Hogwarts
Now for sale on Etsy! Oh god, I’m officially a Harry Potter fan artist / tribute artist/ whatever… I put a hold …
New York, New York!
Now for sale on Etsy! Okay, it’s eBoy influenced, but it’s also got the Flatiron building and the Empire State, and the …
London Calling 2!
Now for sale on Etsy! I’ve returned to pixel art, at least for the time being, following a portfolio review. And I’ve …
The Mummy
Another of my hark backs to Fighting Fantasy. I’ve now taken to colouring in the pen and ink fantasy creatures series, and …
Troll
Edited to add colour. Trolls and ogres are some of the most varied fantasy creatures in terms of artists’ and writers’ interpretations. …
Harry Potter Sketch
I’ve been running in ever decreasing circles since a portfolio review earlier this year which could be summed up as “we like …
London Calling : Canvas Print
I was very kindly sent these pictures of my London Calling pixel city canvas print. I was – to be quite honest …
Red Riding Hood
My entry for the Tommie Depaola 2016 award. I wanted Red Riding Hood to have an eastern European look to her. The …
Broomsticks are so middle-ages
I probably shouldn’t have got my hopes up too high in regards to the SCWBI Undiscovered Voices competition, but of all my …
Out of Place
Out of Place will be the title of the 2016 Tower Hamlets creative writing competition which we’ll be running with the HEC …
Orc soldier
A more conventional orc – this one straight from my ten-year-old self. It’s nice to be able to go back and properly …
Orc chief
This was my fairly unconventional (by the conservative standards of the genre) take on an orc chief. I’ve always associated the look …
Lizardman
I’ve always felt sorry for the lizardman in the fantasy genre as they always seem to be overlooks, despite being used to …
Goblin Ballista
A non-character based fantasy piece, this was to illustrate goblin technology which I feel is criminally underrated by some scholars.
Goblin Archer
Traditional design of a goblin soldier
Goblin Shaman
The goblin shaman was an early drawing for my creature encyclopedia. Goblins are great characters because there’s such a rich background to …
Steampunk Gunner
This was one of my two entries into a recent Deviant Art competition that inspired my development of a more realistic style. …
Once upon a time…
A mythical mash-up
Task 3: Vanquish dragon
The final task for our heroine before she can sit down and enjoy the nice cup of tea
You’re STILL a Pest!
In honour of the imminent (well, fairly imminent) publication of the printed edition of You’re a Pest, Betsy Thumbslurp! here’s a sample …
Task 1: Clean out the pond
Now that Betsy Thumbslurp’s been published it’s time the return to other projects. I’m at least half way through the the art …
Task 1: Clean out the pond (pencils)
You know what it’s like when you get to spring. The garden needs weeding, the lawn’s a patchy mess, the fence needs …
Unpublished artwork #1
The calm before the storm…
Buy it now!
WARNING! This book is full of YUCKS, GGRRRRAAHHHS and SNNOOSSEEFFUUPPs.(Not to mention a flying hippopotamus!)
Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
At least Coco can hide in her bedroom. You can tell by the eyes that Mum has been up since 5am with …
Must Read Booklist 2014
The Must Read posters are the sister set to the Teen Booklist and generally follow the same visual teme. That meant another …
Tower Hamlets Teen Booklist 2014
So my manager decides that we need a different design to the last few years, which have been rather clean and tidy, …
Hopes and Dreams
Our two heroes discuss future career paths. The two snails are Cassie’s parents getting their just desserts.
Pixel Library
My pixel art Hogwarts is still ongoing, but this is my latest poster – the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services in it’s …
Mini Mega City One
After I posted London Calling on the 2000AD message board, someone suggested a pixel art Mega City One, and here’s the result. …
Black skies
I wanted at least one opening line that could be worked into sci-fi. This is a bit of a John Wyndham apocalyptic …
Apples in suitcases
I’m not sure whether any entrants have interpreted the ‘apple’ as an iPhone. I like this design but it’s certainly the most …
Jumping from windows
Being totally unused to Adobe Illustrator, this was the toughest of the 4 posters given the amount going on, but the crisp …
Spinning heads and deep holes
This shamelessly riffed on Hitchcock film posters and was one of the earliest designs for this series of posters, it was also …
Bathtime
This is one of my favourite illustrations in the book. Like Betsy’s Ikea Antelop high chair (cheap and very easy to clean), …
A well-earned rest
This was the painting that sparked off the story …don’t let the dragons bite. I’d bought the book Goblins of the Labyrinth, and …
At the gates
PhotoShop colouring work over the original paints completed this illustration. I love the huge goblin guards shivvering in their bobble hats – …
In the kitchen
The completed kitchen scene with our protagonists playing with their future selves. I’ll keep the colour schemes for their outfits the same …
In the kitchen : pencils
The kitchen scene was my second attempt after the painting on the first went a bit pear-shaped.
Ready to publish…
Janet chose this as the definitive picture of Coco, with her reaction to her newborn sister who supplants her as the centre …
The villain
Every story needs a villain. Poor Hippo is both villain and victim of this book. There’s supposed to be baked bean sauce …
Three’s a crowd
Double, Tripple Yucks! Betsy and her beloved Hippopotamus. Coco’s had enough.
A light and fluffy cake
Birthday cakes aren’t so fluffy after a year on the shelf. The first Betsy Thubslurp story is all about poor Coco missing …
THe List 2011: Spirit
The final poster in the 2011 series, and the one that didn’t quite survive being turned into CMYK colors.
THe List 2011: Water
I love this poster. The colours and composition just work. This was the first in the series that I created and it …
THe List 2011: Fire
Poster 3 in the 2011 series was Fire. The art was a deliberate reversal of composition from Water, but re-used some elements …
THe List 2011: Air
Poster 2 of the 2011 series was Air. The background is predominantly skyscrapers and other architecture from around Tower Hamlets.
Baba Yaga
I remember the chicken-leg house from childhood stories and more recently rediscovered it in Hellboy. It’s one of the most memorable …
Paladin
I’d finished reading Game of Thrones when I started work on this with a mind to produce a series of collaged fantasy …
Reading with your child
Reading with your child was a promotion for local parents encouraging them to make use of public libraries and bookshops.