It seems like print is on the verge of extinction,in favour of profits and technology. It’s a shocking vision; perhaps we won’t see new books printed, only ‘pdf-ed’ or whatever other platform takes hold of us. But while there are pages in a book and words to capture the imagination, let’s make merry and pray…… Continue reading Reader
Category: african
Recent work
For National Geographic, line work and digital colour.
Repair men
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.John F. Kennedy 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 – 1963)I have has this idea for decades! a book about repair men. Finally somebody shows some interest. I really hope it works, excuse the pun.
Life in a modern city
Many of us are familiar with this image. If you commute, you’ll have seen it countless times; maybe not this image exactly, it could be a man, or a different coloured paper, or a book or an electronic device. Its that ‘Don’t bother me!’ image. People guarding their personal space on their way to and…… Continue reading Life in a modern city
Back to the Future
“Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.” -Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) This is an experiment with watercolour. I have a new text to play with and am making the visuals in watercolour, in the hope that I can find my own way of using this medium.
The struggle continues
The look of the blog struggle continues! We’ve changed again this month and are still looking for the theme that best works for us until there is enough spare time to design one ourselves. This coming week Ken is at a number of libraries in Brent doing Life Size workshops with children as part of…… Continue reading The struggle continues
The Illustrationist 