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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
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