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Published: 2009-04-01 11:29:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 22572; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 2599
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Inspector Blakey from the series of paintings for the upcoming On the Buses DVD box set. Painted in the same manner as the 'Arthur' piece, though the pencils were much more detailed on this one.Related content
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this character looks soooooooooo much like a character from a Monty Python movie.
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He DOES have a little bit of John Cleese about him, doesn't he!
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Dear Loopy:
This is Indy. Greetings for 2016, mate!!!
Oh, does this bring back memories!!!! Stan's mum was trying to keep things together whilst Arthur and Olive had their disagreements. Jack and Stan chatting up the birds--good times; good times!!! I love British comedies--all the way from Doctor in the House all the way to As Time Goes By.
Excellent take on a bloke who was always three steps behind his best driver.
Thanks for the memories!!!!
Cheers always,
Indy.
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Cheers! Always nice to get approval from someone who is clearly knowledgeable of the show
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Dear Dave:
This is Indy. Greetings!!!
I remember watching all those British comedies, from "On the Buses" to " Doctor in the House." If there's a country that knows how to make the world laugh, it's Great Britain. I remember watching Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and remembering that Hugh Laurie (House) played a slightly dim witted Prince of Wales. He even came complete with the big white powdered wig.
Would you believe that Stephen Lewis (Blakey) is still alive? Check out a quaint little British comedy called, "Last of the Summer Wine." He still plays the same imposed upon fellow that he played in "On the Buses."
Thank you kindly for the compliment!!!! Your piece on Blakey brought back memories of me being in the basement and laughing my head off! Those were good times--good times.
Cheers always,
Indy.
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Dave, fantastic work. They really bring a smile to my face. Could you give me an idea & of course if you were interested of how much roughly it would cost to illustrate a new face (from a photo) onto say Blakey or Reg's body. We have a customer we are doing a promotion for back here in the UK and would love to produce a full size cardboard cut out for the client with his head on, one of their bodies
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Ha hahahaa... these works are stirring up some memories. It's been decades.....(did I say that out loud?!)
Your works are so inspirational....
Cheers
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Glad you like... I'd never heard of the show until I got the job to illustrate the box set. Fun job though!
And no, I didn't hear anything
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These are great...I had no idea anyone on dA had done a treatment of these guys...Really made my day.
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It was a commercial job ... always makes me feel a little chuffed when I see them on the shelves at Kmart or JB Hi fi.
Cheers man!
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I'll bet! Hey, I don't know if you do any of these comedy guys for fun, but I reckon you'd do a good one of Kenneth Williams...[link]
Now that's a face only Loopydave could love!
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Cheer! He was fun to paint as he has such an interesting face!
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Someone knows the show!
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fucking classic show man, Stan's sister Olive was my favourite. I know loads of women like her ha ha, every sitcom these days is too self righteous and you never see good old fashioned crumpet on tv anymore, not enough mini skirts and go go boots for my liking. On the Buses was like a Carry On spin-off, you did an amazing job on the 3 portraits man...you most definitely have "the skills to pay the bills"
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Excellent! A big fan of this classic series...You do old Blakey proud here!
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Thanks man! It was for a collectors box set of the series, which just (finally!) hit the stores - may post a photo of it soon. Real happy how the whole thing turned out and what they did with my artwork - they even used the characters and my paintings of the buses on the DVD menu screens!
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Truly excellent! I am not surprised they used your stuff, as it rules, sir!
Your gallery is a real inspiration!
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Extremely nice of you to say good sir!
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my god, It's definitely my descriptive geometry teacher
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Wow this is awesome, I love On the Buses, it's currently being shown on ITV3, me and my Nan are always watching it.
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Thanks Niki! Id never watched or heard of the series until I got the job for the Australian release box set. Watched most of a season in one day to get into the characters - definitely a bit of fun!!
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there's some episodes on youTube too. BTW are you a Benny Hill fan? I loved that show, I watched it when I was 4 or 5 in the 80s, but was too young to understand a lot of the humour then, and it got cancelled in 1989, but my grandad taped a lot the episodes for me.
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Glad you like! Kind of embarrassed to admit, but I'd never heard of the show until I got the job to do the artwork.
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well you sure captured the characters perfectly..great job!
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these are all great.
I don't know the show but I love the drawings.
awesome man...just awesome (and it looks like you had a lot of fun doing them!)
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Thanks!! and yes, it WAS a lot of fun doing them. Funny thing is I'd never heard of the show either, until I got the job , but spent quite a few hours just watching episodes to get the hang of how the characters behaved and what their signature expressions/poses were.
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There was a show I used to watch about 15 years back called "are you being served?" and it had a really interesting cast of English actors on it as well. They worked in a department store and it was just classic British humour.
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Only saw half an episode, but I know the show you are talking about!
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"meheheh, that's made my day that has! meheheh"
FANTASTIC!
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Someone who knows there on the buses. Glad you like!
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It's one of my fave shows ever, grew up on it, you got the likenesses and characters spot on!
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He does have an arresting face!
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I'm sure his mother thought so too! 
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