Some women’s faces from a sketchbook. Probably based on stills from 70s horror films, judging by the fangs, the expression of the lady top left and the presence of Linda Hayden. Colour added digitally.
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Give me ten minutes a day
For years I drew my fellow London Underground travellers on my commute to work, and I found it to be a great way to observe live and learn to draw quick in less-than-ideal circumstances. In today’s world of hybrid working, I don’t commute very often, but here’s some sketches from this Friday night after a catchup with some pals.
The last few copies of Dwellers of the Deep 1, our first pocket-sized collection of London Underground sketches are still available while stocks last. And some actual House of Harley sketchbooks can be purchased on our Etsy shop.
Looks looks looks
Here’s some pencil studies of a female face. If you can identify the celebrity I was drawing, I’d be amazed, as they don’t look a bit like her. But I have drawn her before.
Who, me?
Saint Ubbs
A recent scan from an old sketchbook…
Gomeric’s hill
Two cosmologically colourised outtakes from Ugly Mug 8. Based on a photograph of Bewitched actress Elizabeth Montgomery.
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This one-of-a-kind artyfact contains more than 80 double-page spreads, each packed with House of Harley pen drawings. Faces, fashion, footwear, musicians, television sci-fi, horror movies and adult entertainment are just some of the subjects depicted in these pages, many transformed into imaginative abstractions.
Includes originals of drawings featured in our Ugly Mug comix-art anthology and in our growing series of art booklets. This sketchbook was filled between 2020 and 2024. 11x15cm sketchbook. WARNING: some of our sexier images could get the heart racing. FOR OPEN-MINDED GROWN UPS ONLY.
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A sketchbook of House of Harley commuter drawings.
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From the sketchbook archive…
Boat Race 1
On your marks… get set… row! But hold on a second, this House of Harley publication is not devoted to sailing regattas or Oxbridge student grudge matches. As every cockney knows, the ‘boat race’ we’re talking about is the human face, and that’s what you’ll see depicted in all its endless variety within these pages.
Stuffed with highlights from the House of Harley sketchbooks, Boat Race is the latest addition to our growing series of limited edition art booklets. Cheer, consternation, curiousity, delight, scepticism, resolve and anger are just some of the facets of human personality on display, all depicted in exhuberant pen and ink and enhanced with audacious full colour.
These choice selections from the House of Harley archive were drawn sometime during the 21st century and first published, with digital colour added, on the House of Harley blog from 2018 to 2024. Original House of Harley sketchbooks are available for purchase in our Etsy shop.
Published February 2025. Limited and numbered edition of 40. Full colour A6 booklet. 44 pages.
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It’s all clear now
