Pencil Mark's
@pencilmarks.bsky.social
Artist, Creator, writer of things, wrote some cartoon shows in a past life.
Many portraits to show, some have a social point.
Come step into my mind and see what happens when an artist bites the big one.
Silence isn't as golden as they say it is.
Many portraits to show, some have a social point.
Come step into my mind and see what happens when an artist bites the big one.
Silence isn't as golden as they say it is.
Slade is for life, not just for Christmas but while we're here...
I was one year old when #Slade and Wizzard battled it out for #Xmas No1 it was an amazing, creative time when #music had a voice and knew how to use it.
#GlamRock #NoddyHolder #HandDrawn #PencilArt #Christmas 10 days 🎧
I was one year old when #Slade and Wizzard battled it out for #Xmas No1 it was an amazing, creative time when #music had a voice and knew how to use it.
#GlamRock #NoddyHolder #HandDrawn #PencilArt #Christmas 10 days 🎧
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Slade is for life, not just for Christmas but while we're here...
I was one year old when #Slade and Wizzard battled it out for #Xmas No1 it was an amazing, creative time when #music had a voice and knew how to use it.
#GlamRock #NoddyHolder #HandDrawn #PencilArt #Christmas 10 days 🎧
I was one year old when #Slade and Wizzard battled it out for #Xmas No1 it was an amazing, creative time when #music had a voice and knew how to use it.
#GlamRock #NoddyHolder #HandDrawn #PencilArt #Christmas 10 days 🎧
I still remember everything that happened after the news broke forty five years ago today. My Mum screamed, literally screamed. She saw The Beatles on stage (Saw, not heard, the audience drowned out the sound)
John was stolen from us 45 years ago today.
John was stolen from us 45 years ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I still remember everything that happened after the news broke forty five years ago today. My Mum screamed, literally screamed. She saw The Beatles on stage (Saw, not heard, the audience drowned out the sound)
John was stolen from us 45 years ago today.
John was stolen from us 45 years ago today.
Batman Returns #HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
"Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it."
#BatmanReturns is a #ChristmasMovie so a few years ago, during the international house prison years, I drew #Catwoman & #Batman in this scene. It became a card a year later.
#Art #MovieArt #Portraits
"Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it."
#BatmanReturns is a #ChristmasMovie so a few years ago, during the international house prison years, I drew #Catwoman & #Batman in this scene. It became a card a year later.
#Art #MovieArt #Portraits
December 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Batman Returns #HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
"Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it."
#BatmanReturns is a #ChristmasMovie so a few years ago, during the international house prison years, I drew #Catwoman & #Batman in this scene. It became a card a year later.
#Art #MovieArt #Portraits
"Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it."
#BatmanReturns is a #ChristmasMovie so a few years ago, during the international house prison years, I drew #Catwoman & #Batman in this scene. It became a card a year later.
#Art #MovieArt #Portraits
Behold a rare sighting of the Dorkus Malorkus.
There was a time in the not too distant past that to be cool you learnt to play an electric guitar. Even listening to said electric guitar music played loud made you instantly cool.
Enter Mark Zukerdork
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There was a time in the not too distant past that to be cool you learnt to play an electric guitar. Even listening to said electric guitar music played loud made you instantly cool.
Enter Mark Zukerdork
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December 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Behold a rare sighting of the Dorkus Malorkus.
There was a time in the not too distant past that to be cool you learnt to play an electric guitar. Even listening to said electric guitar music played loud made you instantly cool.
Enter Mark Zukerdork
techcrunch.com/2025/12/06/m...
There was a time in the not too distant past that to be cool you learnt to play an electric guitar. Even listening to said electric guitar music played loud made you instantly cool.
Enter Mark Zukerdork
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Robin's Christmas #HandDrawn #PencilArt 10 Days
Drawing #RobinWilliams every year for his birthday, you get to know his face pretty well and I knew he liked #Christmas so each portrait took just over a day to draw on A3.
Long searching mission to find every photo.
#Art #Xmas #Portraits
Drawing #RobinWilliams every year for his birthday, you get to know his face pretty well and I knew he liked #Christmas so each portrait took just over a day to draw on A3.
Long searching mission to find every photo.
#Art #Xmas #Portraits
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Robin's Christmas #HandDrawn #PencilArt 10 Days
Drawing #RobinWilliams every year for his birthday, you get to know his face pretty well and I knew he liked #Christmas so each portrait took just over a day to draw on A3.
Long searching mission to find every photo.
#Art #Xmas #Portraits
Drawing #RobinWilliams every year for his birthday, you get to know his face pretty well and I knew he liked #Christmas so each portrait took just over a day to draw on A3.
Long searching mission to find every photo.
#Art #Xmas #Portraits
Die Hard #HandDrawn #PencilArt 9 Days (2017)
"Yippie Ki-Yay Muddy Funster"
(an actual edited quote from a UK TV version)
When it comes to #ChristmasMovies there's #DieHard, #DieHard2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Gremlins..
I'm drawing Die Hard again to replace this for a card next year
"Yippie Ki-Yay Muddy Funster"
(an actual edited quote from a UK TV version)
When it comes to #ChristmasMovies there's #DieHard, #DieHard2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Gremlins..
I'm drawing Die Hard again to replace this for a card next year
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Die Hard #HandDrawn #PencilArt 9 Days (2017)
"Yippie Ki-Yay Muddy Funster"
(an actual edited quote from a UK TV version)
When it comes to #ChristmasMovies there's #DieHard, #DieHard2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Gremlins..
I'm drawing Die Hard again to replace this for a card next year
"Yippie Ki-Yay Muddy Funster"
(an actual edited quote from a UK TV version)
When it comes to #ChristmasMovies there's #DieHard, #DieHard2, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Gremlins..
I'm drawing Die Hard again to replace this for a card next year
Cousin Eddie
#NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 11 Days
I've numbered the #ChistmasCards, this is Card 13, I had to draw Eddie. The background was incredibly difficult.
#Art #Christmas #GriswoldFamilyChristmas
#NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 11 Days
I've numbered the #ChistmasCards, this is Card 13, I had to draw Eddie. The background was incredibly difficult.
#Art #Christmas #GriswoldFamilyChristmas
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Cousin Eddie
#NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 11 Days
I've numbered the #ChistmasCards, this is Card 13, I had to draw Eddie. The background was incredibly difficult.
#Art #Christmas #GriswoldFamilyChristmas
#NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 11 Days
I've numbered the #ChistmasCards, this is Card 13, I had to draw Eddie. The background was incredibly difficult.
#Art #Christmas #GriswoldFamilyChristmas
Chevy: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 14 Days
Eddie:
"You surprised?"
Clark:
"Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now."
#ClarkGriswold #NationalLampoon #ChristmasVacation #XmasMovies
Eddie:
"You surprised?"
Clark:
"Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now."
#ClarkGriswold #NationalLampoon #ChristmasVacation #XmasMovies
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Chevy: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation #HandDrawn #PencilArt 14 Days
Eddie:
"You surprised?"
Clark:
"Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now."
#ClarkGriswold #NationalLampoon #ChristmasVacation #XmasMovies
Eddie:
"You surprised?"
Clark:
"Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now."
#ClarkGriswold #NationalLampoon #ChristmasVacation #XmasMovies
Ozzy Forever #HandDrawn #PencilArt 22 Days
What a day! Today is Ozzy's birthday so I return Brum, place flowers and a letter on the #BlackSabbath bench and then a thing happened I'm not revealing. All I can say is it was one of those star aligned moments that happen once in a blue moon.
#Ozzy
What a day! Today is Ozzy's birthday so I return Brum, place flowers and a letter on the #BlackSabbath bench and then a thing happened I'm not revealing. All I can say is it was one of those star aligned moments that happen once in a blue moon.
#Ozzy
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Ozzy Forever #HandDrawn #PencilArt 22 Days
What a day! Today is Ozzy's birthday so I return Brum, place flowers and a letter on the #BlackSabbath bench and then a thing happened I'm not revealing. All I can say is it was one of those star aligned moments that happen once in a blue moon.
#Ozzy
What a day! Today is Ozzy's birthday so I return Brum, place flowers and a letter on the #BlackSabbath bench and then a thing happened I'm not revealing. All I can say is it was one of those star aligned moments that happen once in a blue moon.
#Ozzy
And it continues...
Eight days into drawing Hans Gruber in one of those "Of course Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It's got a tree in it and red is a very festive colour!"
No idea when I'll be finished.
#DieHard #HansGruber #NakatomiPlaza #ChristmasMovies #Art #PencilArt #EightiesCinema #ActionMovies
Eight days into drawing Hans Gruber in one of those "Of course Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It's got a tree in it and red is a very festive colour!"
No idea when I'll be finished.
#DieHard #HansGruber #NakatomiPlaza #ChristmasMovies #Art #PencilArt #EightiesCinema #ActionMovies
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
And it continues...
Eight days into drawing Hans Gruber in one of those "Of course Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It's got a tree in it and red is a very festive colour!"
No idea when I'll be finished.
#DieHard #HansGruber #NakatomiPlaza #ChristmasMovies #Art #PencilArt #EightiesCinema #ActionMovies
Eight days into drawing Hans Gruber in one of those "Of course Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It's got a tree in it and red is a very festive colour!"
No idea when I'll be finished.
#DieHard #HansGruber #NakatomiPlaza #ChristmasMovies #Art #PencilArt #EightiesCinema #ActionMovies
Clara Bow #HandDrawn #PencilArt 15 Days
There's a collection of #Art #portraits I haven't been able to show until now. #Christmas is always a race for daylight but it ends with #ChristmasCards being created.
#ClaraBow was generous at #Xmas she gave presents to everyone.
This is Card 8
There's a collection of #Art #portraits I haven't been able to show until now. #Christmas is always a race for daylight but it ends with #ChristmasCards being created.
#ClaraBow was generous at #Xmas she gave presents to everyone.
This is Card 8
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Clara Bow #HandDrawn #PencilArt 15 Days
There's a collection of #Art #portraits I haven't been able to show until now. #Christmas is always a race for daylight but it ends with #ChristmasCards being created.
#ClaraBow was generous at #Xmas she gave presents to everyone.
This is Card 8
There's a collection of #Art #portraits I haven't been able to show until now. #Christmas is always a race for daylight but it ends with #ChristmasCards being created.
#ClaraBow was generous at #Xmas she gave presents to everyone.
This is Card 8
"I met the President. We in trouble."
Happy Birthday to a genius #RichardPryor we knew this when he was alive.
#HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.”
#StandUpComedy #Comedy #Art #Portrait #Legend
Happy Birthday to a genius #RichardPryor we knew this when he was alive.
#HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.”
#StandUpComedy #Comedy #Art #Portrait #Legend
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"I met the President. We in trouble."
Happy Birthday to a genius #RichardPryor we knew this when he was alive.
#HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.”
#StandUpComedy #Comedy #Art #Portrait #Legend
Happy Birthday to a genius #RichardPryor we knew this when he was alive.
#HandDrawn #PencilArt 8 Days
“I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.”
#StandUpComedy #Comedy #Art #Portrait #Legend
The Ozzy Bull all active, I'm never sure of the timing of him doing this but his eye light up, head turns and mouth opens.
"I've got so much in common with that bull. Full of metal. Can't walk anymore. Still drawing a crowd and has a screw loose in it's head."
Every visit to Brum you see Ozzy
"I've got so much in common with that bull. Full of metal. Can't walk anymore. Still drawing a crowd and has a screw loose in it's head."
Every visit to Brum you see Ozzy
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Ozzy Bull all active, I'm never sure of the timing of him doing this but his eye light up, head turns and mouth opens.
"I've got so much in common with that bull. Full of metal. Can't walk anymore. Still drawing a crowd and has a screw loose in it's head."
Every visit to Brum you see Ozzy
"I've got so much in common with that bull. Full of metal. Can't walk anymore. Still drawing a crowd and has a screw loose in it's head."
Every visit to Brum you see Ozzy
There's greater joy in the 80 minutes running time of The Green Slime than I've experienced with a lot of modern films. It may have carboard outer space backgrounds and a low budget but the effects are like a combination of Gerry Anderson and classic era Dr. Who
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
There's greater joy in the 80 minutes running time of The Green Slime than I've experienced with a lot of modern films. It may have carboard outer space backgrounds and a low budget but the effects are like a combination of Gerry Anderson and classic era Dr. Who
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Since 2015 I've created my own #ChristmasCards using the portraits I draw. It's an ongoing thing.
Card 4 is #DieHard but I've decided to swap it out for an iconic scene that's currently being worked on right now.
Proving it's not #Christmas until #HansGruber falls of the #NakatomiPlaza
Card 4 is #DieHard but I've decided to swap it out for an iconic scene that's currently being worked on right now.
Proving it's not #Christmas until #HansGruber falls of the #NakatomiPlaza
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Since 2015 I've created my own #ChristmasCards using the portraits I draw. It's an ongoing thing.
Card 4 is #DieHard but I've decided to swap it out for an iconic scene that's currently being worked on right now.
Proving it's not #Christmas until #HansGruber falls of the #NakatomiPlaza
Card 4 is #DieHard but I've decided to swap it out for an iconic scene that's currently being worked on right now.
Proving it's not #Christmas until #HansGruber falls of the #NakatomiPlaza
Y'know that moment when you thought you had all The Blues Brothers albums and someone sneaks out a new one? AND it's on clear blue vinyl... AND they're all live recordings.
That was today.
That was today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Y'know that moment when you thought you had all The Blues Brothers albums and someone sneaks out a new one? AND it's on clear blue vinyl... AND they're all live recordings.
That was today.
That was today.
You know those annoying people who say "I'm not sending #Christmas cards this year" and you end up looking at bare walls remembering a past where they were everywhere and you're now wondering if anyone loves you. F-'em!
I create my own #ChristmasCards using my #HandDrawn #PencilArt
I create my own #ChristmasCards using my #HandDrawn #PencilArt
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
You know those annoying people who say "I'm not sending #Christmas cards this year" and you end up looking at bare walls remembering a past where they were everywhere and you're now wondering if anyone loves you. F-'em!
I create my own #ChristmasCards using my #HandDrawn #PencilArt
I create my own #ChristmasCards using my #HandDrawn #PencilArt
Ozzy Forever
#HandDrawn in pencil over 22 days
"Forty or fifty thousand voices singing back your words.
All along, that's what I was chasing.
It was the best drug I ever took."
#Art 🎧🦇 #MusicSky #OzzyOsbourne #PencilArt #Metal #Rock
The child? That's Ozzy when he was 4
This is the cover of a book
#HandDrawn in pencil over 22 days
"Forty or fifty thousand voices singing back your words.
All along, that's what I was chasing.
It was the best drug I ever took."
#Art 🎧🦇 #MusicSky #OzzyOsbourne #PencilArt #Metal #Rock
The child? That's Ozzy when he was 4
This is the cover of a book
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Ozzy Forever
#HandDrawn in pencil over 22 days
"Forty or fifty thousand voices singing back your words.
All along, that's what I was chasing.
It was the best drug I ever took."
#Art 🎧🦇 #MusicSky #OzzyOsbourne #PencilArt #Metal #Rock
The child? That's Ozzy when he was 4
This is the cover of a book
#HandDrawn in pencil over 22 days
"Forty or fifty thousand voices singing back your words.
All along, that's what I was chasing.
It was the best drug I ever took."
#Art 🎧🦇 #MusicSky #OzzyOsbourne #PencilArt #Metal #Rock
The child? That's Ozzy when he was 4
This is the cover of a book
Don't ever think charismatic power and getting people to do bad things hasn't been done before.
What captivates me about this era is how they feared "witches" and not the ones pointing the finger or those committing heinous acts. It's still happening.
#Booksky #Witchfinders #Witches #Witch #Wicca
What captivates me about this era is how they feared "witches" and not the ones pointing the finger or those committing heinous acts. It's still happening.
#Booksky #Witchfinders #Witches #Witch #Wicca
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Don't ever think charismatic power and getting people to do bad things hasn't been done before.
What captivates me about this era is how they feared "witches" and not the ones pointing the finger or those committing heinous acts. It's still happening.
#Booksky #Witchfinders #Witches #Witch #Wicca
What captivates me about this era is how they feared "witches" and not the ones pointing the finger or those committing heinous acts. It's still happening.
#Booksky #Witchfinders #Witches #Witch #Wicca
I started life in the early 1970's Glam Rock was in the charts and the Hippie era was still around but fading.
Thing about the 1970's was we knew the future would be aspirational. 2000 would bring us flying cars, moon bases, space disco... And yet we're here.
Dammit I want the 1970's future world!
Thing about the 1970's was we knew the future would be aspirational. 2000 would bring us flying cars, moon bases, space disco... And yet we're here.
Dammit I want the 1970's future world!
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I started life in the early 1970's Glam Rock was in the charts and the Hippie era was still around but fading.
Thing about the 1970's was we knew the future would be aspirational. 2000 would bring us flying cars, moon bases, space disco... And yet we're here.
Dammit I want the 1970's future world!
Thing about the 1970's was we knew the future would be aspirational. 2000 would bring us flying cars, moon bases, space disco... And yet we're here.
Dammit I want the 1970's future world!
And the #Ozzy portrait continues... pretty much in the dark because of cloud. I work in natural daylight only, winter is a challenge.
OK, so there's now a plan with this book and it will lead me to new #portraits next year.
#MusicArt #OzzyForver #OzzyOsbourne #Art #RockMusic 🎧 #Metal #RockGod
OK, so there's now a plan with this book and it will lead me to new #portraits next year.
#MusicArt #OzzyForver #OzzyOsbourne #Art #RockMusic 🎧 #Metal #RockGod
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And the #Ozzy portrait continues... pretty much in the dark because of cloud. I work in natural daylight only, winter is a challenge.
OK, so there's now a plan with this book and it will lead me to new #portraits next year.
#MusicArt #OzzyForver #OzzyOsbourne #Art #RockMusic 🎧 #Metal #RockGod
OK, so there's now a plan with this book and it will lead me to new #portraits next year.
#MusicArt #OzzyForver #OzzyOsbourne #Art #RockMusic 🎧 #Metal #RockGod
Day 14 of drawing #OzzyForever and the top half of this #portrait is almost finished. Daylight has been awful, couldn't see to draw for a lot of the short day.
Part of a larger picture, a cover for a book of music stars who've inspired me.
#OzzyOsbourne #Ozzy #Art #MusicArt 🎧 #HeavyRock #RockGod
Part of a larger picture, a cover for a book of music stars who've inspired me.
#OzzyOsbourne #Ozzy #Art #MusicArt 🎧 #HeavyRock #RockGod
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Day 14 of drawing #OzzyForever and the top half of this #portrait is almost finished. Daylight has been awful, couldn't see to draw for a lot of the short day.
Part of a larger picture, a cover for a book of music stars who've inspired me.
#OzzyOsbourne #Ozzy #Art #MusicArt 🎧 #HeavyRock #RockGod
Part of a larger picture, a cover for a book of music stars who've inspired me.
#OzzyOsbourne #Ozzy #Art #MusicArt 🎧 #HeavyRock #RockGod
Filmed this afternoon after a marathon session of drawing Ozzy's hand.
It's working but cloudy days and dwindling light hamper progress. Also, hands are not fun to draw but this is for a personal book cover project.
#Ozzy #WorkinProgress #PencilArt #Art #MusicArt #OzzyForever #OzzyOsbourne
It's working but cloudy days and dwindling light hamper progress. Also, hands are not fun to draw but this is for a personal book cover project.
#Ozzy #WorkinProgress #PencilArt #Art #MusicArt #OzzyForever #OzzyOsbourne
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Filmed this afternoon after a marathon session of drawing Ozzy's hand.
It's working but cloudy days and dwindling light hamper progress. Also, hands are not fun to draw but this is for a personal book cover project.
#Ozzy #WorkinProgress #PencilArt #Art #MusicArt #OzzyForever #OzzyOsbourne
It's working but cloudy days and dwindling light hamper progress. Also, hands are not fun to draw but this is for a personal book cover project.
#Ozzy #WorkinProgress #PencilArt #Art #MusicArt #OzzyForever #OzzyOsbourne
Somehow I'm not surprised. My art page on there was started in 2013 and it's become a bad mobile phone game where you pay or die trying. Every post is you must "Boost Posts" Combine that with people just not talking 'cos their own reasons and the world becomes silent
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Somehow I'm not surprised. My art page on there was started in 2013 and it's become a bad mobile phone game where you pay or die trying. Every post is you must "Boost Posts" Combine that with people just not talking 'cos their own reasons and the world becomes silent
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
And a new #portrait takes shape although this one ain't easy!
Yes, I'm drawing #Ozzy again, the reason is I'm creating a book based on my music portraits and I need to show work in progress. I didn't take photos along the way of the last four #OzzyOsbourne portraits I drew over the summer. #Art
Yes, I'm drawing #Ozzy again, the reason is I'm creating a book based on my music portraits and I need to show work in progress. I didn't take photos along the way of the last four #OzzyOsbourne portraits I drew over the summer. #Art
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And a new #portrait takes shape although this one ain't easy!
Yes, I'm drawing #Ozzy again, the reason is I'm creating a book based on my music portraits and I need to show work in progress. I didn't take photos along the way of the last four #OzzyOsbourne portraits I drew over the summer. #Art
Yes, I'm drawing #Ozzy again, the reason is I'm creating a book based on my music portraits and I need to show work in progress. I didn't take photos along the way of the last four #OzzyOsbourne portraits I drew over the summer. #Art