The Illustrated Type

I do love a good letter, handwritten, from a typewriter and even from my old mac.

Over the years I've developed a typeface of my own called 'Paperfig Alphabet' which creeps into my illustrations a lot:

You can see a snapshot of my other illustrated typographic work here but keep looking at this section over the coming weeks as I add more samples I have been working on, themed by the impending festive season and by my local borough of Waltham Forest's heritage....thanks!

The Hot 5! logo

This week is a quick one with an illustration requested by Uk Indie Touring's 'The Hot 5!' new logo:

The Hot 5! blog is a regular feature on Rooms Magazine, so it was great to be asked to be involved in promoting the work of emerging, music-related creatives as of their #009 blog post!

Next week stay tuned for the next in the series of Imagination Vs Reality plus more exciting news on where you'll be able to see more of my illustration work soon......until then!

Imagination Vs Reality #1

So here starts a series of sketchbook drawings I've thought about doing for a while....just as a fun exercise, and to see what results my brain produces.

Imagination comes first obviously, and knowing me I'll get competitive with reality as I do more...so here is #1. Which one do you prefer?

Watch this space for more next week!

A local commission...

Just framing up a recent commission this week of the Nag's Head in Walthamstow, it has a keen following in amongst the locals that enjoy a good watering hole!

The Nags Head Pub in E17

And now on to framing other prints and other creative projects, including illustrating an Italian scene! Feel free to email me with any requests, until next time.

Black & White Town

Thanks to all you lovely buyers that purchased a print from me last week.

Digital prints will be available shortly if any are interested. Please contact me directly if you should wish.

Whilst gathering all portfolio images into groups and listening to The Doves in the studio, I discovered a bunch of black and white images I illustrated from my travels to New Zealand and Australia. Including the wonderfully strange Quokka, only found on Rottnest Island off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia!

This has inspired more black and white illustrations to add to my new online portfolios and preparing me for what I might be inspired by in my upcoming travels planned to visit Dubai and India!

Here's a reminder of those illustrations, until next week,

Jhinuk

Kiwi Bird

Quokka

Tui Bird

Boxing Clever