Less news; more thought.

Like many people, I am both saddened and concerned by this government’s slow response to the climate crisis.

It appears that one prime minister after the next puts economic growth higher on the priorities list than carbon reduction. To my mind, this is complete madness. How can we have continual economic growth when we are currently dependable on finite resources? If we continue to strip our land of nutrients and suffocate the planet, it is likely we face ecological collapse.

So, I’m championing Kate Raworth’s ‘Donut’ economics, an economic model that rebalances society’s priorities.

 

Buzzfeed Supernatural Unsolved.

I was comissioned by HGB to illustrate the Buzzfeed Supernatural book by Ryan Bergara and Shane Majed, which accompanies their hit web series of the same name. Mostly drawings of what are apparently the most haunted buildings in the States, along with small spooky spot illustrations to be placed within the text. It was a nice job to work on. A link to the book is here.

Mono Matt Hollings Illustrator
 

The Grocer.

Climate change illustration matt hollings

This is a commission I carried out for The Grocer magazine to illustrate a feature on supermarkets going ‘off grid’.

 

The Six Who Came to Dinner.

Book Illustration Illustrator Matt Hollings

These are some chapter illustrations I drew for a new book entiled ‘The Six Who Came to Dinner’ by Anne Youngson, a Costa First Novel Award shortlisted author. I was commissioned to draw one illustration for the beginning of each of the six chapters in the book.

Book Illustration Illustrator
 

Holkham Hall

To coincide with a rebrand of Holkham Hall, I was asked to produce some drawings of the architecture around the site to be used to generate a new interactive map. The map can be seen here.

 

The Modern Gentleman's Handbook.

I was commissioned to illustrate ‘The Modern Gentleman’s Handook’ by Charles Tyrwhitt, a book published by Ebury. A humourist take on Men’s style and etiquette.

 

Store now open.

Welcome to my reshuffled site. I now have an online store where you can buy prints. These include a limited edition illustrated map of Manchester available in both A1 and A2 sizes, amongst other open edition prints. Please follow the navigation header to view.