Emerson Lake & Palmer Bentley – the untold story Part 02
Hi Everyone,
Well here we are for the second in my series of fun Photo-Blogs, as promised last week.
This one has me in the title role of the character from the album of the same name - Tarkus...
Next on up is Trilogy – Quadrilogy.
I hope you enjoy this one too.
Until next time, have fun!
Bentley “Bogtrotter”…
June 30th 2011
Emerson Lake & Palmer Bentley – the untold story Part 01
Hi Everyone,
Well here we are for the first in my series of fun Photo-Blogs, as promised last week.
Mum and Dad bought me a real leather bomber flight jacket with fleeced lining for my birthday back in April of this year and Dad commented on how it looked like the ones that ELP used to wear back in the seventies, so I began to think...
I thought it would be fun to imagine what it would be like if I was part of the original line-up for the band, if I was a puppy back in the ‘70s but they had kept my name out of the limelight. Here I am below with the guys in the snow.
I had a great time messing with the artwork and photos in Photoshop and Dad introduced me to their fantastic progressive rock music too, which is now on my playlist of favourites.
So with that in mind I have decided to look at what the covers to the albums would have looked like if I had been a band member.
Next up will be Tarkus...
You can check out their website here at Emerson Lake & Palmer
I had great fun compiling these and look forward to hearing what you think of my Blogs.
There won’t be too many, but I hope you enjoy them a lot.
Until next time, have fun!
Bentley “Bogtrotter”…
June 23rd 2011
Bentley takes over this Blog for a few posts...
Hi Everyone,
I can’t believe my Dad has let me take over his Blog for a short while, but with him being so busy working on his graphic novel, he decided it was better to have something up here rather than nothing, so here I am.
Well I thought that with this first Blog of mine I would let you all in on some very exciting news. I have a new girlfriend, who arrived a few weeks ago. Her name is Pixie and she is beautiful.
She is a little younger than me, as she is only sixteen months old.
She is slowly getting used to the ways things work at home and one of her favourite pastimes is tugging on her knotted rope toys, although I like to have my peace and quiet times, so let her get on with it herself a lot of the times, as I need a rest after all the work I do for Dad here at the Keep.
Everyone is excited at home, but not as much as I am and who knows what the future will hold for us both.
I hope you like her photo, which I have posted here.
Over the next few posts I am going to be having a bit of fun with you all and I hope you enjoy them as much as I am creating them.
I won’t spoil things by telling you what the Blogs will be about, but I’ll leave you with a little teaser clue.
“A trio of bards and an alien artist will be the subject of one of the Blogs”
There will be a prize for the first person to give me the correct answer here before the next Blog is launched...
Until next time, have fun!
Bentley “Bogtrotter”…
June 16th 2011
Yes it’s back for a third year...
Hi Guys,
I know I promised that the next Blog would be handed over to Bentley and indeed the next one will be his, but with his permission I have commandeered my Blog to announce something big here today.
I am ecstatic to tell you all that I have just recently been invited as a guest for the third year running to Malta’s Comic Convention.
This year the show will be on Saturday 26th November and Sunday 27th November 2011. The organisers are hoping to be able to introduce a pre-opening party on Friday 25th as well.
It looks as though for the first time the event will be able to use the whole of St. James Cavalier this year. This means more rooms and as a consequence more international artists and writers will be in attendance, 10 in total, which makes it even more of an honour to be asked along again.
The organizers have a limited number of free tables for foreign creators/comic related companies who wish to take part in the Comic Con. Arrangements will be made for cheap accommodation rates, as well as the cheaper charter flight prices too. So feel free to spread the word. Although by no means exclusive this initiative is mainly aimed at assisting the independent scene.
There will be the usual panels, discussions, workshops, sketching and signings and I will post more on those as they are finalised.
The line up of guests looks impressive for the third year running and the organisers will be announcing the guest list soon. In the meantime I thought a teaser would be in order.
For any further information please check out the official website:
www.maltacomic-con.com/
As any regular readers of this humble little Blog of mine will already know, I cannot say enough good things about the convention. For those of you still to hear what I have to say about the two previous year’s events in Malta feel free to check out my Blogs here:
For me have a book to try to finish before then and I cannot wait to see all my Maltese friends and fans once more.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 6th 2011
Or, Bogtrotters, Blogs and Business, as usual...
Hi Guys,
Well, here we are with almost a quarter of the year gone already and nary a Blog in sight from me in recent months, since January. Now for some of you that may be a Godsend, but some of you I know have missed my musings.
With the production of the Worlds End graphic novel in full swing there hasn’t been too much time for anything other than painting the pages and working on the design elements and in a few short days more of the illustrations too, including the cover. I'll post a Blog update on the current state of play with Worlds End soon.
It was with that in mind that I realised something else was amiss. A few weeks ago saw me celebrate my latest birthday with my family, which as those regulars amongst you and fans of his will know already, I share my birthday with my little furry mate, Bentley “Bogtrotter.” Now unfortunately with all the rushing around, and with barely enough time to take some time off to go along with my family for a fantastic meal (as always) to a nearby Italian restaurant, Mangiamos in Darwen, I neglected to Blog about our mutual birthdays.
It was this in mind, however, that a new series of “quick” Blogs, which shall henceforth become known as Blogetts here at the Keep, came to mind.
The first one entitled “BLOGtrotting with Bentley” will have Bentley introducing some exciting news. The ones to follow will also star Bentley in what I hope folks will enjoy as a bit of light-hearted fun before I begin a new series of more serious Blogs, whilst also seeing me start to actively promote the book again.
Thanks for waiting around, your patience and your support.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
April 26th 2011
Exciting year here at the Keep...
Hi Guys,
I thought I would just drop a few quick lines today to bring you all up to speed and apologise for the distinct lack of Blogs from me over the past twelve months, much less definitely than in previous years.
All I seem to be doing at the moment is working on Worlds End, which is now over the halfway mark, as far as having completed pages, which is excellent news for me and my family too – who look to the days when the book is finally in their hands and they can have a bit more of my time again.
I have just spent the last couple of days, going over and sorting out the artwork files, so I can send off the script for Richard to letter the book. I still have to finalise the sizes of the pages, as we have switched to European, or to be more precise the French Album format and size and to a case bound cover with a bound in ribbon bookmark, or at least that is the plan at the moment.
I have some business stuff to sort out tomorrow and then it is back on with the artwork again. The plan is to produce all the backgrounds for the remainder of the book and then go back in and paint the characters and SFX. In the new week, or two I will also produce the pencils for the illustrations needed to complete the inner pages, no clues here, as to what those are for...you’ll need to get hold of a copy...LOL.
I will also be drawing and then digitally painting the cover too, which I have finally designed.
The cover art is usually one of the first things I create, but for some reason I went through lots of ideas before I finally convinced myself that this was the one to use.
This will be the next full art I will display on-line for promotional and marketing purposes – mainly so everyone knows what the book is going to look like when it is on the shelves for real.
The real inspiration at the moment is coming from the multitude of emails, e-comments on the networks and telephone calls from everyone saying such marvellous things about my latest work. The long hours don’t seem quite, so long and arduous when you guys say such positive remarks...so thanks, it does me more good than the endless streams of caffeine laden drinks I have consumed of late.
I have some new Blogs about comics and the industry lined up, but they are only titles at the moment and take time to write, time I can now ill afford right now, as I try to finish the book as soon as possible. So, if you’ll forgive me I’ll sort these as and when I can.
In the meantime, in lieu of the cover art being displayed, you’ll have seen that there is another miscellaneous teaser panel above for you guys, as my way of saying thanks again for all your support. It really does mean the world to me.
Look out for another teaser panel soon.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
January 18th 2011
All the very best to everyone, wherever you may be...
Hi Guys,
I thought I would just drop a few quick lines today to wish you all a very happy & Prosperous New Year in 2011.
I hope wherever you are, you are enjoying it with those you love and are safe and well.
See you in 2011...
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
January 1st 2010
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