Making of: 1920s Electric Cinema christmas card!

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Holly Golightly at The Electric!

I am working on a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed design for the Electric Cinema, taking it back to the early 60s with pastel and champagne colours.

The design features both the Tiffany's store seen in the opening credits along with the closing segment including the yellow taxi.

The design will be available as part of the gift voucher in early summer 2017!

Update: The Big Sleuth 2017 and Painting Progress!

The Big Sleuth Learning Resources

I worked on a great project in November 2016 for The Big Sleuth's learning pack as part of the education programme.

They have since been published and distributed to schools with the illustrations as chapter headers telling the story of the sun bear.

Wedding Invitations

I am working on some traditional wedding stationery, possibly stemming out to 4 different flower bouquets.

Here are some progress shots of the pencil work, which I will digitally colour.

La La Land illustration finished!

This is my La La themed homage to the Damien Chazelle instant classic. It is available as a greeting card here!

Here's to the ones who dream.

La La Land progress!

My La La Land illustration is slowly falling into place!

John Legend stands atop the L.A skyline.

Below is a shot of piano keys and the pier on which Ryan Gosling's Sebastian performs a song.

La La Land illustration updates

A couple of weeks before the release of La La Land on Friday January 14th, I planned an illustration to closely follow it's release.

These are some progress shots and I will share the finished piece next! 

It has gone to print tonight and I am taking orders of the greeting card now on etsy, with shipping in around 10 days as soon I get my hands on them!

I spent time capturing the golden age of hollywood with warm colours and bright lights of L.A

The Big Sleuth learning resource Topic Web!

So proud to share a brand new illustration as part of the schools learning resources for The Big Sleuth 2017!

Sun bears are endangered and Birmingham's vast parks and greenery will make a perfect second home for the bears which will decorate the second city this summer.

The Big Sleuth learning resource illustrations!

I have been working on a series of illustrations to accompany the learning resource pack for the might Big Sleuth, coming to Birmingham next year! 

Educational illustrations are an area I have been interested in getting more involved with and I can't wait to share the finished illustrations!

More exciting updates to come!

Christmas Cards 2016 range available online now!!!

My full Christmas cards range is available now! I have produced a brand new 1920 themed Electric Cinema card, along with a vintage Bournville design and a Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery themed piece. Visit my shop here :)

1920 Electric Cinema Christmas Card complete!

I am very happy to share this brand new design paying homage to The Electric Cinema that is available to buy from my etsy shop online and will soon be fully stocked at The Electric Cinema box office and online. I wanted to capture the flippant charm of 20's fashion illustration set against the iconic art deco bar in the cinema.

Researching...

I am delving into classic 1920s art deco imagery researching for a new Christmas illustration. Love the blend of graphic and illustrative style.

Christmas card update!

Here is a sneak peek of my first Christmas card of this year!

Bournville Christmas Card update

My second design will be based on my home village of Bournville, which has so many iconic elements. I have focused on the train station, which will include the famous Cadbury factory puffing away in the background.

I also found this amazing old photograph of a steam engine with Cadbury advertising down the side from which my idea developed.

Christmas card update

My first Christmas card design is based on the Round Room at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, where curators add finishing touches and builders assemble the glass roof in time for the Winter opening in 1886!

Christmas cards...

I have tentatively started ideas for my range of 2016 Christmas cards! I am aiming for 4 designs this year as I have an album cover and anniversary piece to work on too. More information and drawings up soon!

The Big Read Trail Map

So proud to follow up last year's Trail Map cover with the design for this year's sculpture project, celebrating Roald Dahl's centenary with a quiet and whimsical illustration featuring Matilda & Mr Fox!

The Big Read Trail Map illustration

To celebrate Roald Dahl’s Centenary year, the rear side of my book bench for The Core Theatre, Solihull highlights two classic Dahl characters together for the first time in a quiet and whimsical scene. The bird delivering the book is an ode to Solihull’s Home Library Service, enabling less mobile local residents access to enjoy books.

Update: The illustration will also be the official cover illustration for The Big Read Trail Map! I am excited to have my work on the cover of two consecutive Wild in Art Trail Maps in 

The Big Read update!

The Big Read launches in 3 days on Thursday 14th July and here are some sneak peeks of the finished and varnished book bench for Thinktank Birmingham and Millennium Point.

I am so excited for it to go live and hopefully raise money for the Children's Hospital through all the creative and literacy events that will raise money during Summer 2016.

The photograph below is a snapshot from the wall display at Millennium Point which will tell the story of the bench's conception!