Single Mum Illustration

Here is number three in the series of 'Single Mum'. The story this month relates to Lucy taking Sav to a fancy coffee shop and the utter embarrassment she faced when he shouted out swearwords that he had picked up from playgroup.

New 'Single Mum' Illustration.

My second 'Single Mum' illustration for Reform magazine. The brief was quite challenging this month as I had to convey a young woman, alone, with her new born baby, feeling anxious about how on earth she might cope but with the comforting thought that God was with her. Despite being slightly tricky to depict, I was really pleased with the results and hope Lucy (the subject/writer of the piece) is too when she see's it! Here is the picture on it's own and within the spread.

Map of Italy

I have been working on an illustrated map of Italy for a few weeks now on and off and finally found the time to finish it yesterday. I came to the conclusion that I really should have a map in my portfolio so I set myself the challenge and am really pleased with the results. It took a while but it was worth all the effort!

New Pic!

I've just finished another illustration which is of a good friend of mine, Teresa. I did the main drawing before I went in for my tonsillectomy recently and have been itching to finish it ever since! Yesterday, I finally felt well enough to sit at my computer and complete it.I am still heavily dosed up on painkillers but thankfully I can still do some artwork which is keeping me sane at the moment!

'Starting Out' Illustration

The last illustration for the Matt Stone column in Reform as Matt is going from trainee minister to minister. I have really enjoyed doing these illustrations each month and I look forward to starting a new one with a new contributor soon. As this was the last picture for this series I wanted it to feel slightly celebratory and show the story of Matt's life in ministry. A collection of past illustrations within a journal seemed like an effective way of doing this.

Betty

I've been itching to get this picture finished and yesterday I finally managed to find the time. It's always lovely to get a bit of your own, un-interrupted time, to totally lose yourself in a piece of personal illustration. In the studio, radio on, sun-light pouring through the windows and a steady stream of tea, which has to be poured into a cup and saucer when I am working...feels more special that way! The dog is called 'Betty' and belongs to a very good friend of mine, Robyn. Betty certainly is a character and stole one of my slippers once; utterly destroying it until there were just a few fragments left. I can't say I was delighted by this but I have forgiven her (just!) and hopefully I have captured a little bit of her 'mischievousness' (and look of innocence)in this artwork.

Koala

Still working on some self promotional stuff and loving it. The latest illustration is of a Koala that Chris and I saw on our honeymoon in Australia...Happy days!