LIVERPOOL SNOWFLAKE TRAIL

REALLY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT OF THIS RECENT COMMISSION, WHICH INVOLVED THE DESIGN AND HAND DECORATION OF A GIANT SNOWFLAKE AS PART OF LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE'S CHRISTMAS SNOWFLAKE TRAIL EVENT. I'M ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY SNOWFLAKE, INSPIRED BY THE '12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS', IS NOW UP OUTSIDE LIME STREET STATION! KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR THE 11 OTHER AMAZING SNOWFLAKES DECORATED BY FELLOW COMMISSIONED ARTISTS WHICH ARE DOTTED ABOUT THE CITY. PICTURES OF MY SNOWFLAKE AND WIP PROGRESS BELOW:

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Pop Art Cat Poster (Sphynx Cat, A3)

HAPPY 'SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY'!I'M STILL TAKING CHRISTMAS ORDERS FOR PET PORTRAITS BUT I'VE ALSO ADDED A LIMITED RUN OF BARGAIN £10 POSTER PRINTS TO MY ETSY SHOP, MORE INFO HERE.

I'VE ALSO LISTED LINKS TO SOME FANTASTIC FELLOW MANCHESTER ARTIST'S SHOPS ON MY TWITTER. TAKE A LOOK FOR SOME CREATIVE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING INSPIRATION! 

= KIM =

  

NICHO NATIVITY

ME AND FELLOW ARTIST FLORE FAUCHEUX OF FRANCE, CLOWNING AROUND AS LUCHA LIBRE IN SOME REALLY BAD PICTURES FROM THE NICHO NATIVITY ALT CHRISTMAS EVENT IN MANCHESTER LAST NIGHT! FLORE'S WORK IS AMAZING, CHECK IT OUT HERE.

= KIM = 

MARI XMAS

THANKS TO RELENTLESS MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT SEEMS THAT CHRISTMAS IS ALREADY UPON US ?!? IN A BID TO GET INTO THE SPIRIT IN MY OWN WAY I'VE STARTED DESIGNING SOME POTENTIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS FEATURING LESSER-KNOWN SEASONAL THEMES AND CHARACTERS. THIS ONE IS INSPIRED BY A FUN AND CREEPY SOUNDING WELSH/PAGAN LUCK BRINGING CEREMONY PERFORMED BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, THE MARI LWYD. 

FINISHED PAWTRAIT

THIS IS THE FINISHED PAINTING I DID FOR A FRIEND'S MUM, SO MUCH FUN GETTING BACK INTO WATERCOLOURS, HOPE I GET TO DO SOME MORE SOON!

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PAWTRAITS

I AM BRIEFLY RE-LAUNCHING MY DAWG PORTRAIT 

SERVICE IN THE RUN UP TO CHRISTMAS. HERE IS AN 

UNDER-DRAWING I DID TONIGHT OF A SUPER CUTE 

TERRIER I'M PAINTING FOR MY FRIEND'S MUM'S 

CHRISTMAS PRESENT - I'LL POST THE FINISHED 

PAINTING WHEN I'M DONE.

= KIM =

MUSIC VIDEO SNEAK PEEK

THESE ARE THE FIRST 4 PANELS OF STORYBOARDS FOR AN ANIMATED  MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON WITH MY AWESOME ANIMATOR FRIEND SCOTT LOCKHART. I'LL BE DOING THE DOODLES AND HE'LL BE ANIMATING, THOUGH I AIM TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT ANIMATION FROM HIM MYSELF AS I HAVE PLANS FOR AN INFOGRAPHICS PROJECT I WANT TO DO IN A FEW MONTHS... BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME. 

WE ARE AIMING TO GET THIS DONE BY CHRISTMAS...PRETTY OPTIMISTIC BUT I THINK WE COULD DO IT! BEEN WORKING ON CHARACTER DESIGNS THIS WEEK (I'LL POST THESE SOON) AND I'M READY TO START CREATING BACKGROUND ASSETS. I'M REALLY ENJOYING DESIGNING THE IMAGERY FOR THIS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN MY WORK ANIMATED BEFORE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR FINISHED RESULT!