Last week the HoH life drawing team drew burlesque performer Pandora May and her feather fans at Love2Sketch.

Here’s three enlarged thumbnail-sized portraits of Pandora…

A selection of 3-minute pencil sketches…

Finally, three short studies of a difficult-to-draw 15 minute pose…

You can follow Pandora May on Instagram.

Love2Sketch takes place at The Selkirk in Tooting at 7.30pm every Tuesday. For further information, see their website.

Original House of Harley life drawings are available for sale in our Etsy shop. And while you’re there, you might want to pick up our bumper print collection, The Big Reveal.

The next earth-shaking issue of Ugly Mug, the House of Harley’s anthology of ‘comics to amuse and confuse’, will hit the stores in early Autumn. The original 1980s run of Ugly Mug is long out of print, so why not act now to fill the gaps in your collection of 21st century Mugs while they’re still available?

Ugly Mug 7 is a mammoth 120-page perfect-bound collection of comics to amuse and confuse, inside a wraparound colour cover by iestyn pettigrew. The finest pens of the British small press join forces with a gaggle of international guests for an exhilarating exploration of karma and chaos…

Amongst the highlights by our guest contributors are…

• Otherweirdly – epic notions of another world by Denny Derbyshire

• How a Comic is Made – John Bagnall goes inside the factory

• The Imbalance of Nature – weird and wonderful extremes of life documented by Ed Pinsent

• I Fucking Hate Steroids – iestyn demonstrates the drawbacks of prescription medication

• Duk U Sucka – Tom Baxter Tiffin‘s tale of Ned Kelly lost in The Dreamtime

• Respecto! – how do you get it, asks Hal Weaver

• RSD Lang – Ed Pinsent‘s record detective discovers Noise Music

• King Kong Memories – Jason Atomic shaves the beast

• Cafe society scenes – captured by our on-the-spot reporter Patricia Gaignat

• Advisory Bureau – John Bagnall explains how to deal with modern living

• Batlight – Chris Reynolds takes a ride in an elevator

• Windy Wilberforce – Harry Excess tangles with Dr Fengele in chapter 7 of Ed Pinsent‘s The Saga of the Scroll

• Dogbreath – Savage Pencil‘s misanthropic mutt dreams of world destruction

• Plus bonus slices of British life served up by John Bagnall

• And eye popping graphix by Alberto Monteiro, Masaman, Jim Barker and Oxideguy

As if that’s not enough to unsettle your equilibrium, there’s all this and more from the artists of the House of Harley studio…

• Start Your Day the Ugly Mug Way – 100% sound lifestyle advice from our resident expert

• Take the Children Out of Town – a crisis of adulthood played out in Seussian rhyme

• Seb, Surrounded – our hardy heroine battles an enemy she cannot see

• Mark E Smith Music Teacher – The Fall singer’s secret side hustle

• PCSO Dan – fur baby bulletins from your local community copper

• Try Harder – Mister Tut Tut sets the world to rights

• Voodoo Master Selfies – Instagram highlights

• No Kisses Before Christmas – be patient, Busy Lizzie has a lot on her plate

“As jammed-packed with beguiling thrilling stuff as any British X-mas Annual of yore, these curated creations brim with surreal narrative force and come overloaded with wry and witty visual oomph…” – Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

“Adults only… they weren’t kidding.” – Talking Small Press Comics

Get your copy now – 120 pages for £19.99+postage from our Etsy store. (Readers outside the UK may find it cheaper to order via Lulu).

Or check out the Comics section of our store for other 21st Century issues of Ugly Mug, along with gift bundles, and our innovative Naked Knowledge puzzle-comic (tagline – “you might learn something”).

Ugly Mug 9 is due out this autumn. To sign up for notifications about that or other House of Harley news, look for the ‘Join for Free’ button on this page.

The next earth-shaking issue of Ugly Mug, the House of Harley’s anthology of ‘comics to amuse and confuse’, will hit the stores in early Autumn. The original 1980s run of Ugly Mug is long out of print, so why not act now to fill the gaps in your collection of back issues while they’re still available?

Ugly Mug 6 proved that our 21st century return was no one-off, with 100 pages of prime comix-art righteousness created by the krispy kreme of the British small press cartooning scene and a pastry platter of international guests.

Amongst the highlights in this issue are…

• RSD Lang Record Detective – Ed Pinsent‘s intemperate sleuth investigates The Beatles’ White Album

• Sous Chef Blues – the twisted politics of food exposed by Tom Baxter Tiffin

• Viktor Frankenstein Retired – anonymity and seclusion in a seaside town, by John Bagnall

• In Spelunca – Marc Baines reveals the secret lodged in the caves of Whitby

• The Young Prince Umsween – a new take on an old allegory by Chris Reynolds

• I Got Hung on the Wire – Jason Atomic gets tangled up in barbed wire and brambles

• Street scenes and portrait sketches – city living illustrated by Patricia Gaignat

• Sandecay – vast skies, truth and lies documented by Orkney vistor iestyn

• Cardboard cities – radical street plans designed by Jim Barker

• Japanese graphix – four eye-popping drawings by the mysterious Masaman

• Scenes from Club Mancuso – portraits of visitors to the prestigous floating venue, by owner Vince Mancuso

And from the House of Harley studio…

• Seb, Suspended – our heroine’s world goes topsy turvy

• While the City Slumbers – giants walk the land

• PCSO Dan – creates content for the community

• Patricia does not do the dishes – and explains why

• Smoked-Out Shindig – Greek goddess sabotages party

• How to read Ugly Mug – a user’s guide

• Voodoo Master Funnies – you’ll literally laugh your head off

• Hangin’ with the House of Harley – fan questions answered

“A mixture of genius and drivel, just like comics should be. I laughed! I cried! I scratched my head!” 
Roger Sabin, Professor of Popular Culture, Central Saint Martin

Get your copy now – 100 pages for £14.99+postage from our Etsy store. (Readers outside the UK may find it cheaper to order via Lulu).

Or check out the Comics section of our store for other 21st Century issues of Ugly Mug, along with gift bundles, and our innovative Naked Knowledge puzzle-comic (tagline – “you might learn something”).

Ugly Mug 9 is due out this autumn. To sign up for notifications about that or other House of Harley news, look for the ‘Join for Free’ button on this page.

Well maybe it’s not a surprise, but either way the House of Harley Shop is back from its holidays – and to mark the reopening we’ve added a new item to our range of original HoH pen-and-ink pinups.

‘Surprised’ is the name we’ve given this moment that was captured in ink and featured in our limited edition print collection Winning Streak 1. You’re looking at a family-friendly section of the drawing above but grown-ups can see the full image on its Etsy listing.

This one-of-a-kind piece of House of Harley art on a sheet of A4 can be yours for just £25+p&p. First come first served, natch.

And if you like what you see, you can explore our growing collection of pen-and-ink pinups, all available for highly affordable prices.

In the House of Harley shop you’ll also find comics, limited edition art booklets, original pages from Ugly Mug, life drawings, rare recordings by Pestrepeller and Mystery Dick, badges, sketchbooks and much more for sale. Shop until you flop or your wallet says stop!