Illustration & Art Blog

Just came back from being aboard for a week, which was very much needed, so sorry about the lack of updates on this blog for a week or so, but I’m very much back now and ready to go again...

As an illustrator for hire, an Art Director in New York once said to me, “I want you to be the Map Man” whilst she was looking through my portfolio, so I decided to create this new illustration, of a...

Here is a selection of my current sketchbook pages, which is my own personal drawings from throughout the past week or so. Most of this sketchbook entry includes the face, and my attempts at depicting different angles, and that of...

I have just completed this Illustrated Pun which I made up for Kids with Puns, a really nice blog which celebrates the visual pun, which asks creatives from all around the web to submit their own visual puns to, so...

I’ve recently finished this poster illustration for the film, ‘Only God Forgives’ by Nicolas Winding Refn, which I thoroughly enjoyed producing and painting, the film doesn’t seem too bad either! The poster was part of Little White Lies poster competition,...

Here is a selection of my recent sketchbook entries, all showcasing a particular theme which I have selected, this time it’s the figure and face. I have a particular interest with the face, and if you look through any of...

I just finished this personal portrait painting which is produced with gouache, water colour and imported into Photoshop. The last step is very important, as I clean up areas which are messy or ‘muddy’ within the painting. I decided to...

As I want to improve my type illustration, and learn more about it, I’m going to regularly post hand rendered typography, quotes, sayings, and anything that I find humorous. I find type really fascinating, and particularly enjoy creating a type...

I recently produced this illustrated map of the Film Locations in London, showcasing some particular films which are shot in he City. I decided to pick out Snatch, Gandhi, Inception, The King’s Speech and The Italian Job, which are all...

As I enjoy painting portraits, football and illustrated maps, I decided to do this unique illustrated map of ‘The English Managerial Career of Bobby Robson’. Showcasing all of Bobby’s clubs which he has managed within England, including that of the...