KUEDO Live Work and Sleep in Collapsing Space sleeve artwork PROCESS

This is the new illustration I've created for Kuedo's new ep 'Live, Work and Sleep in Collapsing Space'. The imagery is closely related to the image from his last ep 'Severant'. The tracks on the ep were created around the same time as the Severant tracks so he wanted the imagery to be thematically linked...

These were the first rough ideas I had:

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Limited edition prints of Kuedo Severant album sleeve available here.

Kuedo EP Cover Art 'Live, Work and Sleep in Collapsing Space'

Image created for new Kuedo ep 'Live, Work and Sleep in Collapsing Space', available on Planet Mu Records.
Created using pencil and ink on paper, with some colours added using Photoshop.

Limited Edition Giclee prints of the LAST Kuedo sleeve art I made (for Severant) are available here.

London Bits

Tourists and flags near Buckingham Palace
a big hotel somewhere in Bloomsbury
funny food van
Sky Highway above London
Tarte au Citron made by my aunt
etchings at Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
Men making sushi at Taro in Soho
Postcards in the shop at Whitechapel Gallery
bookshop at Whitechapel gallery
You Are Being Watched! in East London

Street Art in East London

Took these pictures while wandering around Shoreditch yesterday.

Nordic Bakery

My favourite place for coffee (and cinnamon buns). On Golden square in London.

New poster for LAYELFISH VINTAGE

Mural @ DONUTS Store Bristol (phone photos)

Kinda crappy pictures from my phone of a mural I recently did in Bristol at the Donuts Store on Park Row. It was a collab with Daddison. I did the figure and some of the patterning (the bubble coming out of her mouth, the hair, and the little bits of patterning on her skin) , and Daddison did all the big chunky patterns all around.

It was done with Molotov & Posca pens, and various ladders.

I will repost later when I have better shots !

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Mark Fast LFW illustration for Amelia's magazine

This is an illustration I created for the Mark Fast London Fashion Week 2012 collection for Amelias magazine.
Scroll down to see a detail view of the illustration, a screenshot, and also the photograph that the art director sent me to work from. I hope you like the illustration!

Mark Fast is a celebrated knitwear designer. This is what his website has to say about him:

"Mark Fast is a 30 year old Canadian knitwear designer. He grew up outside the city of Winnipeg, in the countryside along a highway next to a forest. This minimal, peaceful lifestyle led him to wonder what life might be like beyond the familiar frontiers of Canada.

Finally finding inspiration in London, Mark studied at Central Saint Martins for five years. He completed his BA there and went on to complete his MA in February 2008. Mark has collaborated with Stuart Vevers for Loewe, Bora Aksu, Christian Louboutin, Swarovski, Atelier Swarovski, Christian Louboutin, Topshop, Pinko, Danier, and Woolmark.

Mark designs his knits by hand on a domestic knitting machine. His work is formed onto the body as he knits. He has devised innovative stitching techniques, blending lycra with the finest luxury wools. He is inspired by the endless possibilities of lycra yarns and natural fibres together, sculpting areas of tension and areas of volume over the body.

For his AW11/12 collection Mark has designed several leather pieces that have been produced by Canadian leather goods company Danier. Mark travelled to Toronto to work at the Danier atelier on development and plans to work with them on a capsule collection to be released later this year."

“Knits have a more intimate relationship with the wearer than tailoring or corsetry. The garment takes on the shape of the person inside it, and the finished look is always a collaboration between the two.” – Claudia Croft on Mark Fast, Sunday Times Style, 11th October 2009

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Spijkers en Spijkers LFW illustration for Amelia's magazine

This is an illustration I created on Monday for Amelia's magazine. It is of one of the models on the Dutch fashion label Spijkers en Spijkers catwalk, at their runway show at London Fashion Week.

Here is the full Spijkers en Spijkers catwalk report on Amelia's magazine.

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These are a couple of experiments I did using gradients on Photoshop. I wanted to share them because I think they look pretty nice! But they weren't right for the final image:

Hannibal Girl

I watched a serial killer documentary about cannibal killers last week and had the idea of drawing a portrait of a girl with a Hannibal Lecter mask. I had some free time this afternoon in my studio so here it is ... ! I drew it on paper in pencil and ink, then scanned it in and added the colours on Photoshop.
I hope you like it...

ps. I love gradient fills!

Layelfish @ FOXY Bar Barcelona, February 2012

My latest poster for my friend Leyla in BCN, aka LAYELFISH VINTAGE.
Designed on Photoshop.

Portrait of Coco Chanel for Wonderland LA

This is a portrait of Coco Chanel I have created for a group show at Kat Von D's Wonderland Gallery in West Hollywood LA. The show is opening in a few weeks.

Here is some information about the gallery and the show that the gallery director sent me:

'Wonderland came into existence one year ago as a project space for artists and creative people to reach a large and diverse audience. The gallery space in West Hollywood is a place to display local artisan talent as well as provide drawing and painting workshops. The boutique section supports independent artists of all genres around the world and allows visitors to take home small pieces of art, handmade jewelry, books and home décor. The concept for the show, entitled "I Want To Be First" is about not only embracing the empowered independent woman, but also spotlighting female pioneers of the arts and sciences. Who was the first woman to bring down the house at a vaudeville theater? Who was the first to name a star? Who was the first to shred a guitar solo? You might be inspired by Madame Curie, Sappho, Diane Arbus, Mae West, Joan Jett or Yoko Ono, or choose cultural icons and hard core historical figures, the possibilities loom large!'

I chose to create a portrait of Coco Chanel because of her pioneering work in fashion. She redefined women's clothing and was the first woman to triumph simple, un-fussy, un-corseted designs, and also the first to allow masculine influences to enter her design aesthetic.

I drew the image in graphite and ink. Then I scanned it into the computer and added colours, and also changed the composition by cutting and pasting in Photoshop. I hope you like it!

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