THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE- ART ON SUNDAY.

If you haven't been to the Barbican conservatory, go... it's great.

INT WORKS - UNILEVER

I recently worked with INT works to create the visuals for a Unilever presentation. The talk was split up into six sections with a visual theme for each. These were

1969
An Empty Box
Meccano
An Orange
Stone
Thunderbirds

I used the same character throughout to show Unilever's viewpoint. These were then projected behind the speaker during the presentation.

After the presentation, INT works put the content into a little book for a memento:

Thanks to Julian and Rob for the brilliant art direction- made my job really fun!

PRIVATE COMMISSION

I recently did this private commission for a couple who live in Brighton. The woman who it was for is a big art lover, and loves the beach, and her dog- so I combined all three. Really nice to work on a bigger scale every so often.

FUTUREBRAND PRINTS- FRAMED UP

Just found this photo of the prints that I made for FutureBrand framed and hanging in the office. Reminds me that i've got a lot of prints to get framed myself!

P-I-G QUARTERLY
I have been featured in the new GIRLS issue of the Italian magazine p-i-g quarterly. As well as doing an interview- they asked me to design an abstract pattern on the theme of 'girls' for a postcard that comes free with the magazine (middle picture). I also got to have my photo taken by the lovely Luca Campri. 

You can buy a copy of the magazine here: http://store.pigshop.com/collections/all/products/pig-quarterly-02

THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE

I drew this queen bee being sent through the post for todays Sunday Times Magazine

THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE- ART ON SUNDAY

A summery 'art on sunday'... going to the lido.

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

THE MOTHERS- BY JENNIFER GILMORE

I was recently commissioned by The New York Times to illustrate 'The Mothers' by Jennifer Gilmore. The book is about a woman who can't give birth and her struggles with the American adoption system. This was a very emotional subject matter to work with and I really wanted to capture the feeling of the book in the image without making it too morbid. At one point Gilmore mentions how as soon as she realises that she can't conceive, she starts noticing pregnant women everywhere. So I chose to show a woman separated from a scene in which everyone has a child.

This was such a satisfying commission to do... when you are given interesting, thought provoking subject matter, illustration is a very enjoyable job.

Here it is in print:

 

LF MARKEY- OSCAR SHIRT

I was commissioned by the shirt designer LF Markey to make a series of images of her new summer shirt, 'Oscar'. Louise was very open- and wanted the shirt wearers depicted to be normal girls wearing the shirt in different ways. I also made sure the girls were wearing great jewellery inspired by my friend Kaye's Datter range.

LF Markey: www.lfmarkey.com

Datter: www.datterindustries.com

SECRET 7"

I had the pleasure of taking part in this years Secret 7". The covers went on sale this morning, and when I popped in this afternoon most of them had gone- including mine! I chose to illustrate the Nick Drake song Rider On The Wheel. Here is the show at Mother London: 

...and the friendly face that bought it:

NEW YORK TIMES - SUNDAY REVIEW

Here is an illustration I did for today's NYT Sunday Review. The article is explains the fact that the amount you talk to your child as a baby affects it's intelligence later in life. Studies show that middle class Americans talk much more to their children than people on welfare.

I loved working on this as I was given the freedom by the art director to really take my own slant on it- these are the jobs I like doing most. I chose to show a middle class hipster in his beautiful loft apartment talking culture to a baby. 

INSPIRING FUTURES

I recently did these illustrations for Inspiring Futures magazine. This is a publication aimed at students who are about to complete their UCAS.

From top to bottom: 

- Jobs In Demand: Events organiser, Radiographer, Maths teacher

- Remember to submit your Ucas on time.

- Unusual Degrees: Industrial Design (you can design everything from teapots to rockets)

- Filling out your personal statement.

This was an incredibly quick turnaround job- but it was fun!

   

      

 

TELERAMA MAGAZINE- PARIS

Here is some work that I recently did for the French weekly magazine Telerama. It was to accompany an article about visiting museums at night. This was a really fun one to work on- and my first ever cover commission too! I'll post a picture of it in print as soon as I get a copy.

THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE

Another 'Go Figure' illustration for the Sunday Times. This one was illustrating that fact that '23% of 40-59 year olds have lied to a health professional about their alcohol intake'... this one took a while to figure out, but I think we managed to come up with a funny solution. 

Also, I thought this was a thing that 100% of people did.

Thanks to Sophie Dutton.

IT'S NICE THAT - PRINTED PAGES

These are some illustrations that I recently did for It's Nice That's new magazine Printed Pages. The above four were used to illustrate an article about the musician Bill Callahan.

This guy was unused:

Here is the magazine in print... I think it looks great:

MARKUS LUPFER / STYLE.COM AW2013 FILM

Me and Andy Baker have just finished making this animation for the fashion designer Markus Lupfer. It launched as part of Style.com's 'Video Fashion Week' today.

It was SO fun working with Andy- who gave my drawings so much character with his animation. Hopefully we will have the chance to work on more film projects together soon.

THE W PROJECT- THE JOURNEY IS THE TREASURE

I have some work in this new book from The W Project, It features the work of 32 other female creatives and you can buy it here:  

http://thewproject.bigcartel.com/product/the-journey-is-the-treasure 

THE NEW YORK TIMES

I was commissioned yesterday at about 5pm by the New York Times to illustrate an article about failing schools in Mexico- to go to print today.

The turnaround for this was about five hours- including roughs- very fast paced and intense. So thank you Matt (the amazing ad) for sticking with me. 

I enjoy working on these quick jobs- as it feels like a real achievement, solving a problem so quickly.

I will post a picture of it in print when I get a copy.