Merry Christmas one and all.

I’ve been inspired and done some more pencils for my comic, Freedom Scorned. Part of my inspiration came from watching Made You Look – an excellent documentary about illustrators and creatives using natural or pre-digital materials in their work. Pencils are that part of the comic book workflow that’s most alive with possibility – where words […]

Now this is a bit of an oddity. Angel Falls is a detail from a larger project, the beginnings of which you can see right here. The brief was to come up with a label for imaginary bottled water company Angel Falls. Within the narrative the company brand had be old fashioned, and more than a […]

A quick Drink and Draw post. I’ve tried to keep my ‘finished’ piece sketchy. It’s very easy to lose the drawing in process, so I’ve concentrated on a fast inking to capture the stance and the lighting, which was really strong, while using  a limited palette and no special effects.

Ightenhill Manor House is an illustration produced for Ightenhill Parish Council, as part of my work at creative-council.net. We were commissioned by local historian Roger Frost to provide artwork for an interpretation panel, booklet and display panels, as well as producing a scale model of the 13th Century manor house. Both the illustration and model relied […]

We all deserve freedom – we strive for it, fight for it and, in some cases, do terrible things to achieve it. And then what? This is the first six pages of that thing that I say I’m really into but rarely do any of… It’s a short story, or a graphic novel or something. I’m not […]

I saw a bit of the big painting challenge programme on tv, or as I like to call it, the Great British Paint Off. This week they were drawing and painting the human figure, which is a wonderful thing to do. During the bit that I saw, a contestant was praised for a great piece […]

Merry Christmas everybody.

I’ve taken one of my life drawings from Blackburn Drink and Draw and turned into a fetching shower curtain design. As Society Six is a multiple product platform, this is also available as a clock, so you always know when bath time is. Also available as a duvet cover, tote bag and pillows. If you’re wondering why […]

Blackburn’s drink and draw continues to inspire – here’s my ‘finished’ drawing from the latest session that featured the Hooping Harlots. I also took some pretty trippy photos… The first version pretty much falls in line with the other illustrations I’ve done from these sessions – but I was tempted to use Manga Studio’s watercolour […]

Had a fabulous fun time life drawing the Hooping Harlots at Drink and Draw this month. More about the drawing in a separate post. For now -here’s some light-tastic photos!

Another smashing time life drawing in Blackburn, this time with a victorian theme. Next time it’s hula hoops – can’t wait!