This was for Caitlin Moran’s TV column in the Times, to accompany a two part documentary about Prince Philip. Well known for such comments as; “If I’m reincarnated, I’d like to come back as a deadly virus, to counter over- population” or for asking Aboriginal businessmen; “Do you still throw spears at each other?”, it seemed most direct to show him putting his foot in mouth in public.
It’s painted in acrylics on a canvas panel.
Editorial illustration for The Telegraph about developing social skills in children by involving them in your social activities.
Illustrations for a series of books commissioned by Harper Collins. By reading these three books you will know all the tricks of ‘How to Talk to Anyone’, ‘How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You’ and ‘How to Make anyone Like You’. The brief was to use bright, colourful and eye-catching typography.
Editorial Illustration for You and Your Money Magazine about the
dangers of pursuing a career based solely on money.
Andy Smith created this ad for ‘Nicolas’ a chain of French wine shops. Made through Proximity BBDO France it refers to the battle between the Burgundy and Bordeaux grapes for the premium wine.
Cover design and illustration I recently produced for the compilation CD ‘Feline Groovy’ out on Ace Records - ‘24 slinky tracks from the late 50s to mid 60s, featuring a chic mix of R&B, soul, jazz and folk all with a cat theme’.
This is a recent commission I produced for Engaged Investor magazine. I had to create a character/trustee with an expression of anxiety and panic. The illustration was created in Photoshop using a mixture of collage and hand drawn elements.
This commission was for Plan B magazine, to accompany the playlist from Monorail Music, the revered Glasgow record emporium run by Stephen Pastel. The brief offered the choice between something specific to the shop itself, or something more tangential to the whole idea of records.
I went with the latter, emphasising the idea of listening to music and records, and inspired by some of the music selected for the playlist. The buried record player symbolises underground music and digging around for it, unearthing lost and hidden gems, whereas the cherry notes represent the fruits of this endeavour, all encapsuled in a glowing fantasy-like setting.
If you happen to be travelling on an EasyJet flight this month (March) and turn to page 44 of their in-flight magazine you will see the Illustration I created for the article entitled “Will mobile working mean the end of the office as we know it?”
You can see the illustration in context below, the art director often gives me the (rough) spread layout to work with so that my image can be seamlessly integrated with the text. I really enjoy working in this way as it gives me a certain amount of freedom with the composition and allows me to ensure that the image really highlights the main issues of the article.
I was commissioned to produce a magazine cover for the March edition of Mental Health Practice magazine. The brief required that I avoid stereotpyes but depict the lack of provision for teenagers/young adults in mental health wards. I used a jigsaw idea with a missing piece (young adult) to depict the subject.
I initially had several literal ideas but slowly moved away to the more abstract. I used a mixture of printers ink and Photoshop.
The editors eventually used the illustration within the article itself as well as the cover (below).
