From the vaults, some drawings of model David from the Brewzine event that took place at Gypsy Hill Brewery on 7th July 2024. I hear rumours that the organisers have a new event in the offing.
For more House of Harley life drawings, get yourself a copy of our bumper collection, The Big Reveal.
Studies of the astonishing Mia Valentine modelling for a life drawing class (from a video). Click to enlarge.
For more sketches of figurers in motion, see our Go Figure series of art booklets…
The second of three pages of pencil studies inspired by former glamour model Holly Newberry. Some mischievous expressions in these ones.
See Holly’s Headband 1 for more. And you can purchase affordable collections of sketchbook faces below.
There’s clearly some unresolved issues at play in these scenes from the House of Harley sketchbooks. But it looks like resolution may be at hand. Click to enlarge.
Just over a year ago, I turned up on spec at the El Weirdo Comic Fair in Brockley, South London, with a box of House of Harley goodies for sale. The organiser, Barry Flynn aka UglyManComics, was good enough to find a space for me.
Here’s some sketches I made of attendees at this relaxed and friendly event. You may recognise a face or two from the UK independent comics scene. I took the opportunity to try out my new fountain pen, first one I’ve used since my school days. Click to see the results in more detail.
For more drawings of people going about their business, see our collections of sketches from the London Underground, Dwellers of the Deep 1 and Dwellers of the Deep 2.
This lady is heading in your direction, forcing her way through the furs and fabrics of the House of Harley textiles department, and you’d better get out of the way. An original A4 HoH marker pen drawing from 2002. On sale for only £20+p&p.
See our Etsy shop for this and other original marker pen pinups, all available for purchase at surprisingly reasonable prices.
As featured in our collection of pinups, Mesdames of the Marker Pen 1. Get the set…
Advances are being made in this colourised scene from a House of Harley sketchbook, but to what end? Click to enlarge.
For more fashion in mysterious settings, see our art book Flying Away 1 and Scratch an Itch 1. To purchase an original House of Harley sketchbook, see our Etsy shop.
The House of Harley will be selling comics, art books, original art and much more at the OCCULTZ Oxford Comics, Cult & Zine Fair on Saturday 6th September.
Venue: The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1EU. The fair will run 10-5:30pm with an extra special Cinema Under the Stairs movie screening from 6pm.
OCCULTZ is an independent art and craft fair specialising in self published & vintage comics, fanzines, underground comix, cult collectibles & art. For more info, follow the organisers on Instagram. Hope to see you there.
The first of three pages of pencil studies from the HoH collection. Inspired by former glamour model Holly Newberry, though none of these look anything like her.
There’s other faces galore in our art books Feature Show and Boat Race 1.
Some unhappy looking objects that found their way into a HoH sketchbook… click to enlarge.
For more animated inanimacy, see this blog’s Objects category.