Alexander Lukashenko continues to block the path to progress for Belarus.
The obstacle
How food came home
Illustration for The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2020—with big thanks to Stuart Milligan.
Old hat…
‘Old hat’… an illustration for Res Publica (many thanks to Zeyd Anwar). This one was made in ink and gouache, and the colour and text added in Photoshop. Here are the before and after versions.
Creative Pool interview
Member Spotlight interview with Creative Pool.
Many thanks to Antonino Lupo.
Jakarta: History of a Misunderstood City
Cover illustration for ‘Jakarta—History of a Misunderstood City’ by Herald Van Der Linde.
I once lived in Jakarta, so it’s good to have a picture on a book about it. The illustration used is part of a much longer pen and ink drawing I made a while back. Big thanks to Anita Teo @marshallcavendish.
Monty Don
A new portrait of TV’s most reassuring gardener. Like Monty Don, I’m also growing tomatoes in my back garden but not many are looking that red yet, or are as big as Monty’s. Fingers crossed though.
This is the 2nd time I’ve done our Monty. The first one was a traditional number: ink, pencil, crayon and all that. This one, however, is drawn straight into Photoshop with my Wacom tablet.
Expat hotline
This one went on for ages. I drew the table and the guy on the phone about 6 months before but then gave up on it.
I do that sometimes. Starting the picture is the exciting part, but that feeling fades so I end up sitting on stuff. However, as I was on a roll from the last picture, finishing this one happened quite easily. Funny how it goes. (Also shown here is the first rough version.)
Sketchbook weeds
Sketchbook pages of weeds and plants at the back. I’ve been trying to get more out of the ballpoint pen, painting with the isopropanol. It goes right through the paper and sometimes looks better. The one on the left here is made that way.
The New Normal
“Now everything’s a little upside down.”
Measuring ego development
an illustration idea for Veda.