BLOODY VALENTINES

THIS YEAR'S SET OF MY 'BLOODY VALENTINES' VALENTINES DAY CARDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO PREORDER FROM MY ETSY STORE HERE.

FERGUS (PET PAWTRAITS)

 

JUST FINISHED THIS LATEST PET PAWTRAIT, FEATURING THE HANDSOME HEAD OF FERGUS THE GERMAN SHEPHERD <3

 

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'ARIZONA MAN ARRESTED AFTER TRYING TO SHOOT THE MOON'

DUKE'S PAWTRAIT UNVEILING AT BETTY AND BUTCH

I WAS HONORED TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT THE EVER MAJESTIC AND HANDSOME DUKE, wHO BELONGS TO THE OWNERS OF BETTY AND BUTCH, A QUIRKY LITTLE DOG BOUTIQUE IN CHORLTON,SOUTH MANCHESTER. LOVELY SPREAD PUT ON FOLLOWED BY A MOVING SPEECH BY OWNER ANGEL, PICTURED HERE WITH ME AT THE IN STORE UNVEILING LAST NIGHT - I'M TOTALLY OVERWHELMED BY THEIR RESPONSE AND HAPPY ABOUT HOW PLEASED THEY ARE WITH THE PIECE, MANY THANKS TO THEM XXX

PET PAWTRAITS RE-LAUNCH

RECENTLY COMMISSIONED PET PAWTRAIT I CREATED FEATURING DUKE,  DOGGY OF THE OWNERS OF BETTY AND BUTCH'S DOG BOUTIQUE IN CHORLTON (2014)

NOW TAKING ORDERS ALL YEAR ROUND FOR MY PET PAWTRAIT SERVICE! MORE INFO HERE.

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BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

ALMOST FORGOT TO POST THIS FROM OVER EASTER, MY AMERICAN PSYCHO POSTER DESIGN WAS SELECTED TO APPEAR IN AN EXHIBITION AT THE BFI SOUTHBANK AS PART OF THE BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL. I WENT DOWN TO SEE THE WORK (THIS IS ME LOOKING EXHAUSTED WHILST WEARING SOME RIDICULOUS SLEEVES IN FRONT OF MY WORK AFTER AN OVERNIGHT COACH JOURNEY TO LONDON) AND HAD A GREAT DAY AT THE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN FILM. I MET SOME INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN AND CAME AWAY FEELING ENCOURAGED AND EMPOWERED AS A DESIGNER. I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FEST FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO ATTAIN POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING INFO/ADVICE ON/FOR WOMEN WORKING WITHIN THE FILM INDUSTRY TODAY.

I DIDN'T GET ANY OTHER PHOTOS AS MY PHONE DIED ON ARRIVAL (A REALLY HELPFUL MEMBER OF THE BIRDS EYE VIEW TEAM TOOK THIS ONE FOR ME ON HER PHONE) BUT ALL OF THE OTHER WORK ON SHOW WAS BRILLIANT!

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ALWAYS JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER

AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND AVID READER I'M ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR INTERESTING BOOK JACKET DESIGN. I HAVE ALSO HAVE A BIT OF A THING FOR SILLY, ACTION PACKED FANTASY FICTION AND BOOKS FEATURING THIS STYLE OF 1970S REALISM - IT'S A SHAME THE STORY DOESN'T QUITE LIVE UP TO THE GREAT COVER IN THIS CASE!

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MONSTER BRAINS: AWESOME HORROR ILLUSTRATION BLOG

I'M A BIT OBSESSED WITH THIS BLOG RECENTLY, FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF OLD VINTAGE GOTHIC/HORROR/SCI-FI ILLUSTRATION AND PRINT. THE AUTHOR'S OWN WORK IS GREAT TOO, CHECK IT OUT HERE.

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NEW MEAT

FINALLY FINISHED A VERSION OF THE 'MEAT' POSTER I STARTED A WHILE AGO, INSPIRED BY THESE AMAZING VINTAGE 'NOURISHING MEAT' ADVERTS. IF I STILL LIKE IT TOMORROW(!) THEN THIS PIECE COULD SOON BE AVAILABLE AS A PRINT.

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION: FHM

PRETTY BUSY WORKING ON AN ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO WITH PLASTIC ZOO/ SALADHOUSE ANIMATION AT THE MOMENT, BUT LAST MONTH I DID A FEW ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE LATEST ISSUE OF FHM . DIDN'T GET TO ILLUSTRATE ANY TITS OR BUMS UNFORTUNATELY BUT DID GET TO DO A MONTAGE OF LEGENDARY WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPION RONNIE O'SULLIVAN, PLUS EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE PARTY MONSTER, BILL CLINTON. CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE ROUGH FOR ANOTHER LAST MINUTE ONE I WAS ASKED TO DO, WILL POST THIS TOO WHEN IT'S DONE.

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WATERCOLOUR PORTRAIT COMMISSION

JUST COMPLETED THIS WATERCOLOUR PORTRAIT PAINTING FOR A FAMILY FRIEND FROM A LOVELY OLD PHOTO OF HIS PARENTS.

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BIOMEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW ILLUSTRATION WORK I DID LAST NIGHT, INSPIRED BY THIS 'BIOMEDICAL PICTURE OF THE DAY' WEBSITE. I LOVE THE COMBINATION OF ABSTRACT SHAPES, LUMINOUS, CONTRASTING COLOURS AND DEEP SHADOWS PRESENT IN THE SOURCE IMAGES, REALLY INSPIRING. 

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LATE NIGHT DRAWING

FEELING WIDE AWAKE AT 3AM (POSSIBLY FROM ALL THE SCARY THINGS I'VE BEEN WATCHING RECENTLY...), WHAT TO DO BUT DRAW ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF QUEEN TURA? 

'BRITAIN'S MOST TERRIFYING GHOST STORIES'

I'VE SPENT THIS EVENING LISTENING TO GHOST STORIES AND COMPLETING THIS FINAL VERSION OF MY ILLUSTRATED INTERPRETATION OF A 'REAL LIFE' GHOST STORY I SAW ON AN EPISODE OF 'BRITAIN'S MOST TERRIFYING GHOST STORIES'.... (I'M A BIT OBSESSED,HAHA!). I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST, BUT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE STORY INVOLVES A LADY WHO MOVES INTO A COUNTRY COTTAGE WITH A BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN. BEFORE LONG, STRANGE AND FRIGHTENING THINGS START TO HAPPEN TO THE LADY IN HER COTTAGE, AND  WHILST TENDING THE GARDEN SHE UNCOVERS THE SKULLS OF 4 CATS BURIED IN A NORTH/SOUTH/EAST/WEST FORMATION,  BELIEVED TO BE EVIDENCE OF BLACK MAGIC AND RITUAL SACRIFICE.... I'VE LINKED TO THE EPISODE FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED, I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IN GHOSTS BUT I'M FASCINATED BY THE UNKNOWN AND THIS STORY STUCK WITH ME FOR SOME REASON. I HAVE SOME OTHER IDEAS FOR FUTURE PIECES BASED ON OTHER STORIES FROM THIS SERIES WHICH I'LL BE STARTING WORK ON SOON.

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THE SKINNY

'THINGS TO DO IN MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL'

'SUPPER CLUBS'

 

THE 2 ILLUSTRATIONS I DID FOR THE STUDENT SECTION IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF THE SKINNY, THANKS TO AMY FOR TAKING ME ON BOARD - THEY HAVE AN AMAZING POOL OF ILLUSTRATION TALENT CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE MAGAZINE AND I FEEL HONORED TO BE A INVOLVED! THE ISSUE COMES OUT ON TUESDAY AND IS AVAILABLE IN SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH WEST, GRAB A COPY!

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EDITORIAL MESS ABOUT

YESTERDAY I WAS DRAFTED IN TO COVER FOR AN ILLUSTRATOR WHO HAD PULLED OUT OF DOING THEIR PIECE FOR THE SKINNY... TIGHTEST DEADLINE I'VE WORKED TO WITH THEM SO FAR (LESS THAN A DAY) BUT I LIKE A CHALLENGE! I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE ARTICLE BUT THE SUBJECT WAS MOVING TO A NEW CITY FOR UNI AND THINGS TO DO / SIGHTS TO SEE ETC WHEN YOU GET THERE. THE PIECE ABOVE IS NOT THE PIECE I SUBMITTED, IN FACT IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE IT (NOR DO I THINK IT'S THAT SUCCESSFUL AS AN IMAGE FOR THE ARTICLE) BUT I KNOCKED IT TOGETHER FROM SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE FINAL PIECE AND I QUITE LIKE IT IN A MINIMALIST EXPERIMENTATION SORT OF WAY...

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EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

I WAS RECENTLY INVITED TO BE A REGULAR ILLUSTRATION CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FANTASTIC NORTHERN ARTS AND CULTURE MAGAZINE, THE SKINNY. THE PIECE ABOVE WAS ONE OF 2 IDEAS I SUBMITTED FOR MY FIRST PIECE FOR THEM - THIS PIECE ISN'T GOING TO BE USED BUT THOUGHT I'D POST ANYWAY TO DEMONSTRATE MY IDEAS PROCESS. I'LL POST THE FINAL CHOSEN IMAGE AND A LINK TO THE ARTICLE WHEN IT'S OUT LATER THIS WEEK.

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WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

BEEN BRUSHING UP ON MY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING TECHNIQUE WHILST BACK HOME IN NOTTS WITH LOTS OF ADVICE PROM MY DAD (HE'S SECRETLY A FANTASTIC ARTIST!) . HERE ARE A COUPLE OF ROUGHS (TOP) AND 2 FINISHED PIECES (MIDDLE AND BOTTOM) I AM WORKING ON OF MY GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT GRANDDAD.

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