As I look back at 2024 one of my regrets is failing to continue designing The Wait - and other personal projects. The Wait is a mini graphic novel I've been working at for a long while now. Back when Sputnik: Faith + Arts gave me a small grant to work on character...
I doodled this king a few months ago and just now found him hiding in my folder of sketches. Still strange to think there is now a king, not a queen!
A young queen falls ill at the beginning of her reign. Initially unable to leave her bedroom, she fights against fear and hopelessness in her dreams. But as Kinsey grows strong she remains in the dream world, avoiding the kingdom she left behind …Take a peek inside:...
Here's a look at some of the process I went through drawing the title page for Kinsey's Sword. As it was the first spread I painted for the book I was still trying to capture the style of the illustrations. Initially I'd thought I'd add a lot more detail and move...
Wild Child's sketch prompt this week was 'The Wizard of Oz'. My choice of character was Toto, played by a Cairn Terrier in the 1939 movie.
This week's prompt was 'fairytale'. I was inspired by the birth of my nephew and drew a scene from Thumbelina.
Over the last few months I've been working on something really special - something a bit different from anything I've made before. Rachel Zylstra, a singer-songwriter based in Edinburgh, asked me to create a music video for one of the tracks on her new album On...
Liffey was the Irish Setter my family owned while I was growing up. She was a wonderful companion, if a little odd at times. I must have doodled these caricatures of her at some point last year, but I'd forgotten about them until now.
My sister and I were horse mad when we were younger, with model horses, multiple books, and notebooks filled with pony sketches and stories. I still ride, and (when I'm not in lockdown) volunteer with my local Riding for the Disabled group. So creating this booklet...