Funky Beanz.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 08/10/12

A huge fan of the classic Heinz baked bean, I got really excited by these funky beanz when they came out.
Today I tried them on toast with a poached egg, and my review reads thus: bigger, yet less saucy.

Bit underwhelming, but can't knock them for trying to remix the original and best.

Little & Large.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 07/10/12

Finally sent my first postal offering to my good friend and pint-sized illustrator Louise Wyatt.
Here we are as an unlikely yet dynamic duo comprised of The Statue of Liberty and a viking.

Different Strokes.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 05/10/12

Went to the job centre this afternoon for a Group Information Session. My second visit, I am still fascinated by the different types of people there and what they think about each other and me.
No-one interacted so I still don't really know, but it did strike me as weird that the young men didn't offer their seats in the waiting area to me or the other lady.
Takes all sorts.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 04/10/12

Gems that don't exist in colours that do.

Homehill.

The hills and grass went on forever. In the distance were purple mountains. Over to his left was a forest of green trees but to the right there were only a few trees here and there. Bright yellow bushes and an odd pile of stones dotted the landscape. A silver stream of running, shiny water cascaded down the hillside.

More illustration for Penny today.

The Beginning.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 02/10/12

This Synthia-inspired doodle actually marks my 100th blog post! Boom.
I guess this is just the beginning.

Rabbiting On.

Daily Drawing Challenge 30/09/12 + 01/10/12

Cracking on with the inside illustrations for Penny Shackleton's first children's book; here are two from this weekend that I'm particularly happy with.
Rabbits are now all I see when I close my eyes.
Sympathy for Donnie Darko.

Daily Drawing Challenge: 29/09/12

To anyone who has ever wondered how I stack my tapes, today's drawing holds the answer.

Cinema Sushi & other stories.

Getting a bit behind on my daily drawing posts, so here are the latest three in a wee batch.

Daily drawing challenge: 26/09/12

I ate a sushi dinner during a screening of The Sweeney. Turns out it's an excellent film food, and even though I couldn't see it I could visualize the interesting shapes and colours of the platter clearly through the darkness. (Well, that and smell the stuff.)

: 27/09/12

Getting a bit too engrossed in social media at the moment in its many relentless forms. This phrase is the enemy, along with 'This User Does Not Exist'.

: 28/09/12

Met up with one of my greatest friends after a long time and her presence blessed me with a run of tasty charity shop finds. This little 70s pot is one of them. Reminds me implicitly of my grandparent's house in Leeds; a sweet and strangely sentimental addition to my workspace considering its past is all its own.


You can catch up on all the latest Drawing Days submissions over on the facebook page, including wonderful new drawings by Kate Rowland, Louise Wyatt and Sojung Kim.

Hello Dolly.

Now that the main man himself Laurie Ramsell has put the last touches to the second issue of SYNTHIA: Where Art Meets Science, I myself am very happy to finally unveil it! Having worked on it once again, I feel like a proud mama to see what a fine young lady Synth has turned out to be. Smart, sophisticated and a little bit sexy, this issue packs features on human curiosity, the science of the dark arts and a search for validity in the information age.

Above you can read my article on the wondrous work of illustration gem Natasha Durley.
Currently interning at YCN, she is most certainly one to watch.