I am a Illustrator from the Midlands in the UK, who specialises in narrative illustration. I enjoy playing with texture, scale and composition. I currently mostly work in pencil, drawing each element, then colouring and enhancing in photoshop.
Clients
Walker Books - The Times, Eureka Magazine - Black Dog Publishing - Bostock and Politt
Competitions
• The Book Illustration Competition 2014 - Run by the House of Illustration and Folio Society - Shortlisted in the top 25 to illustrate Heart of Darkness.
• Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2013 - Highly Commended in the Emerging Talent Category
• The Book Illustration Competition 2013 - Run by the House of Illustration and Folio Society - Shortlisted in the top 25 to illustrate Brave New World
• Selected for the AOI's Images competition in annuals 34, 35 and 36
• Winner of the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society 'Best in NUCA Degree Show' - 2009
Education
MA Children's Book Illustration with Distinction
Cambridge School of Art, 2012
First Class BA (Hons.) Graphic Design (Illustration)
Norwich University of the Arts, 2009
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