ARTIST PROFILE

Toulouse Lautrec seduced me with his lithography. The great printmakers of the 16th and 17th Centuries inspired me. I trained as a printmaker and fine artist and grew into illustration from that rootstock.
I spent most of my life in South Africa, absorbing its indelible images which inform my way of thinking. No comfort zone. No apologies. No veneer. No hype.
I taught History of Art at a number of universities. I never owned a car until I was 40. I worked in the film and TV industry for some years. I was once a soldier, a fireman, a radio announcer, amongst other things.
I paint. Fine art feeds my illustration as the illustration feeds my fine art. There is no barrier between the two.
I make art.

CLIENT LIST

Philomel Books

Pete Goss - global adventurer



Renegade Press


Penguin Canada


Prairie Pants Productions

RESUME

BA Fine Art , majors in printmaking, drawing and history of art
Award for top art school student in my final year

Worked as:
Newspaper arts reporter
Fireman
EMT
Motion picture graphic artist/designer
Motion picture scenic artist
Print media illustrator
University lecturer in history of art and printmaking
Storyboard artist

Highlights:
Work selected for exhibition in Manhattan at American Society of Illustrators Post 911 show
Graphic artist for Terry Gilliam's "Tideland"
Cover image for Brian Jacques' "Ribbbajack"
Creation of backdrops for TV "Corner Gas" and "Velvet Devil"
Illustrating cover and inner images for Sean Cullen's Hamish X trilogy.
Merit Award, 2010 CQ Journal, Professional Illustration Category