This one was on the wishlist for a while, but I couldn’t whittle such a rich collection of iconic characters down to something that worked.  ...until the last season, when it clicked into place.  But by the time the last episode aired there was such a backlash against this formally untouchable show, that I thought the moment had passed.  As it happens, this one was requested and I thought “screw it”.  There’s tons of characters I wish I had space for (Davos, Tormund, Sam, Jorah, Bronn, Joffrey, Hodor, the list goes on...), but these are the key 12 that ran through to the end.

On Saturday I exhibited this piece in the Unmellow Collective Movies show at Arch Sixteen in Gateshead.  Each artist selected a film that is celebrating an anniversary this year.

I was nervous about doing Alien, as it has been seemingly covered in alternative film posters from every conceivable angle, until I came up with this concept in the run up to the deadline.  This layout could have been the cheesiest idea or the coolest, but it certainly wasn’t one I’d seen in my research.  The response was great (the exhibition piece sold at the event) and so I hope I’ve pulled it off.

I’ve been taking part in group exhibitions like this for years and this is the first one in this country so I’ve been able to attend.  It was a big thrill seeing it up on the wall.

A high percentage of my portraits are based on cult 80s action movies and they don’t get any more cult, 80s and actiony than this.  I was taking a bit of break from Little Portraits, but it turned 32 today, so I couldn’t resist.