Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Friday, 25 November 2011

sir, i challenge you to a dew-ell

couple weeks ago I got involved with a wonderful little project/blog called 'ten paces and draw',
you send in a sketch on a certain theme, you get sent a sketch by someone else which you then take to a final coloured version;

my finalised piece:

made from a nice sketch created by paige vickers, im assuming a tribute to one of her family members.





now whenever I think of thanksgiving I immediatley hark back to the earliest interpretation i can remember seeing, one orchestrated by the rather delightful wednesday addams

click for video

resulting in my sketch submission


taken to a very nice final by rachel dougherty


nice collaborative fun to be involved with, I plan on contributing more in the future so keep watching ;)

winnrar

yoyo piece got tied 1st place :)
http://vulto.com/art/illustration-contest-winner/

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

yo....yo!

yoyoing has been a big passion of mine for...about 8 years or more now, i love the scene, the tricks, having it as a hobby has been a constant source of fun, creativity and inspiration for me.

made this piece as an entry for a competition on the blog www.yoyoskills.com, in conjunction with brazilian yoyo company vulto.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

if wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets

continuing the colourful/experimental collage vibe some new creations of mine:
a slightly surreal christmas card/poster design (will be sold on cardcub.com once they launch)



and a lil textural aquatic critter



more to come, so stay tuned

Monday, 24 October 2011

collage!

went back to one of my favorite methods of working to bring a forgotten scanned in sketchbook doodle to life for this.

i do love how quickly i can mess around and experiment with shape, space and texture when doing collage in digital space, enjoy!


Monday, 17 October 2011

space race

this is a personal piece in response to the cancelling of the US shuttle program earlier this year.

60 odd years it took between first powered flight and landing on the moon.

now 40 years after that and its hard not to see the space shuttle grounding as a gigantic step backward.






( bear in mind this is only one possible viewpoint, i am well aware of continuing plans for mars, and other non-manned explorations of our solar system)