The Drawing Room

15 December, 2000

Friendly Giraffe

Sarah Cole wrote:
hello. I really wanted a picture of a friendly giraffe, but when i try to ask for it, the page always says it cannot be found. I really like giraffes

13 December, 2000

Tami wrote:
Your drawings are very good good with details. Here's mine...Lately I feel as though I'm all alone even though I know there is love from family and friends all around me. I know the love is there, but I'm too tired to feel it or let it in. If I move one inch to the left or one inch to the right, I will lose control of everything--my whole life will fall apart.

12 December, 2000

Life on 5

Tom Scutt wrote:
My life on 5
Thirty-something computer programmer with short blonde hair turns feral and goes to live on a roundabout (which has been landscaped with rocks and trees). Perhaps he lives by spearing passing motorists and spit-roasting them. Who can say? The roundabout has a big burgundy sign with a white number 5 on it.

11 December, 2000

Razorlist

Edson wrote:
Do you have any ideas on how to liven up my web site a little? (It's http://www.razorlist.com/) Icons, a new logo, a picture... whatever inspires you.
Thanks!
PS - An easy way to put your designs on t-shirts and such would be to use www.cafepress.com..I think a lot of your art would look fantastic on a t-shirt!)

30 November, 2000

Septic

Remy Lamont wrote:
septic toe

29 November, 2000

Animaux du Café Paris

paul murphy wrote:
thanks for doing my monkey reviewing TV progs!
any chance of two monkeys eating cassoulet in a Paris bistro with two cats? I'll understand if you don't have time and want to do something new

01 November, 2000

Impish Again

Impish wrote:
you have done another one for me... but there is another pic i would like to see:

01 October, 2000

Room for a New Picture

stephen wrote:
My girlfriend has left me and taken all the pictures form my bedroom wall so all I have is 4 white walls and 5 picture hooks.
Something colourful
something different

09 September, 2000

Fairy

Debby wrote:
I love fairies so if you could draw/paint your interpretation I would be very interested

30 August, 2000

Mad Cow Chicken on Head

gracebell wrote:
Chickens (the white ones -hens ) "chicks are nice too" and cows (Holstein heifers and calves) The graphic guy might like to see something different

Between 2000-2006 I ran a website, www.thedrawingroom.biz, where I drew pictures from ideas submitted by the public. It was a fun way to generate the motivation to draw, taking inspiration from a huge variety of visitors. Word of mouth soon led to hundreds of requests per week and after a while I went from drawing every suggestion I received to selecting only a few.

I found some success in selling A4 prints and temporary tattoos of the designs I had created, and eventually began to charge for each request, on the basis that the buyer would receive their choice of product once the drawing had been completed. The site grew larger and larger, holding a massive archive of illustrations, with reliable hosting from Net2. Then Namesco took over the company, bringing with this change a sudden implementation of charges for the high amount of traffic my site was experiencing. Their lack of technical support (relating in particular to suspected bandwidth piracy), coupled with the distraction of pregnancy, led to the decision to cut my losses and cancel my contract.

Now, with my time devoted mostly to my son, I don't want to maintain the same level of commitment to The Drawing Room. However, I do want a record of all that work to remain on the internet, instead of letting it sit forgotten on a back-up disk. So I will grab a few moments here and there to upload the 'best bits', probably working chronologically through the back catalogue. You never know, I may reach the most recent effort and find it in myself to start taking requests again ...