00

City Paper (Philadelphia) kindly commissioned me to do a recomposition of the Jack Rose Memorial Portrait for their cover story. There are memorials happening worldwide at the moment it's amazing to see such appreciation for a great artist. I'm really looking forward to the Cafe Oto Show next Tuesday line up is looking great.

It all seems to be going on for me in Philadelphia at the moment I've gone city wide with the paper cover and I have a piece in the heArt Show at Jinxed. Couldn't ask for more really.

Hazardous Waste Show @ Graffik Gallery (Ladbroke Grove)

2010-02-03T05:41:00.000-08:00

This is going to be a packed show. 26 Artists from the Grafik Warfare Collective plus some special guest artists. I won't be posting any of the WIP as it's all under wraps until the show starts at the end of Feb. Feel free to come down on Friday 26th as this is open to all. Also there is a live paint on the Saturday which is always good.

heArt Show @ Jinxed 2010

2010-02-03T05:36:00.000-08:00

Ok all done and ready to ship out to Jinxed in Philidelphia not hugely different to the last post just a little bit more colour. This is a huge show with over 100 artists . Can't wait to see what others have done. Snub has done a blinder:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snub/4324411935/

This is being shipped out with mine tomorrow.

heArt Show Philadelphia (part 1)

2010-01-25T06:13:00.000-08:00

Bearded Farmer (Acrylic on board)

Piece (unfinished) for the heArt Show at Jinxed in Philadelphia next month. This is a group show where 100+ artists do their thing on a heart shape.
Almost done just got to add some subtle colour then it's bon voyage.

Dr Ragtime

2010-01-20T02:51:00.001-08:00

I have just posted Images of my Jack Rose portrait up on this lovely blog about Jack Rose (man that guy loved pizza):

www.drragtime.com

This blog is free to post on so if you have something Jack Rose related you'd like to post go ahead. There are a couple of Memorial gigs going on in the States that will surely be amazing, but alas I will not be able to go.

Vulture Study

2010-01-07T10:40:00.000-08:00

Lunchtime water colour study.

Waiting for the Vultures Descent (part 1)

2010-01-06T04:22:00.000-08:00

Started this on Sunday. I'm currently planning this to be the left panel of a 2 panel piece. Acrylic on board 3 colours (black, white and burnt sienna).

Jack Rose Memorial Painting

2010-01-06T03:53:00.000-08:00

Memorial painting I have done for Jack Rose. Detail Images can be seem on my Flickrpage.
Thanks goes out to L.I.G. for the permission to use her lovely photos.

Hare Guitar (part 4)

2010-01-05T05:38:00.000-08:00

Here is the finished Hare Guitar. Time for a Hare Mandolin I think!

Ink Sketches

2010-01-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

Deep South House

Mississippi John Hurt

Here are a couple of ink sketches I did in between mince pies. Over the next couple of days I will be posting some painting work along with the final installment of the Hare Guitar piece I have just finished.

Last Post Before Christmas

2009-12-23T07:07:00.001-08:00

Paintover of John Fahey Stencil

Ok before I hit the mince pies I'd like to thank everybody who has helped me out this year. It's onwards and upwards next year, already confirmed a groups exhibition out in Philidelphia and lots more in the pipeline. Looks like 2010 is going to be a busy year! So have a good holiday and I'm off to eat drink and paint.

Hare Guitar (part 3)

2009-12-14T05:25:00.000-08:00

Here some pictures of the stencil going on the guitar along with some close ups of the over paint I'm doing to achieve a better look to the hair. Quite enjoying combining the two at the moment.

Canvas Exhibition End of Show Sale

2009-12-14T05:21:00.001-08:00

CFYE Art Sale

Come join us for a drink on the 20^th of December and feast your eyes on a fine selection of affordable street art canvases and photography prints from all around the globe!

Street art canvases from:

Graphic Surgery, Nol, Luke da Duke, Mr.176, iamdoom, Roy Schreuder, Snub23, Laser 3.14, FarkFK, IvesOne, FAKE, Penny, Ian Phenna, Nine-O, Indigo, Fin DAC and Martin Squires.

And photography work from:
Gui Christ. Stéphane Giner, Mark Osborne, David Richardson, Dana Maltby, Trevor Williams, Paulo Dourado, Paul Dyson, Luca Rossato, Jens Rösner, Sarah Lee, Carl W. Heindl, Gonzago Manso, Roberto Venegoni, Anthony Cronin and Tang Chan

20/12/2009, 15:00 – 18:00

R.I.P. Jack Rose

2009-12-07T06:46:00.000-08:00

Guitarist Jack Rose died on Saturday 5th December 2009 at the age of 38. The cause of death was a heart attack.
This is a such a great loss to the musical world. Such a great talent lost at such an early age. I would like to give my sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time. please if you haven't heard Jack Rose please go and get one of his records.

Tate the Biscuit (Part 3)

2009-12-07T05:39:00.000-08:00

Here are the final pieces in the show. The location was great especially getting to hang the two smaller pieces above the wrought iron cooker was great.

Thanks to SNUB for sorting this one out! This man is going from strength to strength. Also thanks to all those who came down on Thursday night was good to see you.

Tate The Biscuit (Part 2)

2009-12-01T01:34:00.000-08:00

No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Part 1
Acrylic on Wood Panel
49cm x 30cm

Sing For Your Supper
Acrylic on Wood Panel
61cm x 53cm

Two paintings (work in progress) for the Tate the Biscuit show which starts this Friday at Shorditch Town Hall.

Tate The Biscuit (Part 1)

2009-11-12T05:55:00.001-08:00

I'm honoured to be included in a room with SNUB, DANK, EYESAW, PILOT, HUTCH and
ASBOLUV. If your in the London area please pop in and have a look this show looks like its going to be a good one.

SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL
Infinity Bunce and Helen Edwards curate…
‘TATE THE BISCUIT’
A blockbuster Christmas Show by fine artists, graphic
designers, street artists and illustrators interpreting
proverbs and phrases.
Full colour catalogue available from 3rd December.

Private View Thursday 3rd December 2009 6-9pm
3rd -6th December 2009
Friday 12-8pm
Saturday & Sunday 10-6pm

VENUE
Shoreditch Town Hall Basement
380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT

Info here

One Night Show With Steffen Basho Junghans (Cambridge 11th November) (part 2)

2009-11-12T05:24:00.001-08:00

Thanks to all that came down to an incredible show. I hung 5 paintings including a new Robbie Basho piece (on right) that I did for the night. Steffen was great on and off stage and I look forward to seeing him over here again soon. More Pics can be found on my Flickr page.

One Night Show With Steffen Basho Junghans (Cambridge 11th November) (part 1)

2009-11-06T02:05:00.000-08:00

I'm going to be hanging some of my ink paintings at a Steffen Basho Junghans show in Cambridge next week. Find out more about this amazing guitarist / artist here and here.

Lift rocks Museumn8 with CFYE! (part 1)

2009-11-02T01:12:00.000-08:00

Crack for Your Eyes have done a great job framing my pieces for the upcoming exhibition Lift rocks Museumn8 at Canvas in Amsterdam starting on 7th November, more to come.

Hare Guitar (part 2)

2009-10-29T06:05:00.000-07:00

Did a test run of the stencils last night, just need to sort out some proper colours now.

Interview @ Crack For Your Eyes

2009-10-26T02:01:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Arden at Crack For Your Eyes for sorting this interview (click image above to read)

Hare Guitar (part 1)

2009-10-22T05:22:00.000-07:00

Started this yesterday. It is a pencil sketch of a piece I'm going to put onto an acoustic guitar. More to come.

Paint and Beer Wrestler (by The Lover)

2009-10-22T05:12:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd post up this amazing piece that my new German friend The Lover gave to me over the weekend.

Paint and Beer Review

2009-10-21T09:41:00.000-07:00

There is more info and a review on the Paint and Beer event last weekend. Click Images Below:

Crack For Your Eyes have been nice enough to give me a mention in their writeup and they have also taken one of each of my Limited Stencil Pieces for an exhibition in Amsterdam on November 7th, so definitely more to come with that one.

Paint and Beer

2009-10-19T10:34:00.000-07:00

Ok I made it back from an amazing weekend of Paint and Beer at Villa Friekens. Here's my bit and a pan of the wall it was on. After seeing and doing so much stuff over the weekend I'm now itching to get on with some new stuff. For more photos have a look at my Flickr page

Ink Painting in Process (Otha Turner)

2009-10-15T05:48:00.003-07:00

Just a quick post before I go off to Amsterdam, to show I haven't been slacking with doing new work. This is an ink painting of Otha Turner I've been sneaking inbetween the stencil work.

Stencils (part5)

2009-10-15T05:42:00.000-07:00

Here are the A0 versions of the John Fahey and Apes Ma stencils that I will be working with over the weekend at Paint and Beer in Amsterdam. Really excited Not sure how much I'll sleep tonight, flying out tomorrow morning!

Paint and Beer

2009-10-07T10:09:00.001-07:00

Just over a week left and some large stencils to go.

Stencils (part4)

2009-10-07T01:39:00.000-07:00

Limited stencil piece based on John Fahey ink painting. Background is sprayed then hand painted using Indian ink making every edition individual.

Stencils (part3)

2009-10-05T03:26:00.001-07:00

Here are the first batch of a limited run of stencil pieces I will have for sale at Paint and Beer in a couple of weeks. It is a four stage process using 3 Stencils on Somerset Paper (handmade print paper).

Stencils (part2)

2009-10-01T05:03:00.000-07:00

Some more stencil tests using two stencils and 3 colours. Currently working on a stencil of one of the Apes Ma Panels.

Stencils (part1)

2009-09-27T15:15:00.002-07:00

A couple of stencils I've been playing about with.

John Fahey Ink Painting (finished)

2009-09-25T10:00:00.001-07:00

Here's the finished painting bit rough round the edges on the background but I like it that way at the moment. I'm currently working on some stencil versions of this for a painting jam called Paint and Beer I'm taking part in in a couple of weeks. So stay tuned.

John Fahey Ink Painting (in progress)

2009-09-18T13:23:00.001-07:00

An ink painting of John Fahey in his later years.

Screen Printing Setup Part 2

2009-09-18T13:16:00.000-07:00

The Last Hole

Just finished Drilling all the holes in the vacuum table top. Now just got to get it all working. Got lots of screen printing stuff being delivered next week so on the home stretch now.

Gus Cannon Ink Painting in Progress

2009-09-14T01:10:00.000-07:00

Had so much fun, and got a lot from doing the Son House portrait I started another.

Ink Painting Process (Part 2)

2009-09-14T01:08:00.000-07:00

Another three stages of the Son House Portrait.

Ink Painting Process (Part 1)

2009-09-11T06:31:00.000-07:00

In order to understand what I do when I'm painting I'm trying a little experiment. I've been taking photos of a portrait of Son House I started today (so far 45 minutes of painting). More later....

Ink Paintings in Progress

2009-09-11T01:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a few ink paintings for a project I'm currently working on.

Screen Printing Setup Part 1

2009-09-10T00:51:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of photos of the underside of the vacuum table I'm making for my screenprint setup. Its made from a laminated table top I got from the dump (nothing like free wood). The table is 120cm x 80cm with a vacuum area of 110cm x 60cm. The channels are being done with a router and the holes in the top are drilled with a 2mm bit. Fingers crossed its gonna work.

Busy with Wood

2009-09-09T05:53:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Just a quick post to keep you all up to date. I'm currently working on a Screen printing setup I will be posting some pictures later this week so you can see what I've been up to along with some ink paintings.

Martin

Apes Ma

2009-08-26T04:57:00.000-07:00

Here are the first 3 pages of an illustrated poem I'm working on called Apes Ma It is based on a poem by Captain Beefheart. There will be 6 pages in total. It is planned to be published as a small book maybe A4 size.

Black Metal Portraits

2009-08-26T00:55:00.001-07:00

Gaahl from Gorgoroth

Early Mayhem with Death on the left.

A couple of quick ink paintings of some Norwegian black metal bands. I'm planning on doing a series of these portraying the history of black metal from Bathory onwards.

Oil Paining Beginings

2009-08-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

Digital Sketchup

Oil Sketch on gesso'd piece of plywood

Detail

Pencil Studies

Here are the beginnings of an oil painting I'm working on, based on some reference photos I took for a comic. I thought it would be fun to do something different with them.