Illustrations

My illustration style is heavily influenced by my digital artwork, reflecting an obsessive need to be perfect, from crisp, clean lines to the tiniest of details that will often go unnoticed.

Whale Shark Frenzy

A series of four linoleum block prints with chine collé details

Process:

The whale shark in the foreground and the coral in the background were hand-carved onto two separate blocks in order to create a layered image. I wanted the finer details of the whale shark to be white while keeping the colored paper as the overall background. This led me to using the printmaking technique of chine collé, where I printed the whale shark on thin rice paper and the coral onto a heavier stock, then ran the entire work through the press in order to bond the two sheets.

Whale shark lino block carving

Test print on a single sheet of paper

BERMUDA

“Buildings in Bermuda are required to have a white roof and be painted in pastel hues. For many years, I have been drawn to the color relationships between the architecture and the sky. This book features abstract representations of that relationship.”

Hand-bound book with screen-printed illustrations of Bermuda architecture

Process:

Each print was based on a photograph that I had taken while in Bermuda. The images were printed with custom mixed Speedball ink on Stonehenge paper, using three silkscreen frames and sixteen total stencils. The Bermuda long-tail on the cover was hand-painted.

A Study in Patience

Acrylic painting on canvas, based on a beloved photograph of the Hamilton Princess

Base painting of the building, before adding railing details

Railing details

Process:

I took a photo while on vacation in Bermuda and immediately, I knew I wanted to recreate it as a painting. I began with sketches on paper before translating to paint and canvas. All of the intricate line work was freehanded… Hence, A Study in Patience.

Rough sketches to get the scale right

Surrounded by Everything and Nothing

A perspective study

Process:

I made this drawing on paper and pencil first, refining my lines and details, before tracing with Micron pens onto a new sheet of paper for a cleaner look. I filled in the larger areas with Winsor & Newton India Ink.