The rather splendid chaps at Scotch Corner Blog are celebrating their third year of bloggery today and asked me to be one of their guest artists to have a brief interview. they have one a day for the next couple of weeks. they have a great line up so keep checking their blog and then after if you haven't as all the talent of Scotland seems to give off a bit of their work in their so well worth following. A big thanks to Graham and all involved in the blog tis an honor to be mentioned. You can see my interview HERE

Sketches from Grinning Demon in Maidstone

Quick post, just wanted to show some of the sketches i'd drawn up for The Grinning Demon comic shop in Maidstone on Saturday, i had a lot of fun doing some commissions and have come home with a couple to get on with too. Everyone made me feel very welcome and had great requests. hopefully i'll be doing another in October if they'll have me! Apologies to anyone who had a request and i didn't get it done but it's in the works so i'll have them done soon. the day just went so quick! I think there are a few preview copies of Porcelain and Butterfly Gate left at the shop so if anyone in Maidstone wants to grab a look at the first chapters of both be sure to head over there and soak up some dark tales!

Sketch Session: The Grinning Demon, Maidstone

Hi folks, Just a quick heads up. This Saturday (30th June) i'm doing a Sketch Saturday Session at The Grinning Demon comic shop in Maidstone.i should be there from 11-4. Mostly i'll be a brief sketch slave for anyone willing and also we've arranged to be selling some of the Porcelain and Butterfly Gate previews in the shop too so i think that makes it you're very last chance to pick up a copy of that before we hide away until November for Porcelain's Launch at Thought Bubble!

Sketch: Tale of Sand

Tale of Sand knocked me of my feet, a completely beautiful book on every level and i cant help but be awestruck and inspired by every page. So here's a little sketch i did after re reading it today.

Very happy to announce that we have officially launched our Improper Books imprint, your can see our launch welcome HERE I'm very proud to be part of this group, we have got some really exciting projects on the line, i know the website is a bit of a Chris Wildgoose fest at the moment, but the other guys have some seriously nice projects in the pipes so keep you're eyes peeled as they aren't far off either. What you can see up there is samples of the Porcelain book and the Butterfly gate series i've been working my recent months away on. let us know what you think of the site and if you have any questions about the projects don't hesitate to contact any of us. I want to shout about this imprint and the projects for hours but i'll let the website do all the talking for now as its had a lot of work put into the site so GO SEE!

Commissions

Over the next couple of Weeks i have a bit of a relaxed schedule before the coming Bristol Expo. So due to that i'm taking on commission requests. so far i've taken on a few so there's some more spaces for requests. if anyone is going to Bristol and wants me to have something a bit neater done then by all means Email me or DM me on twitter. So far the prices are: Head sketch = £5 A4 body and background = £10 Anything more as in more than one character or something bigger then obviously i will charge a bit more. The sketches would be fully pencilled and inked maybe a bit of colour or grey wash... Please eel welcome to give any request. i'd like some decent exercises before the coming conventions

Comic Cons!

Howdy, So far i've booked myself into 3 cons this year with a table and all. first up is going to be the DemonCon held in the Exchange studio, Maidstone on the 22nd April.
i'm down as a DemonCon virgin and general all round convention sketcher virgin, so if you come along be gentle!

Next up is the Bristol Expo on the 12th May held at the Brunel old station-passenger shed & at the Ramada Hotel. i'm going there as part of our new team 'Improper Books' were launching the preview of our first book 'Porcelain' and the first episode of 'Butterfly Gate' both drawn by me! Writer Benjamin Read, Editor Matt Gibbs and My partner in crime and who is later this year having a book coming out through said imprint Laura Trinder (and she'll will be popping her comic convention cherry too)

So come on down to that to get sketches and signed copies of our limited preview prints. and hear what were planning to do and the stories we've got in the works!
Also DreamSolver wise i Think writer Luke Foster is due to be there too so i'm sure you can find either of us to ask any questions or get sketches for that book too!


And finally Thought Bubble held in Leeds at Saviles Hall on the 11th -18th November.
and Porcelain is due for ultimate and total completion for then (eek!) so we are due to launch the full graphic novel then warts and all so expect the whole Improper Books team to attend that too!

So come along and please do drop by the tables and say hi and see if i'm ok and not too freaked out...