Had a good day today at the IWCE Winter Fair ...sold lots of christmas cards and a couple of pictures ...so as these events go ... a pretty good result. Also good to get some live feedback on some new work! :D Thanks to everyone who came to my stall today ...very much appreciated!! :D

Christmas already??? Surely not!!

Working on some hand made cards today ready for the Winter Market at the International Womens Club Eindhoven on the 15th of November ... Its at Thermae Son ...hopefully see some of you there!!

ok ...so the last few days I've been exploring art blogs and generally what is going on in illustration at the moment. I have learned a few things ...
The first thing I need to do is feel the fear and do it anyway!!!! .... its a bit scary to pick up that pen again! So all I am going to do is draw! ...not illustrate ...not design  ...just draw - can't be that hard right?
Secondly ...you have my permission to seriously kick my butt if I post an old piece of work or some thinly disguised rehash! (I'm counting on you!!!)
Finally .... enlist the help of a friendly Media student ...see photo ... to help come up with an eye catching blog and possibly web site ....hmmmm ...help me please Hope Banham

Work to be done!

so ...thought I'd use today to catch up on whats going on in the world of illustration. My ...how things have moved on! Looking at artists like Daria Hlazatova, Kelly Vivanco, Sveta Dorosheva and Lisa Evans. Take a look at some of their amazing work.
And what did I learn?? ...I really need to get my act together and do some SERIOUS work if I'm ever going to get back in to this illustration game.
Wish me luck!!!

Living on Brandevoort has made me fall in love with the modern twist on traditional Dutch architecture..
This is one of a series of original illustrations commissioned for expats leaving the Netherlands ..get in touch if you are interested in an order!

start it up!!

first ...take some inky mushrooms ....