Tuesday, 11 May 2010

going downhill fast




Well not really, but I've being burning the candle at both ends recently and should probably, definitely even, get an early night soon! Spent the weekend whizzing around the borders, crossing bridges between Scotland and England, visiting relatives and attending weddings. Too much dancing, drinking and talking! Arrived back late last night with this illustration still to do. Still, it's done now. Phew!


Thursday, 6 May 2010

one day my prints did come...


Yeah, yeah, I know I've used a similar post title before and the joke wasn't that great the first time round. It's been a busy day is my only excuse. I will try harder tomorrow...
My prints finally arrived at 4.30pm (I've been waiting in all day), but as usual Michael has done a fabulous job so definitely worth the wait. Now I have to cut mounts, oh and sign them.

the loss of letters




The latest Juno magazine illustration is taking shape. As usual, I'm going right to the wire with this one and still one more to do. This one needs some more work - I wanted Letraset but can't source any quickly enough, so will have to rely on Photoshop. Darn, was looking forward to getting my mitts on some of those letters, I remember how much fun it was to use. Just something so satisfying about scrubbing away at it with a pencil, then lifting the sheet away to see a perfectly formed letter. And way more soul, with all its imperfections, than a computer programme. Pff. Deadlines, dontcha love them.

Friday, 23 April 2010

howling snarling prowling snapping




Ha, can you tell what kind of mood I am in today?!

This friendly little chap has been prowling in my head for weeks and tonight he finally got let loose...

These are the rough sketches, the final work will be... well, probably a little more disturbing. I have an idea to use a quote I am in love with, it starts "just around the corner...". But I will see how it develops.

Thursday, 8 April 2010

a serious cat

Wilson the Maine Coon. He's now just over six months old and about half the size he's going to be (he's currently the same size as fat cat Rufus). He rules the house, and has been the boss of Kenzie the husky since he was a tiny kitten. It's as if he knows that he will one day be enormous...

Monday, 22 March 2010

it's been a while...


It's a long time since my last post - partly work related, partly not! (Facebook has a lot to answer for...). Bologna opens tomorrow and I've been doing some new work for that. Unfortunately my scanner chose the final week to give up the ghost so at present I only have this horrendously coloured scan to show you. I'll replace it with a new one as soon as I can...