1. "Don't forget to..... blog"

Hello! How are you all? 

It have been awhile and lots of things been happening. Most of you know, I have been juggling with my illustrations and day job alongside. While I have been illustrating, I have neglected my poor blogspot. 

Therefore I am spoiling you with not one, or two but THREE illustrations! Hope you like it, lets get started before I head off to work! 

Hot off the press, I created my submission for lovely Balladof, "Dont forget to write."I had a lot of ideas while brainstorming, (my sketchbook looks very much like mad ramblings.)

Overall I am pleased with it, after several drafts. I am emerging into the editorial essence of illustration. Quick post, I will see you at part deux! xxx

Amelia's Magazine: GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY

Another addition to Amelia's Magazine. Lucky Amelia went to Climate Camp at Glastonbury and blogged her daily events on the happenings and going ons. See it here. Much Better than World Cup methinks. 

Illustration of band GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY! Using more summer, sun-kissed colours me hopes. What do you think?

Amelia's Magazine: Art of Mentoring

Hey y'all. 

Going to hit you with loads of illustrations. An addition to Amelia's Magazine, Jon Young leader of Wilderness Awareness School. Teaching others an deeper connection to nature and the community around us. Which is much needed in today's climate, societies, etc. Check them out playing 'bones' too. 

See the article here and see what Amelia have learnt! 

Jon Young 

Playing "Bones"

A R I S E Magazine: Helen Jennings

Herro! How are you all today?

Keeping my resolutions, I've been manically busy and at times, been a bit schizophrenic. Today, I've got the day off to show you another illustration 

The lovely team of Sketchbook gave me another talented editor, Helen Jennings of ARISE Magazine, to illustrate.  Arise Magazine filled with vibrant fashion, culture and the arts of Africa. It's an amazing magazine, so visually appeasing to look at, from interviews with the Noisettes (Go baby go baby go!) and the Rise of Obama. Go check the magazine out!

Acrylics paints and ink on drawing and watercolour paper.

Twas great fun to paint and I sincerely hope she likes it. Nevertheless it was a pleasure to paint, especially using the browns, sienna and yellow ochre. Definitely makes a change from dark blues and blacks. 

Even my paint brushes are so worn out. Need to buy new ones but I can't bare to part with them. (Chocolate is an essential too, especially Montezuma's.)

My Desktop studio. Paintbrushes, glue and chocolate, mmm.....

Next weekend, I'm going to Amsterdam!!!! Just realised and I am so so excited. Going to paint and draw and see space cakes. Also planning to do little valentines painting for my beloved.

Take care now and keep warm! xx

Sketchbook Magazine: Hide | Seek

Morning Y'all!

Hope you are all well and having a lovely start to the weekend. I am going to show you all what I have been working on these past weeks. Couldn't wait to show you all hehe. Another contribution to Sketchbook Magazine, to the Third Issue; The Editor's Issue.

The team has given me two amazing and talented editors to illustrate: Tavi Gevinson (who started blogging at 11 years of age ahh) and Kristin Prim (editing and creating her own magazine at 15). Go check them out!

The brief was to tell a story between the editors and to capture their personalities, whether it be their clothes, accessories or gestures.

I like playing Hide and Seek, don't you ^_^

Sketchbook Magazine

Hiya!

It's been a odd gap of events and happenings to be honest, searching for jobs, getting three jobs at the same time and finally graduating.

However, what made my day was Sketchbook Magazine arriving and there! was my illustrations in a magazine!! I was so chuffed and it really did spur me on to complete my visual backlog. Even more I was featured on my Susie's Blog too. Her feedback meant a lot to me. Only to do is to say: Thank you so much! To the team at Sketchbook! Susie and the Editor in Chief, thank you!

Buy a copy here XD

Goldilocks Flux

Good evening! Long time no blog, I was very busy moving house and now I have moved, yay, but haven't quite settled in. However I did do a new illustration for a magazine based on a British Designer of my choice, Lu Flux. Also I have posted up photos of New Designers here. There were many talented illustrators there, including Robert Sae-Heng, Jana Diemberger, Leanne Wade.

Ben Cain Illustration @ New Designers

Once I settled, I am planning to do more illustrations. Also posting up more photos from events too. Good night and take care!

See, See, See

Hello! Hope all is well. This is one of the illustrations I have been working on. It's of a blogger, Susie Bubble and I have to say it was a pleasure to read her blogs and create an illustration of her. Hope she likes it to be honest. If not, then it was a pleasure still. It's nice to do something a little more light hearted and colourful for a change. More illustrations included on my website. Another subject, I will be moving homes. Fun times...  

Not a Wallflower

Hello there! Hope all is well. This will be a quick post as I'm a little bit Sleepy Bird (Character from Pocoyo hehe) Only had 5 hours sleep, painting, drawing and creating. Here are some teaser illustrations.

I've been doing some patterns and wallpaper drawings, which was quite experimental and new for me. Thank goodness for Julia for her amazing tutorial. Definitely worth checking out. :)

Talk soon, I think I'll need some sleep mew mew

Work, Neverending Story

Hello there again, two blog posts in one day! To make up for the lack of posts, I'll show you guys what I've been working on. Here are a couple of editorial illustrations. Quite different to the dark narrative stuff I'm used to working but it definitely  makes a good change to be honest. The illustrations are about blogging and how to cope with negative comments on the blog or on the net

They are at the rough stages at the mo, so watch this space. 

Feel free to tell me what you think of it :)