Hi, I’m a Cambridge based artist and published children’s book author/Illustrator. I take private and commercial commissions.
As an author I’m interested in relationship between image and text on the page. As and artist I primarily see myself as a draughtsman and painter. My work is mainly figurative and incorporates a variety of mediums and techniques. My aim is to create atmosphere and narrative in my illustrations.
My inspiration can come from my surroundings, toys, retro cartoons, Classic fables/tales and comics. I have produced work for picture books, animation, web games, CD covers, posters, prints, educational materials, greetings cards, portraits/caricatures and storyboard/character design.
Represented by: Bright group international
Clients: Little Tiger Press, Usborne Books, New Frontier publishing, Rubicon,QED Publishing, Benchmark Education Company,Cambridge University.
Education BA Illustration (Norwich School of Art) 2000-2003 MA Children’s Book Illustration (Anglia Ruskin Uni.) 2005-2007
Resisdency/Mentoring Evolve East, Graduate Mentor, April - September 2010 AA2A, Artist in residence, Anglia Ruskin University, May-October 2011
Published Works Books: Small Mouse Big City, Little Tiger Press, January 2009 On a Dark, Dark Night, Little Tiger Press, August 2009 Small Mouse Big City, Paperback edition, Little Tiger Press, January 2010 On a Dark, Dark Night, Paper back edtion, Little Tiger Press, August 2010 Marvin and Marigold:the big sneeze (AUS), New Frontier, July 2016 Marvin and Marigold:the big sneeze (UK), New Frontier, August 2017 Other: AOI images annual, September 2010 3X3 annual, 2010
Awards Short-listed,’ Best emerging illustrator’ for Small Mouse Big City, Early Years Book awards 2009 ‘Read it again!’ book awards, nominated author, August 2010 AOI images 34, selected illustrator, September 2010 Press Cambridge Evening News, review, Small Mouse Big City, March 24 2009 The Bookseller, Review, On a Dark, Dark Night, 29 March 2009 Books for keeps, Review, Small Mouse Big City May 2009 Sunday Express, Review, Small Mouse Big City, June 2009 New Review (Supp. independent on Sunday), Review, Small Mouse Big City, 12 June 2009 Carousel, review On a Dark, Dark Night, autumn issue, November 2009
TV: BBC, Cbeebies Channel, Bed time stories, Small Mouse Big City, 23 December 2009
Events Edinburgh book festival, Workshop/Signing, August 2009 Black cat café, Book event, October 2009
Exhibitions BA Grad. Exhibition, Norwich school of art, summer 2003 Bar 9, Helsinki, Finland (Solo show), spring 2005 Faces Festival, Billnas, Finland (group show), summer 2005 MA Grad. Exhibition, Conningsby Gallery, London (group show), winter 2007 Flyapart.co.uk, Vegas gallery, London (group show), summer 2007 Starving Artists, Strawberry Fair (group show), summer 2008 William’s Art, Cambridge (group show), summer 2008 Starving Artists, Strawberry Fair (group show), summer 2009 ‘Really’, AA2A exhibition, Ruskin gallery, Cambridge school of art (group show), 2011 Cambridge Art Salon (group show) summer 2012 ‘Drink and draw’ annual exhibition, Hot Numbers café. 2014, 2015 Pint of science: creative reactions (group show), May 2016 Pint of science: creative reactions (group show), May 2017