Wonderful Wogan

Good evening!

With the exhibition done and dusted, I thought it was high time for a blog post! There are lots and lots of photographs of the private view evening over on the Picture Show website, which were taken by our brilliant photographer Mags Potter. She was such a great lady to have at the event as she put everyone at their ease despite flashing a lens about!
Here's an image of Sir Terry Wogan that I recently exhibited. Well, this version actually has a couple of little modifications from the exhibited version, but nothing too dramatic! I wanted to start pushing my work in a slightly different direction in terms of medium, and I'm pleased with the final result. It was inspired by a photograph originally taken by the fantastic photographer Clara Molden (who is also super lovely).



Also, it's a little late, as the next issue is almost upon us, but I have some images in the last lovely issue of Making Magazine. This project required me to draw a series of Hula girls which was such fun! Hopefully I will pop those ladies up here for you to see in their full glory, as they got chopped up for the cushion pictures.





I also have an image in the latest Knitting Magazine to advertise a Tea Cozies competition. Unfortunately I don't have a printed image to hand but it's also up on the Knitting Institute website (the image of the UK!).

There's lots of exciting things in the pipeline (including more from Making Magazine, a new Superhero and images from the National Treasures series) that I will share with you soon!

TTFN
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Pic Show Private View!

Good afternoon!

What a flurry of activity I have seen in the last few weeks! The Picture Show is now open for business for one week only at the Coningsby Gallery in central London.
Last night we opened our doors for the private view which was, in my opinion, a resounding success! There was a steady flow of both visitors and wine. The whole evening was captured by a wonderful photographer in the form of Mags from Mags Potter Photography; I can't wait to see the results! I will pop a few on here as soon as I have them.

We have also had some incredible press for the show, including mentions from the likes of Computer Arts magazine and Design Week! And we are still open until the 21st of July, so I am looking forward to seeing what people make of us. I will be providing an exclusive unseen image from the 'National Treasures' collection (currently on show at the gallery) right here in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

TTFN
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Photo courtesy of Che Kumar

The Heat Is On!

Good afternoon!

Things are really hotting up now! The weather has improved slightly, so I'm enjoying being able to sit out on the balcony drawing until my hands ache, and going for little walks outside to try and ward off the cramp that comes from sitting up in front of the computer! The pressure is on to complete everything before the show in a couple of weeks. I'm pleased to say that I have organised merchandise and printing, so things really feel like they are starting to come together!
There's a little interview with me over on the The Picture Show website right now, so if you'd like to have a little read please follow the link!

Also, although things have moved swiftly on since this stage, I thought I should offer up a little 'sneak peek' of the work...



TTFN
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Pic Show Press!

Good evening!

I can't believe how soon the exhibition is! Tearing myself away from the huge pile of pieces of paper and paints in order to write this blog post almost feels like a miniature holiday! There is a lot that goes into putting together a show like this. I hadn't realised just how much there is to organise; the work itself is such a small part! You can read a bit about the process in this informative blog post on The Young Creatives by fellow Pic Show exhibitor, June, by clicking here.
I am thrilled to be able to bring this to you all! The ever lovely Making Magazine have done a wonderful feature on my impending exhibition, right at the top of the news page in the latest issue! What an honour.



I'm also especially pleased with this month's illustrations for Making. The theme was 'festival chic', and I was asked to paint (among other things) a luscious sleeping bag for 'glamping'. It was really fun to add so much detail to this set of images... I'm not sure you'll get the full effect on the computer, so you may need to go and read the magazine itself. But it's so densely packed with lavish projects and articles that you won't be sorry you did! Can't wait to show you next month's piece, it's got to be one of my favourites so far!

Ok, more soon, including those sneaky peeks of my images for The Picture Show!

TTFN
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News and Reviews!

Good evening!

What a month it has been! A few weeks ago I was contacted by online Editor Kieron at Plog Magazine, who put together a lovely little feature on me (thanks again!). You can read it by clicking here. I have also completed another commission for Gnaeus Julius comics, this time of a character called 'Devout'. I always have so much fun working on these character pieces!
I was also told today that the ever lovely ladies over at Ballad Of magazine have put together a little post about my impending collaborative exhibition as part of The Picture Show. You can read it by clicking here. I also like to pretend that their latest edition, 'The Ballad Of Baby K', was named after me. Which it wasn't.

More soon, including images for Making Magazine and some sneaky peeks of work for the upcoming exhibition!

TTFN
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Multiple Makes!

Good afternoon!

How about a double whammy? This is a selection of my illustrations from the two most recent issues of Making Magazine. I don't have any in next month's issue, but I do in the following one! Publishing is so fast paced that I am already thinking a couple of months ahead- it's Summer in my mind!
Speaking of Summer, I am thrilled to be able to tell you about an exhibition that I will be participating in this coming July! The Picture Show is a collaborative exhibition of a small band of Illustrators and Designers, and is set to take place at the Coningsby Gallery in central London. We are also proud to be sponsored by none other than the delicious Barefoot Wines! More details can be found on the website at http://www.thepicshow.co.uk/, or by clicking here. You can also follow us on Twitter by searching for @thepicsho.
Back soon!

TTFN
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Manchester Nova

Good evening!

Well, as the chocolatey dust of the Easter weekend settles, and the views begin to dwindle, I can honestly say that the response to the little parody video was incredible! And so we move on to more project updates. I was recently approached by Stuart, of Gnaeus Julius comics, to interpret their popular character ‘Manchester Nova’ in my own style. I had an absolute blast doing this! The comics are not only great fun, but they are also available to view online by clicking here or visiting www.manchesternova-superhero.com.
The keen eyed among you may notice that my blog is now fully integrated into my website, for which I owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Tiz at TNT Computing! I am not sure just how long I will continue to run both at the same time, but needless to say I will let you know whether updates can only be found there.
I'll be back very soon with more images from the latest Making Magazine!

TTFN
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