CHALK MURAL COMMISSION

LAST MONTH I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DESIGNING AND ILLUSTRATING A CHALK WALL MURAL FOR A FRIEND'S NEW NURSERY. I'VE NEVER REALLY DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE (USING CHALK AND ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE) SO WAS A BIT TERRIFIED, BUT PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULT! HOPING TO DO MORE OF THIS SORT OF COMMISSION WHEN I HAVE TIME :D

WHITE RABBIT TEA HOUSE CHRISTMAS CARDS

I WAS RECENTLY COMMISSIONED BY A LOVELY LITTLE VINTAGE TEA HOUSE IN NOTTINGHAM TO CREATE AN IMAGE FOR USE ON BRANDED CHRISTMAS CARDS. ABOVE IS THE IMAGE I SUBMITTED, WHICH FEATURES ON CARDS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM THE TEAHOUSE.

ILLUSTRATIONS FOR LATEST JIGSAW MENSWEAR CAMPAIGN

ABSOLUTELY LOVED WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE LOVELY AND TALENTED TEAM AT JIGSAW MENSWEAR. MY ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOW UP IN THE WINDOW DISPLAYS OF SOME OF THEIR LONDON STORES AND THERE ARE A FEW BITS IN THEIR ONLINE CAMPAIGN HERE. FULL SET OF MY ILLUSTRATIONS ARE ALSO UP ON MY MAIN PORTFOLIO WEBSITE HERE.

FERGUS (PET PAWTRAITS)

 

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

 

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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'THE HELL HOUND' (LATEST PRIVATE COMMISSION)

FIRST ROUGH DRAFT PLANS FOR A COMMISSION I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON FOR SOME FRIENDS. THEY HAVE 3 CUTE LITTLE DOGS THAT THEY WANTED PAINTING AND THE BRIEF WAS TOTALLY OPEN... BUT THEY ARE PUNK AF SO I KNEW THEY'D BE UP FOR SOMETHING COOL! HENCE THE '3-HEADED HELL HOUND' CONCEPT. THE IDEA IS FOR THE FINAL PIECE TO RESEMBLE AN AUTHENTIC FORGOTTEN, VINTAGE HORROR POSTER. I LOVE GETTING BRIEFS LIKE THIS, WHICH BASICALLY INCORPORATES LOTS OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS (HORROR, MONSTERS, KITSCH, DOGS, VINTAGE POSTERS ETC), SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED ON IT THIS WEEK. I'LL POST THE FINAL PIECE 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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PORTRAITS

THIS WEEK I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A COUPLE OF PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS, HERE THEY ARE SO FAR...

I'VE REALLY ENJOYED USING WATERCOLOURS AGAIN ACTUALLY, AND NOW THAT THE WEATHER HAS TURNED WHAT'S BETTER THAN STAYING IN AND PAINTING WHILE LISTENING TO A GOOD AUDIO BOOK? BEEN ESPECIALLY ENJOYING RAY BRADBURY AND HP LOVECRAFT CLASSICS - I'VE ALREADY  UNOFFICIALLY STARTED MY COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN!

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