Simon Burdge Artwork and Prints

Chapter Mural   I had painted a mural on the back wall of a Chinese church in Canton Cardiff in the early 1980s. Chapter approached me to paint a mural on the wall overlooking the car park. As a young man in my 20s, it sounded like a good idea. I recall there was not much money in it. I began begging and cajoling people and companies to let me have paints or supplies. The local sold me unwanted paint, and I found out who lent me the scaffolding.  I presented my idea of the mural to Chapter. I remember showing them my design and rolling it out on the floor, only to realize I had more drawings than a floor in the small office. They accepted the proposal, and I started a few weeks later. It was only by chance, not design, that I began the project in the summer months. I imagined that the mural would take a couple of weeks to finish. It took ages. I enlisted anybody who would, even the local kids, chip in and give a hand.  A friend at Chapter says he still crosses people who ...

The girl with punk hair  I made this new poster from some drawings in my sketchbook. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait. It started as a "what if " drawing, and over a year or so, it grew into this poster. See more

 The Green Woman The green woman is a preliminary drawing for a mural in Cardiff. It would have been a series of half a dozen paintings in a row. Each figure would have been 15 feet tall, but nothing came of it.  Pen an ink onto paper approx size A3 ( 210mm x 420mm) Link to the website

The Fox of Bute Street. I walked down Bute Street in Cardiff a few months ago toward the Bay. I saw this graffiti on the dark green switching boxes from the telephone companies. There were many more following the same theme of the animals of the night and sea.  This graffiti was a joy to see. The graphic image that fills the space of the switch box and the underlying surface colour is extensively used to make the image. It looks like the artist cut out the character from sticky back plastic. They stuck them onto the dark green boxes and applied white emulsion paint. They either remove the stencils when the paint is wet or return them later and remove them when dry. To top it all, ease of production.   Great work; I hope to see some more soon.