Goodbye is always the hardest word to say. Unless you’ve got a mouthful of toffee and you’re trying to say “onomatopoeia”. As far as annunciation goes, that’s a toughie. This story in pictures is the only honest and real way I can think that people actually say goodbye. Nobody ever Read more…
Above is a first draft of a book I’m developing. It’s part of a humour series aimed at adults and teenagers and this particular book seems to chime with a lot of women I know. Hopefully there are other people out there that feel like this, too. The working title Read more…
As some of you may be aware, my first ever illustration job was a year-long contract drawing cartoon strips for West Ham United. It sounds quite good on paper. Not to mention ridiculous. Small, ridiculously inexperienced illustrator gets job for with big Premiership Football Club. How did I manage it? Read more…
Happiness is a good thing. It’s like chocolate for the mind, but with fewer calories and even less chance of wrappers getting stuck down the side of your sofa. As an illustrator, I love drawing stuff that makes me smile. In particular, I really like drawing things where there’s no Read more…
I was going to start this post with a disclaimer, but then thought how stuffy and informal that would seem. So instead, I’ll start with a compliment on your hair. Because it looks lovely today. It really does. Have you done something different with it? No? You’re sure? OK, it Read more…
Back in 2007 I did a bunch of stuff. I graduated from a uni degree in animation, I worked my arse off on creating work that I thought would get me into “the cartoon industry” and I put together a portfolio of witty and smart comic strips to get me Read more…
With every Monday that turns up, I’m looking to try and write something here that makes people think. Something illustration related. Or possibly me-related if it’s a particularly quiet news day and I’m feeling a bit egotistical. The other thing I do every Monday is lecture. I’m a lecturer. I Read more…
I am working on a new set of little books that revolve around various themes. Almost all of them are set against a plain white background, with the characters occupying the bottom third of the page. But there’s one book called ‘Hold On’ that I’m really enjoying developing. For narrative Read more…
Missing Pages is the title of a new collection of stories I’m developing, which – funnily enough – are missing pages and adding a blurred and enigmatic feel to the narratives. These three guys will be featuring quite heavily. I can’t say too much more about them without spoiling future Read more…