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Here’s my submission for the ‘Cover Band’ group show at Gallery 1988 in LA.
The brief was to pick a favourite album from Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums’ list and to ‘collaborate with the original cover art’.
Mine is the classic ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ (obviously!).
There are loads of great artists involved so it should be an amazing show. Very exciting…I wish I could go!
The second of the series and the cover of the first EP ‘Safari’ from the Electronic Frank album.
Listen to the ‘Safari EP’ here.
..and this is the second release and the 3rd in the series. It will be called ‘Soon’ EP (I think)….I don’t know what it is exactly - there are hybrid antelopes that look like this but the stripes are very faint and only on the haunches. It’s a kind of Gerenuk. Or like a half Bongo, half gerenuk.
My last Talking Point piece before the summer break. The article was about skin cancer.
For a Talking Point article about how stress, loss of purpose and direction, and modern life is causing a drop in some men’s libidos.
This is for an feature in ‘People Management’ magazine about Psychometric Profiling and Coaching at Work.
A test for ‘Sherbet‘, a London animation and film production company, as a pitch for an animated commercial campaign for UPS shops.
For a ‘Talking Point’ article about how eating disorders and body dismorphia are no longer exclusively female problems.
For an article about how safe it is to exercise during pregnancy.
The latest ‘Talking Point’ editorial.
For an article discussing the various opinions of dyslexia and it’s treatment in schools.
For a feature about male grooming products and techniques.
For a food piece about Lavender and it’s beneficial properties.
For a fascinating article about the new opinion that giving birth at hoome is apparently as safe as a hospital birth! It also talks about the fact that other benefits seem to outweigh the risk.
For a ‘Talking Point’ piece about sex education in British schools and the way the subject of ‘The Birds & The Bees’ is broached by parents.
…a closer look…
…and another.
For an article about how, by February, many new years resolutions to exercise have fallen by the wayside, and how to avoid the inevitable lack of motivation when the New Year is not so new.
To illustrate an article about the pros and cons of laser eye surgery.
For an article about the worrying rise of cases of Cancer in Britain.
For The Telegraph’s ‘Shop Awards’.
For a ‘Talking Point’ article about the inflation in GP’s pay in the UK.
A great way to say goodbye to 2007 - a picture on the cover of the ‘Review of The Year’ issue of the Saturday Telegraph Magazine! The illustration is for an article about a rather sombre subject: recently extinct and critically endangered animals.
For a Talking Point article about……measles!
The latest Talking Point - for an article about how the correlation between exercise and weight loss may not be as clear as we thought.
An illustration for Brummel Magazine for an article about the Loro Piana suits, the finest suits in the world. Only 50 are made from a single bale of Merino wool voted in an international competition to be the finest bale in the world. The suits cost around £8000 each.
For a Talking Point article about the new strains of dangerous superbugs in hospitals in the UK and the measures to combat them.
A new print in now available for sale at BlueFlip Art.
Remember, 10% of each sale goes to Save The Children.
Click here for product details. And here for info at the BlueFlipArt blog.
An early drawing of the same piece. Slightly different composition.
This weeks ‘Talking Point’ in The Telegraph Magazine is about ‘Happiness Lessons’ being introduced into British schools.
For a ‘Talking Point’ article about how overuse of painkillers can aggravate headaches.
For an editorial in ‘Spiritual Health Magazine’ written by an anatomist about his discovering a love of the adipose layer, and how it helped him and his students change the way they view themselves.
For an article about whether the side-effects sometimes caused by taking statins are worth the risk.
For a ‘Talking Point’ article about the drive to teach the ‘BodyDoctor’ exercise course in schools.
For an article in GQ about how to be an inspirational boss and build a strong team.
…this article was about what female managers look for in their employees.
…for an article about 5 foods to help you in 5 of life’s challenging situations.
Some prints of my work are now available for sale at the esteemed BlueFlipArt
10% of each sale goes to ‘Save The Children’
Go and have a look, and click around because there are some really great artists represented there, including Brian Taylor (aka CandyKiller), Sauerkids, Ken Garduno and Matthew Pasquarello.
A dream commission! A cover for Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ for Penguin Readers.
For a feature in The Telegraph Magazine about the risk of extinction to honey bees in the UK.
Detail 1.
Detail 2.
A commission from The Times for their travel supplement, illustrating a ‘Far East Travel’ special feature.
For a ‘Talking Point’ about the risks of using out of date or too much cosmetics.
For an article about whether extreme temperature therapy (kryotherapy) is beneficial to one’s health.
A piece for TIME magazine (Asian edition) for a feature about how its becoming easier to plan a holiday and meet travel companions on the internet.
This week’s talking point is…malaria.
This was for a talking point article about vitamin supplements and omega oil for children.
For a Talking Point article about weaning and the benefits of baby food versus breast milk.
For an article entitled ‘Can We Escape Our Genes?’ about DNA testing for preventative behaviour
An early drawing.
For an article in GQ by Paul McKenna about quitting smoking for the July 1st ban. He describes mental exercises and other quitting techniques.
The submitted rough for the commission.
For an article about the high price of medicine and how the National Institute for Clinical Excellence will not allow prescription by the NHS of treatments it deems poor value for money.
This weeks ‘Talking Point’ illustration.
An illustration for an article about the pros and cons of getting diagnosis and even ordering prescription drugs online.
This is for an article about the benefits of exposure to the sun.
An illustration for an article entitled ‘The Cost Of Fun’ about the horrific working conditions in the Chinese factories employed by the western toy industry.
Art Director: Gary Cochran
A detail from the same piece.
..and an early sketch.
This is a book cover for Jane Austin’s ‘Sense And Sensibility’ produced as part of a set released in association with The Telegraph.
A detail of the cover.
Another detail.
This week’s Telegraph piece.
For an article about organic and biodynamically grown beauty products.
An early sketch.
For an article about how your health can be mapped in your iris.
For a story about how the number of children diagnosed with depression is rising.
This is the rough sketch I submitted for approval.
An illustration for a feature story about a tragic love story centered around the ‘mix tapes’ they made for one another.
Art Director: Gary Cochran
For an article about the growth in the industry of online personal trainers.
For an article about the expensive high-end of the mineral water market.
This is an illustration produced for a Virgin Atlantic advertorial about new thinking about the working environment.
For an article about the arguments around childhood immunisation.
For an article about the new trends in moden ‘keep-fit’, including…hoola-hoops!
An illustration for an article about how ADHD is being diagnosed in more and more adults, particularly women.
An American Express promotion based on US history since the founding of American Express. (2 single & 3 double pages).
Art Director: Ken Leung
For an article about this season’s batch of super-healthy, cure-all exotic foods.
