Illustrators 51

I have some work on show at the Society of Illustrators from the 7th to the 24th of January in the Illustrators 51 sequential exhibition.

Chrimbo!

The Cruel Irony!

See my first post on Classic FM (Dec 4) and now two weeks later the spot is cancelled due to a re-design!

So, John Tavener is the last of over 70 composer illustrations but it's been good through all these years...... sniffle

House of Illustration

The House of Illustration is the brainchild of Quentin Blake and the museum is set to be 'the place to see past and present illustration, both British and international. It will be the world’s first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms.'

A recent competition ran alongside the exhibition titled: 'What Are You Like' which showed work by artists Quentin Blake, Peter Blake, Sara Fanelli, Eric Carle, Davis Shrigley and many more. This was my entry which *cough* happened to win *ahem... and will be shown at the Dulwich Picture Gallery until the 18th January 2009.

Final coloured in Photoshop

First thumbnail sketch

Final line drawing

Composers

Some more illustrations for Classic FM Magazine with these examples going into the realms of 3D.

Sketch for Beethoven

Final Beethoven

This image of Dvorak picked up a Silver Award from the Society of Illustrators at the Third Biennial Dimensional Salon and was exhibited within a box with a 'spy hole' at the front and a wide hole at the back to shine a light through.

Classic FM.

I've been illustrating the 'Composer of the Month' for Classic FM magazine for over 5 years and and 3 art directors now. I'm really grateful that the magazine has stuck with me and encouraged me to experiment. Without their openness to ideas and my use of different media it wouldn't have lasted this long and I hope it continues.

This is the latest and it's of John Tavener

PD James novel. Whodunnit.

Final coloured in Photoshop

Final line drawing

PD James novel. Crime Scene

Here's a look into how the crime scene illustration developed. The final image is inspired by photographs of murder victims taken in 1930's New York. Click on the images to see a larger version.

Final version coloured in Photoshop

First notes and scribblings

Rejected idea


Final line drawing

Cover Her Face

Earlier this year I illustrated the crime novel Cover Her Face by PD James for the Folio Society and it has just been released. I’ll be posting some illustrations from the book shortly as well as some of the working drawings and processes involved in creating the works.

I’m very pleased to say that 4 images from the book have been selected for the ‘Illustrators 51' exhibition and book which is published by the Society of Illustrators.