My latest work has been using a gelli plate with heavy body acrylic paint, hand made paper stencils and foam stamps. Its quite a departure from my normal gouache painting but I've wanted to push myself into using other mediums and experiment with a loser style.
Some experimentation in my sketchbook using gouache to paint out the design first and then some collage to highlite flowers and leaves.
A pile of mono printed papers to use for the collage. These were made by using acrylic paint , a gelli pad, stencils and various mark making tools.
A large finished picture using the same technique and then painting in a background in gouache.
My latest obsession- making scrapbooks of my work and influences. A collation of design off cuts, magazine cuttings, postcards, menus and any other random bits that I've collected over the years, at last they have a home!
Vegan Food Truck commission, Oregon
In my studio
My designs always start as paintings, usually in gouache like these vegetables.
I was commissioned by a company in Oregon USA to design a root vegetable illustration that could go down the side of their vegan food truck.
I chose a few different veg including turnips, carrots and beetroot, I love painting these sorts of food in my very stylized signature way.
The Finished design
I'm so pleased with the finished design, I think it looks great on the truck, I just wished I lived near enough to sample their food!
Space NK
A commission by the high street beauty retailer for their online magazine.
I was asked to illustrate six different ingredients used in cosmetics.
I loved the bold colours and patterns that they were after and it was certainly a challenge to illustrate chemicals!
Floral greeting cards
A commission from a company in the US for their range
Logo for a paper flower company called Twig and clay
Gouache painting for M&S homeware range
Gouache painting 2
The finished products
Article in Homeware magazine.
Flower, bird and butterfly wrap around design for a tin from a Korean company
Protea flower design for an Australian cosmetic company