Monkey Business

I hope everyone had a great christmas! Thought I'd share a couple of illos I created for xmas presents.
SUCH FUN! Enjoy!

Feeling of Christmas

Here is the final illustration created for my 2009 Christmas cards.
I wish I could be there right now, singing (or roaring) along with them!

Happy Christmas everyone!

Christmas!

Well, I feel like a little birdie trying outrun a plane! The quicker I fly, the faster the roaring plane approaches.

This is how I feel about Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE CHRISTMAS- its my favorite time of year- but with it comes a crazy business, that we seem to want to endure year after year.

So to calm myself every Christmas season, I create a xmas card for friends and family. Usually relating to either my family or an 'Australian themed Christmas'. This year however, I wanted to do something a little different. Above is only a sneak preview of what is on the final card, and closer to Christmas I will post the completed illustration. Its all fun!

Maybe instead of trying to outrun the Christmas plane, that little birdie should strap some jet packs to his back, and zoom zoom zoom! and have some FUN!

Nikki's shaving tips

A while back I was commissioned by Goodone Graphic Design to illustrate some ads for BIC products that would run in teen girl magazines.

Here are a few examples of the character I designed (Nikki) teaching girls how to shave for the first time. The bottom iscan is an example of how they appeared in Dolly Magazine over several issues.

little tiger

Wowza! My poor blog has been quite neglected lately!

I am currently finishing a picture book with Working Title Press, and I just have to say that I'm really happy with how its turning out. Its been a really enjoyable project, and has given me some interesting challenges along the way. Should be out sometime next year.

For the past few months my work schedule has been hectic. While having a break, or waiting for inspiration to kick in, I have taken to drawing in journals for my own benefit. I haven't had a visual journal for myself for years, and am finding it extremely beneficial thus far. From little random sketches, squiggles and watercolour paintings, I have found that it opens doorways to untapped ideas and worlds.

Here is a little tiger I drew on one such occasion.