Graham Pilling

Pen and ink sketch of Top Withins on Haworth Moor, notable for its association with Wuthering Heights.

The ruin of Top Withins off in the distance on Haworth Moor. Very quick little sketch in water soluble ink.

The summer business has meant painting has taken a backseat but hoping to return to these little sketches.

A poster for the band Los Campesinos! showing a forlorn looking girl sitting on an island surrounded by tiny buildings, some of which are broken down. It is night, the sky is full of stars, and there is a full moon above.

I designed and printed this for the band Los Campesinos! who were one of my highlights at Green Man Festival this year. The poster sold out but preorders are open for a reprint - details here:

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#screenprinting #gigposters #loscampesinos #greenman

Somebody set up us the bomb!

All the best for today John and lovely to meet you yesterday

Screen Printing gig poster for Kneecap, featuring an unlit petrol bomb bottle made up of various newspaper quotes about the band and their stance on the genocide in Gaza.

A real honour to create artwork for Kneecap; a screen printed gig poster to commemorate their energetic performance at Green Man this year. These sold out at the festival but are still available from the band's online merch store.

Framed concern poster screen print for Richard Dawson, showing an allotment scene in reds and greens.

Close up of concern poster screen print for Richard Dawson, showing a cat sleeping on a deckchair and various plantpots, tools, goblin, and other bits found in a garden.

The silkscreen printing process begins with a neat line of ink on a clean stencil.

Mixing green ink for the concern poster screen print for Richard Dawson.

Screen printed Gigposter for Rich Dawson. 4 Colours. Peaceful allotment scene with a hidden goblin. #screenprinting #gigposters #richarddawson #silkscreen #printartist

Hello folks! It's been a very busy few months for me and I've drifted away from social media use as a result. I'll be posting more of what I've been up to soon...

We're going on an adventure...

That's a good reminder I need to read the third book...!

Liking so I can come back and check reccos! Definitely not new but I recently started Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds. So far so good.

I've only ever listened to it just for one day. 🙃

Cheers John!

Designer and print maker Graham Pilling (Army of Cats Creative Studio) holds up his screen print of Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa in his studio room.

I created a short edition of screen prints from my Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa pen & ink drawing.

These are available in my online shops now (linked from my main armyofcats site). Cheers!

#artist #printmaker #snowdon #wales #cymru #yrwyddfa #fells #fellrunning #mountains

Oh no! Sending positive vibes back at you John, hope you get that quickly sorted and can get on with enjoying your day

Different pots of green ink being mixed and colour matched ready for screenprinting a poster of the Yorkshire Three Peaks on the desk of artist and print maker Graham Pilling, Army of Cats Creative Studio.

I popped some pics up showing the printing process of my recent Yorkshire Three Peaks poster.

blog.armyofcats.com/yorkshire-th...

Have a gander. 🙂

#printmaking #screenprint #silkscreen #yorkshirethreepeaks #yorkshire

Silent. Yoga. Calm.

Someone local bought some of my art and I took a short but enjoyable walk through the village to hand deliver it.

I feel moved and energised by this simple transaction, a welcome respite from spinning out about the state of everything else.

The Zones of Thought setting is something I've thought about off and on for years since reading it. The notion of Earth being stuck in the Slow Zone is, for me, a fictional concept that oddly helps me make sense of the actual world.

I really enjoyed the next book, 'Deepness in the Sky', too.

Ink and wash sketch of Cautley Spout, a waterfall in Sedbergh, by artist Graham Pilling. Alongside the sketchbook are the pens that were used and the sun is shining in a pleasant way. :)

Lots on at the moment so I'm restless and doodling.

Enjoyed sketching with this water soluble brush pen last night while watching that new fan-made version of Alien 3.

Illustration of The Yorkshire Three Peaks, Pen Y Ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough. Hand drawn and with vintage-feeling muted reds and greens. By artist, print-maker and fell runner Graham Pilling of Army of Cats Creative Studio.

The Yorkshire Three Peaks. All being well I'll soon have a new print celebrating the route taking in all three fells - just in time for this year's Three Peaks Fell race, where I'll be showing and selling my landscape silkscreen prints.

Many Happy Returns John, hope you have a good day mate 🙂

Very kind Jamie, glad you like it!

Another #printpromptmonday contribution, this time something a couple of yrs old for the theme #foliage, a tour poster for folk duo First Aid Kit.

While out for a run, daydreaming and admiring trees, I imagined the foliage blossoming into giant flowers.

A2, 4-colour #silkscreen #gigposter

Digital drawing of Leeds University Parkinson Building by graphic artist Graham Pilling / Army of Cats

A while back a scientist friend hired me to draw some illustrations for his PhD. Just came across an alternate version of one of them - this is the Leeds University Parkinson Building. I worked a temp admin job here long ago and would sit on the big steps to have lunch.

Many Happy Returns Rob, sounds like a good one. All the best!

Screen printed tour poster for the band Public Service Broadcasting, showing a plane flying over mountains by moonlight.

3 colour screen print for the Public Service Broadcasting, on tour now and available from their merch stall.

Vinyl picture disc record of The Last Flight by Public Service Broadcasting

Gave this a spin while having breakfast.

Still can't quite get the zoetrope effect to work but it looks great anyway.

Cheers John!

Pen and ink drawing of yr wyddfa / Snowdon by artist Graham Pilling

Glad to have framed this up so it's protected from me going in and adding more to it... Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), original pen & ink drawing (approx 70x50cm) framed and off to it's new home.

(Screenprinted edition available soon)

#mountains #snowdon #yrwyddfa #drawing #penandink

Hope it's going well John. Love the EA tshirt!