Cat Aids with Simon Amstell

Good afternoon!

Some fantastic news today- the video I put together with fab animator Mari Delellis Lopes is now live and receiving some great reviews already! It was created with my artwork to promote the brilliant Simon Amstell's new stand up comedy DVD.
It features today on the AOL Asylum homepage- please take a look!

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Oh, Canada!

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I thought I might share a few of the scruffy little sketches I have been doing whilst on my holidays in beautiful Ontario, Canada! I have been getting chalky shoes by the lakeside (while walking pooches), watching Ice Hockey practice on a rink in one of the nearby Malls, and trying to train a Budgie to say 'ridiculous'. Later this week I shall be visiting Toronto and watching Yentl.
Until next time!

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Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration

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It's finally time to announce the next book feature! Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration features not only my work, but twenty nine other talented illustrators and the collections of a wealth of ethical clothing designers. It is now available to pre-order (just in time for Christmas) by clicking here! How exciting!

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If I Was You...

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I have been finding myself spending lots of late nights at the drawing board recently, but I have been working on a super exciting project with a new client that is due for release soon. I can't wait to share some of the images with you all!
I was also invited to contribute to the wonderful 'If I Was You' project (run by the supremely talented and prolific Sandra Dieckmann), which sees illustrators each submitting a drawing based on their ideas of the last person to be featured. It's trickier to explain than to show you, so please click here to see what I mean!
My subject was fellow illustrator and Cat fancier, Kayleigh Bluck. She was great fun to draw!

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Go, Team! / Whizz-Bang!

Good afternoon!

So, Autumn is here and the woolens have come out- I'm currently working on lots of projects in the studio, but it's been a little chilly! I'm also putting together a grand website redesign. It should be live very soon! Last night I worked on some balloon animals that will feature- I just love balloon animals!

Today I took some time out of the studio to head to the local Recreation ground and watch the resident Football team take on outsiders on their home turf. The players were moving so quickly that I didn't even try to capture them properly (perhaps another day), but there were plenty of characters on the sidelines. And an air horn, which I cleverly seated myself next to.

In the evening I wrapped up warm to attend a local Bonfire Society fireworks event. This involved a huge procession with people dressed as Tudors and Pirates carrying flaming torches down the Promenade! Apparently it's a very old custom to the South Coast. Afterwards a bonfire was set alight on the beach and there was a brilliant fireworks display- I was always too late to get a good photo! But I didn't mind because I had a polystyrene cup full of Tea and a lovely (if noisy) day.

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Illustration Rally

Good afternoon!

I was interviewed recently by the fantastic Illustration Rally blog. In addition to rolling illustration projects with which to to get involved, Illustration Rally also has regular features on new artists. I was very privileged to receive an incredibly flattering write up, which you can read in full by clicking here.

Thanks, Natsuki!

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Relax- It's Nothing Bad!

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Still along the lines of fashion based imagery tonight (it's almost over) with a little something I produced for Nothing Bad magazine, where I was touted as 'one of their favourite illustrators around at the moment' (aw, shucks!).
I was asked to illustrate a piece from the latest Giles Deacon collection. I must say that the colourful ensembles and jazzy knitwear patterns made this a pleasure to work on.
You can read the full article by clicking here .

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