'A sorrowful sketchbook of sorts'

An illustrated collection of previous work and brand new work; sketches, photographs, collage, paint, ink, pencil, and even a little bit of poetry.

This 3 image project explores the idea that these creatures, though considered to be myths or legends, are in fact real and they are alone. Being a one-of-a-kind, man-eating, bringer of doom can really take its toll and sometimes everyone just gets a little lonesome.

Each creature, based on real myth and legend is seen in their natural habitat, offering up the meat of our kind’s brave explorers to a potential lover or friend.

The meat rots, the days drag on… but nobody shows.

Work in progress for a project based on the word 'Sorrow' and various interpretations used as research. Three images, each work both ways round to convey different meaning.

‘While Await Me Only Worms' is a semi-fictitious collection of drawings based around the origins of Halloween; set in a town where it was believed that wearing costumes and following rituals would chase away bad spirits.

These spirits would come out in the Autumn/fall and choose people to take their place in the afterlife. It was believed that there was no peace in the afterlife, only in death. 

It’s 16 printed pages of graphite drawings which has been in the works for several months now. I’m really pleased with it - it’s great to see it all together as a finished piece.

Click here to buy it! 

A work in progress project:

A series of images based on the origins of Halloween and old photography. Soon to be made into a limited edition zine.

I made a design for a bottle of gin based on the song ‘Sorrow’ by The National. I love this song and its lyrics and I’ve wanted to do some work based on it for a while. One day I had this idea and had to execute it.

This bottle is not a real product and not associated with The National in any way. It is an homage and a single piece of artwork.

Lyrics by Matthew D. Berninger, Aaron B. Dessner

Definition of 'Sorrow' by the Oxford English Dictionary.

I also designed the logo for Cake And Ale.

Click to see their Facebook page.

An illustration for Spindle Magazine's 'Position Of The Week'. 

This illustration was fun because I was able to take the character way out of the gym and place him in the woods.

Plus owls.

Plus beards.

Here’s a piece I did for Amelia’s Magazine - an image that, for me, sums up the music of Marissa Nadler; beautifully melancholic. 

I enjoyed doing this, combining music and illustration.

Check out the article here! (It also features great work from other illustrators)

My entry to the Penguin/Puffin book cover design competition 2013.

An image based on the word 'Anxiety' - specifically social anxiety. Each character that surrounds the central boy is an exaggeration and represents different aspects of what could make somebody feel uncomfortable in social situations.

Illustrated instructions on how to raise the dead.

A Christmas card I designed for a competition held by Printed.com.

An alternate design for the NSS project.

Designs for individual sleeves for 6 one-track vinyls packaged as part of an XL Recordings commemorative vinyl set.