Colour.

Titan.

Some pages I've been working on recently for a short graphic novel called Titan.

David Shrigley Life Drawing

First post in a while, I've been a bit slack over summer. It's the start of my final year now so I hope to be updating the blog with bits and pieces regularly. None to show at the moment though as work is still in the early idea stages. I have however some photos from a drop-in David Shrigley life drawing class I attended earlier today. It's part of his HOW ARE YOU FEELING? exhibition at the Corner House in Manchester, visitors were encouraged to pick pencils and paper and sketch their own interpretations of THE LIFE MODEL which was a larger life animatronic figure. It had a great atmosphere with people of all ages participating in the fun, I really enjoyed getting involved and making a few sketches.

The Swimmer Progress

Here are a few double page spreads from a 32 page book I'm currently working on that illustrates 'The Swimmer' a short story by John Cheever.

Pick Me Up

Yesterday I travelled to London to visit Pick Me Up, the contemporary graphic arts fair. It is held at Somerset House on the banks of the river Thames and showcases many of the best new illustrators and designers from across the world. One of the main exhibits this year was 'Pick Me Up Selects', a collection of 20 international aspiring artists that together cover a broad spectrum of styles. As well as this the fair also hosts many collectives and galleries that are given spaces to exhibit, make and sell work plus there are loads of events and workshops for visitors to get involved with.

Having loved what Pick Me Up has put on show last year and the year before it was nice to return and see what's on show this year and how it has improved. It's really great to see so much amazing illustration and design all in one place, I'd recommend any one to go if they ever get chance.

The Tower of Babel

This is the completed concertina book I made that wordlessly illustrates the Tower of Babel from the Bible's old testament. The aim of this project was to create a short narrative which conveys a story using images alone.

I tried to experiment with the format and design of the book so that the illustrations could work together as continuous whole and also be read as a conventional pages. I am fairly pleased with the outcome of this project and I believe it has helped me gain a better understanding of how to build narrative.