YCN library

YCN on rivington street london have started a library and kindly asked us at peepshow to add to their growing collection. we presented the books last night, so a big thank you  to those who came along, asked questions and had a beer. it was a pleasure.

read more here

whale perfume

i was recently asked to be involved in a a project called 'the open daybook' which is a perpetual diary being curated by david earle.each artist creates a piece of work on a specific date. the project has a lot of great artists involved including chris johanson, miranda july, shoboshobo and lots more. the book should be published in 2010. ive been reading and researching alot about whales recently so my day for this project was spent  attempt to put some of that research into a practical piece of work. the image here isnt the actual piece for the diary ( ill post that nearer the publishing date) but is a result of what the project sparked. thanks to david earle for getting me involved

zoot magazine

new illustration for zoot magazine. i was given a lot of freedom to create this image which is a response to a 'london diary'  written by ruby king .The piece mainly focus is about aspects of dalston. the point the author makes about  the term 'urban cool' being used in the media, really  meaning that their is still money to be made out of property, was my main focus. the estate agent characters placing sold placards in anything are pictorially based on painting of colonists claiming new land.

other aspects of dalston inform the picture, such as the fact it used to be a woodland with deer.

im not sure how much of this communicates straight away but i think it becomes clear with the text and doesnt need to be a direct communication  type of illustration 

more animation

dont think i ever posted the finished version of another animation me and pete mellor worked on for sleeproon so here it is.

from www to zzz from Peepshow Collective on Vimeo.

animation

just finished working with pete mellor on this animation for a website being created by sennep.

looking back, im not too sure about the message  behind the animation but as an exercise in translating dry information it was quite interesting

Unilever from Peepshow Collective on Vimeo.

comic / work in progress

iv e been thinking about a story for an animation for a while  and managed to storyboard it last week. i decided to tackle it by producing a comic  and here are a few images from my first attempt. because it was created with no planning the visual language is a bit confused as there are times when it falls into a grey area of neither possessing any intuitive charm or well considered  visual structure. as a vehicle to help the animation progress it is fine as it will naturally change from collaboration. but im thinking of also pushing it as a comic in its own right sometime in the future

it felt like a kiss

the new film 'it felt like a kiss' by adam curtis is on the bbc blog for a limited time and well worth a viewing. it was originally a site specific collaboration with the punchdrunk theatre company and i think its coming to london later in the year, so you may want to wait until then to see it. click here to read more or here to watch the film.like most of his films some of the imagery can be disturbing.

process/limitations of visual language

i am currently working on an animation with pete mellor. the script deals with some ambient content such as how to 'assessing research' and other marketing terms. it also contains sensitive issues with low literacy levels in 'developing markets'. whilst the problems presented with this project are quite typical for illustration, i have  struggled to make my visual language feel right for the job in hand. its work in progress but here are my initial drawings.

more on this soon

island fold

in april i was lucky enough to spend some time at the wonderful Island fold. i havent looked at the work i created there since returning to london .looking at them now,  i can see there was an attempt at a conventional narrative. i will continue with this project over the summer but for now here are three of the drawings

its nice that interview

thanks to alex and will over at 'its nice that'  for the interview and photos of the current peepshow exhibition that opens today.click here to read and see more.

exhibition

busy working on some new drawings for the forthcoming exhibition along with the rest of peepshow. the show runs from the 18th june for one month at dreamspace gallery. click here for more information

illustrated ape

two double page illustrations for the next couple of illustrated ape magazine

the waiting room exhibition

hi, if your in manchester this sunday i will be there with an exhibition of my work and some prints for sale so come by and say hello. the show is kindly put on my dr. me and you can find out more information here. thanks

big issue

new illustration for this weeks big issue. 

 

short stories

i started doing these two page narrative drawings when i was on pender island with island fold ( more to follow about that soon) 

going offline

hello. you may of noticed that i have taken my website down , leaving just a holding page and this news section. this is in no way a permanent decision but i am interested in what an online profile actually generates? i have also been feeling nervous lately about how much of my work is floating round the internet and is not being seen in context. i appreciate people like visiting my website and thank you for your support. i will keep the news updated with where my work can be seen and projects i am working on whilst i rethink the best way of presenting my work online. id also be happy to hear your thoughts on this issue. thanks

LA Times

new illustration for the LA Times book review

todays guardian

hello. i have an illustration in todays guardian newspaper on the front of the society section. its an interesting article about the needs of the social work system and the people involved. well worth a read plus you get my drawing for free. it was an interesting piece to work on and also how the header was written in response to the illustration which made the whole process a solid collaboration

tomorrows news

new illustration for the education section in tomorrows guardian newspaper

ICA live drawing

join the super talented andrew rae and myself  at 'Heavy pencil' for an evening of live drawing to music at the ICA of the 5th of march