I recently had the pleasure of drawing a fantastical castle, for the branding of Watermouth Caslte in Devon. The client had requested a sketchy, hand-drawn approach, complete with toboggan run and water wheel, both of which feature within the grounds. After sketching a number of different roughs, this one was eventually selected. The drawing was scanned into the computer and converted into a vector, so that it can be scaled up for large format printing.
Climate thoughts.
July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record. A scientific study has found that the European heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without human-induced climate change.
And yet we continue to travel by plane for our holidays.
A return flight from London to New York (per person) equates to approximately two thirds of the emissions from an average family car per year. One trip emits more CO2 than an average person emits annualy in 56 countries across the world.
It saddens me to read the number of flights from the UK in 2022 was still at 80% as those departing in 2019, before the pandemic.
We are quite frankly destroying the planet, and ourselves along with it. Surely it’s time to put a pause on unnecessary air travel until carbon neutral planes are developed. For the sake of humanity. Right now.
The Grocer.
Here’s a recent illustration I did for the Grocer magazine, accompanying an article about the challenges convenience stores face competing with larger, cheaper supermarkets.
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.
James Purdey & Sons.
Some recent spot illustrations commissioned by heritage shooting brand James Purdey & Sons, for a client experiences brochure they were compiling.
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.
The Grocer.
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.
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.
The Grocer magazine.
New portrait for the Grocer magazine.
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.