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Office Farewell Gift For An Ex-Bristolian ‘Sick of the Tea’

Colleagues warmly described her as a ‘revolutionary’ spirit, constantly amazed that Bristolians put up with the local hard water ‘ruining’ their tea. Incidentally this was painted with a mixture of…

January 28, 2016 at 6:13 pm Leave a comment

25 Oct

Exeter College, Oxford ‘Skyline’ Mug

Now on sale here

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16 Jul

Green Templeton College Rowing Blades Chalking

See other work like this at http://www.bladeschalking.co.uk Following rowing victories in the ‘Torpids’ or ‘Summer VIIIs’ competitions, teams can petition to commemorate their success on the walls of their Oxford College.…

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14 Jun

Buildings of Exeter College as the physiology of the human heart

An interesting commission (painted in tea and coffee) from the students of the exiting professor of Cardio Physiology. The four quads of his former college realised as the atriums, ventricles, major…

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10 Jun

Science Comic – ‘The Search For Dark Matter’

Commissioned as an example page by a client submitting a business proposal centring on educational science comics.

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27 Apr

Exeter College ‘Neverland’ Ball Map

Imagining the Oxford College’s buildings and grounds as J.M Barrie’s Neverland. & the college as viewed from above in reality.

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27 Mar

Illustrations to short story ‘San Diego’

Read the short story at Henry Heffer’s Blog. The events depicted are from Part 2 ‘How did I not see this coming? I let my guard down and this is…

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27 Mar

Illustrations to short story ‘San Diego’

Read the short story at Henry Heffer’s Blog. The events depicted are from Part 1. ‘I slammed into the surf, feeling the cool rush hit my body. Soft foam crackled…

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02 Mar

Newbury Hall House Crests

Commission to design crests for the four school houses, named after famous scientists and philosophers. Da Vinci sketches formed inspiration for the style. Via Newbury Hall Blog

March 2, 2015 at 1:50 pm

21 Feb

Weymouth and Portland Coastal Path

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12 Feb

Newbury Hall Christmas Card 2014

Ink, gouache and wax crayon

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04 Feb

Midnight Riviera

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02 Oct

‘Yves Saint Laurent’ film illustration

To accompany Henry Heffer’s review. Ink and gouache

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23 Jun

Exeter College, Oxford – Septcentennial Ball Map

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June 23, 2014 at 10:35 pm Leave a comment

23 May

New Studio Ghibli film, ‘The Wind Rises’ – review illustration

Illustration to accompany Henry Heffer’s film review. Ink, pastel and spray paint

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18 May

Frank Cooper’s Oxford Marmalade

Ink and Gouache

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09 May

Character Development for THAT Group, Bristol

Outline sketched on iPhone, all tone created by horizontal ruled ink lines for a vintage effect

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08 May

Miniature Painting – Sargent

For Mulvany and Rogers Miniatures. 8x6cm acrylic copy of John Singer Sargent’s ‘Almina, Daughter of Asher Wertheimer’

May 8, 2014 at 10:38 pm Leave a comment

12 Apr

Donald Rumsfeld and the Iraq War. Illustration in gouache

To accompany a review of ‘The Known Unknown’ by Henry Heffer

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10 Apr

Exeter College, Oxford – Rector’s Christmas Card

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10 Apr

‘Under the Skin’ film illustration 2

One of the most memorable scenes. Taken from a great shot of Scarlett Johanssen walking over the top of a mysterious pool where her prey is kept. For a Picturehouse Cinemas…

April 10, 2014 at 7:24 pm Leave a comment