Simon Bisley show_depth Medium details: Graphite

Medium details: Graphite

An article in Der Spiegl covered the event and the obscure French naive painter was launched on the international art market

Medium Details: Ink and 23ct Champagne gold leaf on 640gsm smooth watercolour paper

'LOVE ALWAYS' embossed on Doris' rear

At night I’d see my face reflected back at me in the window and the lights and life of King’s Cross

Simon Bisley show_depth Medium details: Graphite"In art school, all I ever wanted to do was to be an artist for the comic 2000 AD. In the late 1980s, Simon took over on the Sline character story arc, and after seeing his astounding fully painted rendering of the character, I first saw the possibility of a career in comics. So I wrote to him. I have a very straightforward attitude to contacting artists if I like their work. They are obviously the best people to talk to about it. Simon was incredibly