Another one of the series of 6 flyers that I am working on, capturing a vintage feel, and incorporating the animal as well as   the outfit. 

Sketch Book Page

A page taken from today's drawings :)

The Threatened Loris

The loris is the planets only poisonous primate, with a bite dangerous enough to kill someone. Until recently they were a fairly unknown creature, until a video on YouTube captured the attention of thousands of exotic pet lovers. 

As a result, lorises are at the mercy of hunters who trap them and rip out their venomous teeth using wire cutters. These creatures are then sold on animal markets, trapped in boxes or cages, paraded openly on the streets, despite the trade of them being very illegal. 

Unfortunately the price for a Loris has risen considerably and people are making good money for the capture and sale of them.

They are one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world and it  doesn't appear to be getting any better with the illegal trade of these unique creatures.  

This sad reality prompted the illustration 

above of a Loris where it should be, in the forest.

Bird Crazy!

 

I found an old illustrated guide to Birds of Britain and Europe in a charity shop and ended up doing lots of bird illustration as you can probably see! Experimenting in the print room I created a Collograph of a feather which came out in a way that was almost photo realistic, every delicate part of the feather was printed onto the paper. I also produced some coloured pencil drawings which are now adorning lots of greetings cards for friends and family!

Circus flyers

Elephant 

Acrobat

As part of a recent brief to complete six fashion based illustrations I am working on these images. Going with a vintage circus theme! They aren't complete yet, I am adding hand printed lettering to the front, to make it a functional flyer. What do people think?

New Work

A recent piece of work using coloured pencils and collage.
Part of my drawing development.