A.O.I. Images 35 Exhibition...

I shall be exhibiting an illustration (Dawn in Darlesville) alongside selected illustrators for The A.O.I. Images 35: at The Bankside Gallery from the 25th of August to the 2nd September. For full details, follow this link 


This promises to be an illuminating show!

New online portfolio...

I have had some changes made to my website recently, and taken away all the past theatre examples; it is now purely a portfolio of my illustration work. Again...only in retrospect do I realise how helpful it was to air the theatre / Creative Partnerships educational work from previous years; online for a certain and relatively brief period of time; helpful for me and everyone. The reason why they had a brief stint is due to the data protection of the individuals and young people in the photographs, good for an inspiring boost but I would have to seek permission from each party in order to show them online.

There are some additional new illustration pieces in the simple-varied section, click here for a peek...

I am showing one of my theatre design commissions here on this website.
(29th July...retrospectives): The Miracle is a play (by Lin Coghlan) about a series of strange but profound events that take place amongst the community of a supposedly insignificant satellite town...
Designing The Miracle at Watford Palace (close to where I grew up), was like a rewarding tip of the ice-burg to some considerable years of feeling around in London within the sub-levels of cultural existence;...like an invention that has to be right, this show made me shiver as though something had been expelled. The show was performed for three nights (a common schedule for youth theatre).
I remain very proud of the work created by those involved in this production, it felt good to take leave for other re-inventions on such a high note. (It has been such an experience working with different directors on many new writing projects, I am so fuelled by it).

Fish puppet: two were made to be operated together during the play.

(The puppet's head comprises of two Balti dishes and a couple of small sieves).

An article worth looking at...

My brother just sent me this link to an article in the Guardian about regarded graphic novelists, and their appreciation of various contemporaries.
Thanks Simon, this is very much of interest.

Glorified Blog Doodles...

Grey areas 

Places where my mind wonders 

Then comes back

Two by Two

The Gas Tower Image has enjoyed life as a screen print short series made in 2006. The initial photo of a Gas Tower was taken on 2001 at Kings Cross, where quite a few of these (I feel) majestic Victorian structures were still standing, dotted about, rising out of the ground like bold yet fragile Halos. The photo was used to paint a backdrop for a youth theatre production that I designed: Electric Halos, written by Helen Adams performed at The Blue Elephant Theatre, produced by Antonio Ribeiro. The prints have homes now, (July 2013).

To see all pictures at their larger original size, click on the image once for the light-box viewer.

Two

My evolving business: OUCH! now online

Today, I am very pleased to hatch my business online. It will be linked to my main website but for now: 

Welcome to OUCH! my new gallery-shop!

Through a harsh winter, a sense of humour lobotomy, various trip-ups or overly joyous-celebrations about how important my work is…

Snuggrand and I appear to have pulled through intact!

Winter gestives...

Through the dark months, I've been buisy hatching a business. One that I have been gradually building up for a number of years, and the collection of products has become impressive now. It will be ready to fly soon in fact...(watch this space).

Meanwhile I just fell shy of actually becoming a cartoon character whilst working on 'Bliss' towards the end of Febuary, not to mention poor Snuggrand.

Learning the pace, and enjoying the rewards as it becomes easier...(then a nice cold beer).

Insights into episode 2 of my graphic novel series...

A sketch from some of the working notebooks...
Bliss sniffing around...where she is not welcome...