Some of my past work for the coastal outdoor brand ‘Brakeburn’ have appeared in their new collection for AW23. My personal favourite is the ‘Harry Rocks Tee’ picturing the famous rocks that line the Purbecks coastline in Dorset. I get a lot of inspiration from this area of the UK.
I’ve been designing some prints for a small company called ‘UniOrganics’ that has just started up in the USA. I was asked to design a surface pattern for the packaging as well as the print for the first product. Another task was to draw some diagrams showing how to use the product, (pictured below).
Its the first time I’ve designed a surface pattern for packaging. I’m looking forward to exploring this more and looking into designing patterns for stationary and gifts.
I’ve included a small video below of the product.
Have a great day!
I tried painting a dog for the first time recently. It was for my friend’s birthday – he works on a small fishing camp in BC, Canada. His dog is called Willy, a huge and very playful pup. I am actually currently working at the fishing camp too (woofing). It’s a lot of fun and very peaceful. I go running down the service forest road in the mornings and swim across one of the lakes in the afternoons. Since I have a lot of spare time on my hands I thought I would get back into my painting. I hope you like it! (Acrylic on canvas.)
See below some pictures of the painting.
I recently designed a print for a baby swaddle, which will soon be available to purchase. The swaddle has been designed by a lady in the USA who wanted to improve the environmental impact and practicality of this product. I also helped to start up this business by offering guidance with tech packing, measurements, and fabric properties. I am excited about the possibility of future collaboration. Good luck to Uni Organics.
See pictures below of the product!
I recently completed another wall mural for a client in BC Canada. The client was a small family in Sun Peaks Ski Resort, and the kids wanted their stuffed toys to be included in the design. The first character was a hedgehog called ‘Hedgy’ and a rabbit called ‘Crusty Bun’. I’ve put some pictures of Crusty Bun below:
I designed a few different options for this piece. You can see them below:
The client picked their favourite design and that was it… I was ready to start this fun piece of art! The design was a bit of a challenge for me as the previous wall mural I had created was a completely different process. However I enjoyed the puzzle of how I was going to create these clean/sharp edges. A little tip to anyone creating something like this: masking tape was a big help!
Another wall mural complete! You can see some photos of the process I went through to create this wall mural below:
I designed all the prints and graphics for Kite Clothing’s new S/S 23 collection. I had a lot of fun working on this, and it’s looking great on the website. The theme was ‘Making Memories’ and some of the inspiration for this collection came from personal experiences. I’ve picked out some of my personal favourites from the spring collection below. Summer product will also be available soon!
I’ve also added these designs to my portfolio, you can check it out by going to the portfolio tab at the top of this page.
I hope you’re all having a great weekend so far!
I was invited to a spontaneous paint night recently. I just got back from a surf trip in Costa Rica so I was feeling sea inspired… This wave went through many transformations! It took about 2 hrs but I could have easily carried on for another 10 if the class didn’t finish, haha. I wanted to suggest a fast moving ‘barrelling’ wave. It’s an amazing feeling when you are swimming or surfing and the wave closes out over you but you can still see through it. Maybe the essence of fish swimming too alongside the curve of the wave.
I might go back into this painting to make it more of a realistic wave, but I am enjoying how it looks in my bedroom right now. If anyone would like to purchase this painting, please message me directly using the contact tab at the top of my website.
Have a lovely day!
I designed a logo for 3 Peaks Rentals in Sun Peaks Ski Resort, BC, Canada. The branded t-shirts are in, and they look great! Here are a couple of pictures to showcase the new design, modelled by the lovely Gabs, who currently works for this company. This logo also features on the company’s website and has been used for other marketing purposes.
I’m really happy with how my wall mural has turned out for 3 Peaks Rentals! I now have some professional photos to show you. I have already posted about this painting but I feel these photos are worth talking about as they bring it to life and show the scale. The wall was 18ft high and had to be painted using scaffolding. You can see the process I went through in older posts below. I hope you like the pictures!
You can see the process I went through to create this wall mural by visiting my older blog posts. Please follow these links below:
Here is a collage of photos showcasing the final artwork and process of creating the 18ft wall mural:
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