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This watercolour painting was created for a company called "Msound" in the early days of computer sound. The painting shows Beethoven composing music on his computer. Click the picture to enlarge, or...
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The ones that never made it past the draft stage...
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This painting was done for the cover of a conveyancing software program..
The Highland Clearances - arguably the largest land-grab in history was the basis for the cover of the software box. |
| The Haunted House..an illustration for a children's story. |
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Back to the advent of computer sound.. it seems like a thousand years ago, and yet it was only 1989. Once again, the computer is helping to make history in France on July 14, 1790. |
Pen, ink and watercolour is still my favourite method of illustration despite the ease and availability of digital drawing tablets. My illustrations are usually whimsical, detailed and richly coloured.
I usually start with an idea, which I then research in terms of color, costume, style, fabric and architecture. Somehow they manage to meld in my mind and I begin with a pencil sketch- small- to work out the spatial details. Once I am satisfied, I then pencil in the larger version before painting and finally using india ink. |
