{"id":836116,"date":"2026-09-16T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=836116"},"modified":"2026-09-16T18:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:01:02","slug":"betty-swollocks-is-like-david-shrigley-after-four-cans-of-special-brew-and-now-she-has-drawn-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/betty-swollocks-is-like-david-shrigley-after-four-cans-of-special-brew-and-now-she-has-drawn-him_836116.html","title":{"rendered":"Betty Swollocks is like David Shrigley after four cans of Special Brew, and now she has drawn him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Betty Swollocks’ drawing of David Shrigley, marker pen on paper, 15 September 2026. Credit: Betty Swollocks. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Betty Swollocks, the British bad-art shop that draws blokes badly and honestly with one true line underneath, has drawn David Shrigley. The \u00a325 print is out now at bsbadart.com.<\/div>\n

London, United Kingdom – September 16, 2026 –<\/strong> Betty Swollocks, the bad-art print shop at bsbadart.com, has drawn David Shrigley. The drawing, made in marker pen on 15 September 2026, carries the line “David Shrigley is like Betty Swollocks minus the 4 cans of Special Brew” and is on sale as a £25 print with free delivery worldwide.<\/p>\n

Betty Swollocks draws blokes. Badly and honestly. Real men, one true thing about each of them written underneath in marker pen. She has drawn more than ninety since the summer of 2026. Paul farted and blamed it on the dog. Vince bought a Vauxhall Cavalier from Walsall. Brent won a rap battle in the late nineties. The names might be swapped about but the text underneath is real. Nobody could make it up.<\/p>\n

The comparison in the headline is the shop’s own. Betty Swollocks is like David Shrigley after four cans of Special Brew: the same deadpan, the same one line under a drawing, but done in a single go with no second attempt, and sold for the price of a round.<\/p>\n

“David Shrigley gave me permission to create art how I want to, and I bloody enjoy it,” said Betty Swollocks, the artist behind the shop. “David Shrigley is one of my art idols and I have the utmost respect for the man. Drawing him was the obvious thing to do.”<\/p>\n

Who is Betty Swollocks?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty Swollocks is the pen name of a self-taught artist in England. The drawings are of ordinary men, drawn badly and honestly, with a true thing about each written underneath in marker pen. Every drawing is sold as a giclée print on 189gsm enhanced matte paper in three sizes from £25, printed to order and posted anywhere in the world for free. A new drawing goes on Instagram every day at @msbettyswollocks, and a weekly email goes out on Monday lunchtimes.<\/p>\n

Why the drawings sell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty’s blokes were featured in Popbitch on 10 September 2026 and bsbadart.com had seven hundred visitors in the following hour. “People do not buy Betty because the drawings are realistic portraits,” said Betty Swollocks. “They buy her because the drawing looks like someone they know and the line under it is true. Like the man who bought the Bullseye T-shirt, it resonates in a joyful, nostalgic way.”<\/p>\n

The David Shrigley print<\/strong><\/p>\n

The David Shrigley print is £25 in three sizes (21×30 cm, 30×40 cm and A2), unframed, with free delivery anywhere in the world: https:\/\/bsbadart.com\/product\/david-shrigley-is-like-betty-swollocks-minus-the-4-cans-of-special-brew\/<\/p>\n

The drawing, the story behind it and the press kit are at https:\/\/bsbadart.com\/shrigley\/<\/p>\n

Commissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers can have their own bloke drawn. A photo and one true thing about him, and £45 gets the original drawing in the post, a print the same size and the file: https:\/\/bsbadart.com\/product\/commission\/<\/p>\n

Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

High-resolution files of the David Shrigley drawing and every other bloke, plus the press kit, are at https:\/\/bsbadart.com\/press\/ or on request. Credit: Betty Swollocks. Betty Swollocks gives interviews by email only, answered the same day, at yo@bsbadart.com. Reader discount codes are available for individual outlets.<\/p>\n

About Betty Swollocks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betty Swollocks is the pen name of a self-taught artist in England who draws ordinary men badly and honestly, with one true thing about each written underneath in marker pen. Betty Swollocks is like David Shrigley after four cans of Special Brew. The drawings are sold as matte prints from £25 at bsbadart.com and posted worldwide. Instagram: @msbettyswollocks<\/p>\n

About bsbadart.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

bsbadart.com is the online shop for Betty Swollocks’ bad art prints. Every drawing is available as a giclée print on 189gsm enhanced matte paper in three sizes from £25, printed to order with free worldwide delivery, alongside T-shirts and commissions of readers’ own blokes. https:\/\/bsbadart.com<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> Betty Swollocks<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Media Relations
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
City:<\/strong> London
Country:<\/strong> United Kingdom
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/bsbadart.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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