Making Maquettes. This is what I have been busy with lately. I took part in an open call for maquetteers requested by Clive Hicks-Jenkins on his lovely blog, Clive Hicks-Jenkins artlog, which I had seen on another of my favourite blogs, James Hood's Cardboard Cutout Sundown. If you head over to Clive's blog, you can read all about the online exhibition in five parts, and it is quite a treat to see all the lovely work.

Peculiar Bliss Issue Nine/Ritual.

Yay! My work is in the new issue of Peculiar Bliss online magazine, together with other talented artists and also interesting articles on illustration and process of working as a ritual. Its really nice feeling to be chosen to be in this along with everybody else.

New work

I created this new image Yellow Horse.





These two images were entered for Owt's final issue on the theme of Voyage, but I don't know whether they will be published or not as yet.




I entered this image for the magazine Peculiar Bliss on the theme of Ritual. I don't know as yet whether it has been selected for their next issue.




Its been a bit of a balancing act of late, with various things going on, so I thought this image from a painting I did a few years ago accurately portrays how I feel at the moment and the time of year.

Final Folio Society Bloody Chamber competition images

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (book cover image).



The Bloody Chamber.



Puss-In-Boots.



The Company of Wolves.

Folio Society Competition work so far.

My new studio and some new work

This is my new studio at Hot Bed Press and some new work as well. It's a nice space.

Check out my new website!

I've asked my talented web designer, Chris Leigh, to design a website for me. I'm delighted with the simple, colourful layout ... so please feel free to take a look.

Peculiar Bliss Issue 8: Explosive theme

My image has been selected for the current Peculiar Bliss issue. Also shown is the front cover image of Jason Yang.

Angels and Monsters

This was my entry for the Porter and Jenkinson Curious Pursuits exhibition at the Portico Gallery in February 2012, the results will posted in the following week.

HOT BED PRESS OPEN WEEKEND

More New Work

This is what I did today.

New Work

Here's a sneaky peak at what's been keeping me up till the small hours.

Halloween at Platt Chapel

Some of my zombie life drawings from the exciting Undead Life Drawing session are amongst those in the exhibition here at the Shadow Gallery, such as Eleanor Savage, Mr Psik, Dub Vampire, Sue Shaw, Tom O'Meara, Crispy Duck, Jonjo Nally; love it! Grand opening last night with a Masquerade Ball.

New Work

A collection of some of the elements of my newly commissioned work.

Amy Winehouse R.I.P.

Lucien Freud 1922 - 2011

Unleashed auction night

It was a great night, so many talented illustrators. I am happy that some of my favourite works of art were selected, especially JoJo Norris's Troublesome Crowd, for which she won a bronze. It was a great honour to be shortlisted as the Best in the North, and I received a Highly Commended certificate. Lots of money was raised for both the artists and the charity North West Air Ambulance.

Graduation

Piccadilly Station 30ft commercial showing Preservation Bear

I can't believe that bear has got itself onto Piccadilly station 30 ft billboard now! Pretty amazing!

Front cover of The Drum

The bear has done me proud again, and managed to get itself on the front cover of The Drum.