New Flux Work

Work in progress

Some sketch book workings out for a project that I am currently producing, it is based to produce some illustrations of the spring flower, Snake's Head Fritillary based on some mid-century ceramics surface pattern designs.

Rook illustration for The Snow Queen project

Another illustration for the up-coiming research festival project.

Goldfinches in dandelions

I saw a collection of Goldfinches eating dandelions from the studio window and it was a very colourful affair and the image stayed with me.
So I created this illustration in response to the vision, I am going to attempt to colour this image up, I will post the colour experiments at various stages.

New Flux Magazine cover

Sample spreads from the new Flux Magazine

Research festival poster

A poster produced for a research festival to direct people to the blog.

Snow Queen Part 1

This is the an illustration for a poster for The Snow Queen, the poster will be produced on site by the public at an upcoming research event.
The intention is that you create your own poster by utilising all the artefacts presented to you so this image will become a laser etched printing/rubbing block.
You layer up your poster by selecting whichever available process that you choose.
I will be posting the laser engraving boards and other materials as they are produced.

Uniclo competition entry artwork

This is an illustration produced for an Expo competitiion held by Uniclo.

Background illustration for Flux web page

Avery quick sketch to appear on the web address page for Flux magazine

Unicorn illustration "honest"

You'll have to buy the next edition of Flux magazine to find out why!

Staff Benda Bilili

This is an illustration for a Flux magazine article about Staff Benda Bilili who are a collective of paraplegic street musicians from Kinishasa, Congo and they live outside of a zoo.

Two faced

This is an illustration for an article in Flux magazine about Kubrick and an un-made film about a Jew hiding from the Nazis by pretending to be a Catholic priest.

Doodle

How to start something you have to finish!!!!

Necronauts Poetry Real Poetry

Necronauts illustration for Flux magazine

Satan in Bucharest illustration for Flux magazine

This illustration plays on a visual trick, the question marks make the shape of a devilish face when placed on a circular grid.
This illustration is in response to a story about how when an artist attacked the city with instillations of work and questions were asked if it was the work of a satanist group.

Flux pizza delivery

This is an illustration for the new edition of Flux Magazine, the article is feature about a new novel and the central characters struggle with rubbish jobs one of which was a pizza delivery job.
I have produced the illustration directly onto a pizza carton and chosen a "clown noir" character to represent the "joke" of the job.

I give Flux the horn

This is the start of a new series of illustrations for Flux magazine, this one is for the cover.

UNIQLO competition entry

I have just discovered that I have made it into the second stage of the above UNIQLO competition.
My design has been selected from over 14,000 entries and is now in with a chance of being selected for the final 200.
I'm really pleased to have made it to this stage.
Please take a look as I think you can vote for the image in a competition to win free UNIQLO t-shirts for yourselves and you could take my viewings and ratings higher.

Magazine illustratiion

This is an illustration for the band Magazine "Howard Devoto" article in Flux Magazine.

Merged image for Tony O'Neill article

This is the finished result foor the Tony O'Neill article in Flux Magazine.

Illustration for article about author Tony O'Neill

This illustration was produced to be merged with a supplied photograph of the author Tony O'Neill for this months Flux Magazine.

The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

Page three of my moleskin sketch book. it is a study of a swallow that I intend to use on an upcoming project Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince"

Work in progress, "Angel in the Architecture"

Vampires at Piccadilly

A sketch completed whilst waiting for a train at Manchester Piccadilly train station

"Little baby Jesus badges"

This is a set of badges designed to depict "The Nativity".
I think that they have a sort of Klimt feel for some reason?
I'm going to have a play around with some colour ways for the set.
Neons reversed out of black is one test to try.
I will post these when I have finished the colour tests.

This is page 2 in my new moleskin sketch book, it is a study of a nettle leaf for a project that I'm working on for a T-shirt design for a competition in Japan.
I'm not allowed to post the final design for the T-shirt until the competition has been judged.

This is the current contents page for Flux Magazine.
The Design Director John Walsh from Sparkle Street Design has made great use of the illustration, he turned it upside down.
I didn't expect that, I love it when things surprise you, thanks John.

Brooklyn art project

I'm really excited to have been chosen to be the current featured artist on the brooklyn art project.

I joined this community in April 2008, I have found it to be a great place to meet new and unusual people "myself included".

Anthony who runs the project works incredibly hard to maintain this vibrant community and has become a good friend.

I will be going to Brooklyn to meet up with Anthony in January 2009 and to exhibit work that will be the result of two collaborations that we will be working on together.

I recommend that anyone with an interest in showing their Art signs up to this great venture.

I'd like to send a huge thank you to Anthony and all the BAP members for all of their support and encouragement.

I received my copy of the exhibition brochure from the Busan International Design Festival 2008 today.