Sunday Express Magazine Feature

This was the feature in the Sunday Express 'S' Magazine that I was commissioned to do.
It appeared in the March 10th issue.

Journey

This is the magazine cover that I recently completed for Hawker Beechcraft's new lifestyle magazine Journey.

Not only did I get the opportunity to creat the front cover I also produced four small portraits which appeared inside the magazine.

The magazine was launched at the end of May at the Ebace convention in Geneva.

You can see the magazine cover online here
The magazine was also available as an iPad edition here

Visit Hawker Beechcraft here

New Works - A mixed Bag!!

Test Card F 20" x 16"

You may recognise the TV as it seems to have become my archetype for vintage televisions.

14” x 25 ½”        3 x 7” x 3½”  No. 30 Kings Of Speed “Bluey” Wilkinson

This is a large scale work on paper based on Churchman's Cigarette cards from 1939. The piece includes 6 original cards all of which are Bluey Wilkinson. The back of the card has been hand painted and over scaled. Mounted on top are another three hand painted versions of Bluey slightly smaller but still oversized.

19” x 13 ½”        2 x 6” x 8½” Spook Talk No 46

Another large scale work on paper is based on American Leaf Brand gum cards from 1961. Like Bluey Wilkinson The piece includes 6 original cards all of which are Frankenstein and his bride and 4 original reverses with terrible jokes!. Again the back of the card has been hand painted and over scaled. Mounted on top are another two hand painted versions of Frankenstein slightly smaller but still oversized.

14 x 10 ½”  No.56 Cheese Fondu

Finally a new work on paper that is based on adverts found in 'Woman' magazines from the 60s. Unlike the earlier works on paper - see here- which were all full page ads this is one large ad and two that are smaller. They were all taken from separate magazines and chosen to create a tension that is found when disparate images are combined. This also gave me a great title in the misspelled No 56 cheese fondu

No.56 Cheese Fondu (detail)

New Painting - Silky Lashes!

'Silky Lashes' 20" x 16"

This is a new painting I have just finished & dropped off at Gallerina today. The painting is taken from an advert found in a 1950's Woman's Own magazine.