How is it November already?!

Today I've been drawing this little illustration to freshen up the entry page of my website. I was aiming for being not overly Christmassy, just vaguely festive! Hope it hits the mark.

The Shadow on the Stairs

Look what landed on my desk this morning! Some very smart-looking copies of the book jacket I was commissioned to illustrate by the lovely folks over at Barrington Stoke. If you want a copy of the real thing, they're up on Amazon at the mo.

Castle Melamine Coasters

I was asked the other day about these,  I drew some lovely illos of sheep for Castle Melamine a few years ago and you can now buy them on Amazon.  

I can See the Weekend from Here!

Have a good one everybody...

Eteaket Prints

My exhibition at Eteaket is now up on the wall and last Wednesday we had a lovely opening night with tea cocktails. My thanks to everyone who came along, it was a great success and I've had so much interest for prints that I've had to order extra paper stock! Eteaket are selling prints from their website , so check it out if you're searching for something a little different to give this Christmas.

Whizz...Bang!

Have a safe Bonfire Night folks and don't forget to check for hedgehogs before lighting any bonfires!

24 Hours to go

Tomorrow evening I'll be hammering nails into walls in Eteaket and getting my exhibition into a presentable shape. Today I'm still drawing and printing work. Later I'll be framing like a mad thing. I am not a last minute person, I just found some inspiration today and decided to continue creating. The illo above is of a White Hart and he's my second-to-last piece. One more to do! On Wednesday I'll be saying hello to those of you who are in the area/have the time to pop by for my opening night!

Hello Friday!

It's been a busy week but I wanted to share this illo with you. I'm currently working on one of my own stories and this is one of my characters!

Eteaket Exhibition

I've been working on some new lettering-based pieces for an exhibition I'm doing next month in Eteaket up in Edinburgh. If you haven't been it's a lovely place with a fantastic selection of teas and cakes (hello). I'll post more info about what I'm up to once I've got things framed and printed!

More babies...

I've decided I need more practise at sketching little ones, so I set myself a challenge for today's doodle to draw another baby. 

Din-dins!

This could be either of my dogs, they're both little hoover-beasties!

Seventy-three days until Christmas!

I'm officially starting the countdown as I purchased my first Christmas gift last week. And so it begins.

New Samples

Here are some more traditional fairy tale characters. Puss in Boots is a favourite of mine and the Fairy Godmother just popped into my head one day and needed putting down on paper!

Viewpoint Illo

I think this might just be one of my favourites! The latest effort from me for the lovely folks over at Top Sante Magazine.

Viewpoint Illustration

My latest lettering piece for Top Sante Magazine.

A Wee Dougie!

Today's doodle. It's lovely and warm over here at the moment, almost freakishly warm actually. Both cat and dog seem puzzled by the sudden change in temperature, can't say I'm not slightly confused myself!

Culzean Estate Map

Earlier this year I had an exciting commission from the National Trust to draw a new estate map for Culzean Castle. Last week I was in the area and thought I'd drop by to see it in situ. And here it is...

And something tasty...

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrum!

I seem to have a transport theme today!

Brrrr, Summer is officially over then...

I don't know how the weather is with you, but over here in Edinburgh it's feeling distinctly nippy today. With that in mind I started on a new illo to go on the front page of my website, and here it is!