James Flynn

There was a time in the not so distant past where I was hell bent on becoming a "full time artist".

I love drawing portraits so surely this would be my perfect job wouldn't it?

The short answer is no.

Every now and again I feel my artwork takes a certain step forward.

Now is one of those times. I feel I have reached a stage where I am creating the energy and mood that I strive for.

It was only a few days ago that I mentioned the fact that I had been drawing again just recently.

Well, it just so happened that a DJ friend of mine rang me out of the blue and asked me to draw something for him.

It's been quite a while since I created any artwork.

And while I wont be getting my paintbrushes out anytime soon, I have enjoyed a little sketch just recently.

Sketching is th...

A little while ago I wrote a post about whether another species could evolve to be like us.

And while I was asking the question in a kind of past tense, I have read something recently in a great book by Carl Sagan (see below) that makes me look at thi...

I always lookout for bizarre and offbeat stories, they are a great source of entertainment for me.

A lot of what I read is a load of tat however, and isn't really worth a mention.

But recently I found a story that I remember reading a while back about an indian guy named Prahlad Jani, who claims to sur...

Sometime during the second world war, the american army decided to build various air bases around the island of Vanuatu and Tanna island.  These remote islands are found just east of australia, and very close to Fiji.  At the time of the American's arrival these islands were inhabited by the Tanna/ Vanuatu tribes, who interacted fairly well with the american troops at the time, and recieved certain food and supplies in payment for the americans being th...

Not a day goes by when I don't marvel at the fact that life has evolved on earth.

In fact, I think about it too much. I partially blame it for the fact that I can't sleep at night. Bit extreme I know, but it really is a fascinating subject for me.

Of course, being human myself I tend to focus on human evolution rather than any other animal, not that the evolutionary paths of other animals are any ...

Graffiti was a massive part of my teenage years.  For a long time it was all I thought about.  There was nothing I enjoyed more than going out late at night and climbing onto the train tracks after getting hold of some paint, and spending the night painting away, and getting into all kinds of adventures.

It really was a real life adventure.  It was like a sub - community, meeting up in the night to go and paint this wa...

Hello again.  I have been dying to share with you some photos of a great day I had back on the 4th august.

I was fortunate enough to attend a portrait painting demo/tutorial with a great artist you may know called Rob Wareing.  I had been looking forward to this for quite a while, and I eagerly turned up, armed with a bag of paints, and my best brushes.

The morning started off with a paste...