#2 update on portrait

Progress on the portrait. I have 2 and a half weeks left to begin my own self-portrait for the Sky Arts May 2nd deadline.

#1 update photo-realistic portrait

Here is the beginning of a portrait I am producing as a kind of practice for a self portrait I will begin soon, for the Sky Arts Portrait of the Year competition. I haven't attempted photo-realism since my foundation course seven years ago, I'm hoping my eye for detail has remained sharp since then, looking promising so far...

Fashion Illustration

Here is the beginning of a project I will be finalising in the coming weeks. A project proposed to me by flourishing photographer Jenni Byron, I will base my ideas on her work and develop the source imagery into a fashion illustration. Above is a taster!

Laura Marling 'The Beast' illustration

Here is my entry for the Laura Marling vinyl design competition! The piece of text that accompanies it:

My vision portrays Marling metaphorically dancing with the devil. She is immersed, overwhelmed, burdened under its weight, and in doing so has become 'The Beast'.
The depiction of the beast is influenced by Native American headdress along with the unforgiving, visceral beasts of nature which have now become her crown.

I Am My Hair tattoo

Here is the coloured and polished final version of the tattoo I have illustrated. Watch this space for future updates when it is transferred into the real thing!