Paris Motor Show (Renault)

Mock up of a hand drawn pen and ink illustrated map of Paris which was to be printed onto the side of a restaurant wall.

I recently had a lovely commission to draw an illustrated map of Paris, for Renault. The map was to be printed large scale onto a restaurant wall which was part of the Renault section of the Paris Motor Show. As well as showing the major areas of Paris, the map contained various ‘Renault specific’ elements including Renault’s very first car which was driven up Monmartre’s Rue Lepic in 1898!

Photograph of the Renault restaurant wall at the Paris Motor Show. The wall has a hand drawn pen and ink illustrated map of Paris printed onto it.
 

Lake District.

Hand drawn illustration of a hiker in the Lake District, Cumbria.

I’ve been drawing a few countryside images recently as my portfolio contains a lot of urban scenes. This one’s of the Lake District which, although only an hour or so drive from Manchester, feels worlds apart when you’re there.

 

Monsters of Folk

Prospective illustrative record cover.

I had the pleasure of working for the Monsters of Folk again a few months ago for the reissue of their 2009 album. I updated the illustration on the reverse cover, so to include the fifth ‘monster’ Will Johnson. This image is a prospective design I did (in similar fashion) when I was first putting together my black and white portfolio.

 

Soho Map.

I’ve been commissioned for a number of map projects recently, so I thought I’d share a new one; a bright and cheerful map of Soho, London.

 

Tennis.

Black and white hand drawn illustrated animation of a amn serving in tennis.

Summer is tennis.

 

Cricket.

Sketchbook pen and ink drawing of cricket crowd.

Summer is cricket.

 

Holkham Hall

Here’s a couple of drawings I produced for Holkham Hall to accompany an event they hosted entitled ‘Wild Wings and Wild Things’.

 

Fortis Magazine.

Stacked magazines with cover illustration in a hospital setting depicting the variety of job roles carried out.

This was a recent commission carried out for a new healthcare magazine, Fortis. The illustration was to show the variety of jobs carried out in a hospital setting.

 

I know where we are.

Ink drawing of a boat at sea with a speech bubble stating 'It's ok! I know where we are!'

Here’s a new personal piece I’ve been working on. I would have liked to have had even more sea shown, but there are only so many hours in the day.

 

The Tatler.

Here’s another illustrated map that I was commissioned to draw for the Tatler. The premise of the map was to illustrate key locations to stop for a bite to eat/drink whilst travelling around England. Just my cup of tea!

 

Holkham Guide Book.

The Holkham Hall guide book has been published which features some of my drawings. Really pleased with the way these turned out and the book itself is beautiful.

 

Climate Crisis.

Illustration depicting animals and human beings holding Extinction Rebellion flags.

A new survey has been conducted by the Guardian in which hundreds of the top climate scientists have given their views on the state of the climate crisis. Almost 80% expect global temperatures to rise over 2.5C above pre-industrial levels. The Paris agreemeent in 2015 set out ‘to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels’. Above 1.5C would risk severe climate impacts including droughts, heatwaves and flooding. This in turn would lead to famines, conflicts and mass-migration. And yet here we are, with climate scientists forecasting a rise above 2.5C, and govenrments failing to act with the necessary urgency.

 

Columbia Road, London.

Ink drawings of Columbia Road flower market in London.

Some recent sketches of the Flower market in Columbia Road, London. A lovely way to spend a Sunday morning in the capital.

 

The Washington Post

Washington Post article featuring hand drawn illustrated map of Larry David's LA.

I was recently commissioned by The Washington Post to draw an illustrated map of Larry David’s LA. It was a fun project to work on drawing some of the locations and props featured in the series ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

Art Direction: Brendon Ferrill.

 

The Vegetable Eater.

Photograph of the cover and inside spread of 'The Vegetable Eater' recipe book by Cara Mangini.

‘The Vegetable Eater’ is a new vegetarian recipe book by Cara Mangini; author of the award winning ‘The Vegetable Butcher’ back in 2016. I was comissioned to draw diagramatic spot illustrations to show the methods of preparing vegetables.

Diagramatic, black and white spot illustrations to show ways of preparing vegetables.
 

The Tatler.

Map illustration of London populated with people exercising.

To get 2024 well and truly moving, I have a new gym-themed map illustration in the latest issue of Tatler magazine.

 

The Victoria, Holkham.

I recently had the pleasure of drawing an illustrated food supplier map for the Victoria, in Holkham. The maps were to be printed on the backs of menus to show the source location of the produce. It’s great to see a restaurant like this maximise the use of local suppliers.

Detail of the illustrated map of Norfolk showing food supplier locations for the Victoria, Holkham.
 

Cop 28.

Illustration of the Peak District in the future. Now a desert landscape with cactus and sheep skulls. A wall remains with a 'Peak National Park' plaque fixed to it.

Could this be the future of the Peak District?

To merely ‘transition away’, and not ‘phase out’ fossil fuels appears to be a ‘cop’ out in itself, to me.

 

Celebrity Chefs.

Drawings of celebrity chefs including Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Nigel Slater, Monica Galetti and Marco Pierre White.

Here’s some recent portraits of celebrity chefs Marco Pierre White, Monica Galetti, Hugh Fearley Whittingstall and Nigel Slater.

 

Kirkus Reviews Magazine.

I was comissioned by Kirkus Reviews magazine in the U.S, to draw some book-related spot illustrations for the cover of their ‘Best of Books’ issue. The illustrations were to be joyful scenes, showing people choosing/reading books in different environmnets.