Monthly Archives: June 2009

My First Published Work

This September 4 of my illustrations will be featured in a new book by author Martin Dawber called 'Big Book Of Contemporary Illustration'. This is something that has been in the pipeline for a while now, but have only just heard from the author when the official release date will be. Website addresses will be ...

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Another Sneak Peak: The Magpie

Finished this one earlier, but here's a little preview at the half way point. Next up: 'The Barn Owl'!

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Going From zero2illo: Lessons Learned So Far (Part 1)

It's been nearly 4 months since I embarked on this journey from full time Graphic Designer to full time Illustrator, so I thought it would be a good time to take stock of where I am and share with you the lessons I've learned so far: 1: Even the most well thought out plans will change ...

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Work In Progress: The Kingfisher

Here's a little sneak peak at the first of a new set of 12 illustrations that I'm working on for the 'passive income' project - trying to incorporate some torn paper for added texture. Should hopefully have the first 4 illos competed by the weekend ready to launch the new site next week - watch this ...

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Week In Review & The Week Ahead 15th-21st June

Busy, busy, busy with design work again this past week - scrambling to fit everything in before my baby girl makes an appearance (still 2 weeks until the due date, but you never know!). As for illustration work, I've now set up my website for the 'passive income project' that I mentioned last week and even ...

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Catch Up & The Week Ahead 8th-14th June

It's been a few weeks since I've posted one of these catch-up reviews, partly due to a heavy workload (on the design front) but also as I've been planning a way to earn passive income from my illustrations that I'm not quite ready to announce yet (setting up a new website specifically for this and ...

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