Holiday!

A month or so ago my course and I went on a 4 -day mind bending adventure into the dark, 70% cocoa, heart of Belguim, below are some highlights from my sketch book of the trip. below below is a video our tutor, the inimitable Phil Shaw made of lots of people's drawings!

Fistful of Art Shop Vouchers!

Yes that's right, in a freak alignment of the cosmos, myself and two other fellow illustrators - this one and this one - found ourselves drawing vaguely valentines - themed pictures in the basement of Cass Arts. 

Here are some pictures:

Here's a lot of stuff cos I haven't put anything up here for a loooong time

Right, it's been a very long time indeed since I've put anything up here, so here's a bumper crop of sketches, and finished art.The creation myth project was really good fun on reflection although a real slog at the time.  I think in the future I'll have to put up these behemoth posts less frequently because the uni thing is ratcheting up tight!

Our new project is to write and draw our own children's story which is at once incredibly exciting and daunting. These first couple of sketches are based on an idea for a children's book I've had for a while involving a sloth. Today I thought it should maybe feature other animals that embody the other six deadly sins. Although on reflection, i don't think it would be prudent to put lust in there.

These couple are prep sketches from the early stages of my Creation Myth project, before in completely abandoned my idea and went in another direction. a week before the deadline.

And here it is; the following was envisaged to be read through once the right way up, then through upside down and in the reverse order. You may well have to turn your laptop upside down or stand on your head to read the second part. (Big thanks/ apologies to Jeffrey Lewis, in whose brilliant comics zine, Fuff I was first introduced to this format.) My creation myth tells the story of the wax and wane of god, as his civilisation grows up and his people no longer need him. But I shouldn't have to say that...

and I just uploaded some new photos up to flickr click here to take a peek

time for a cup of tea, methinks

peace x

After hours postcard post

Right right right

Last thursday night was the grand opening of our new arts building at Uni. There were alot of people in suits and it was very surreal to see the atrium transformed into some kind of boozy lecture hall, replete with a podium, waiters and champagne.
My tutors had organised a scheme whereby -for the cost of a stamp - the punters could buy a postcard with one of our illustrations on it. Here are some of my efforts - apologies for the shoddy camera - work.

Haunts of the Poets

Right, so for this project we had to produce images for an exhibition at the poetry cafe in Covent Garden. We went on a couple of drawing days in central london, which was fun, we had to research a poem and then produce a piece/ pieces illustrating the poem and / or incorporate bits of our reportage drawings.

here are a couple out the ol sketchbook;

The prow of the Golden Hinde

 The crazy arches of Borough Market

Millenium bridge as spine, and St. pauls

A pair of identically dressed old men.


and here are the final images, the submissions are reviewed on monday so I'll know pretty soon whether I'm on the wall!

I was inspired by the poem "The london Breed" by Benjamin Zephaniah

FIGHT NIGHT

This is one from the vaults it's just a doodle I had kicking around but thought I really should post it as I'm trying to keep to my roughly one - post per week rule. I was looking through my sketchbook and thought this little fella was  particularly relevant as I was watching The Fighter yesterday.

 (what i really should have done was pretended that i drew this in response to the film then I could've made out like I was making a wry, ever so witty comment on the childishness / egotistical small - man's syndrome on display throughout the film. let's just pretend I did that, o.k?)