Illustration Friday- Tropical

So recently I seem to have a bit more time on my hands. I thought I'd use this time to work on my portfolio and do some more Illustration Friday too- below are two versions of a vector graphic that I created for the most recent topic- Tropical.

It's a bit different, but I figured that I should be using Adobe Illustrator a bit more to create some minimalistic designs, as I'm applying for a few graphic design jobs, and I HOPE to be successful. Only time and hard work will tell though.

I've started updating my website

So I changed the hamster on my home-page to my ragdoll cat, Moomin.

I'm making more political cartoons

Fingers crossed that I'm successful!

I'm playing around with some subjects, both current and slightly outdated- but that I feel are relevant, like the issue of gun violence in the US, which still needs to be addressed! I also have some old Scottish election cartoons that I have to compile- I'm plodding along, but I'll get there!

Quickish Illustration Friday- Soar

So I actually DID do the linework for this on the Friday, but I haven't had that much time lately, so it's a bit rushed. Hey ho, here it is.

Memories of men

So it's been a while, blog! However, I've been very very busy with my part time job, and trying to sort my personal workload out. My grandfather was very ill, and, as he's 92 (no spring chicken any more) a lot of people thought that after over 30 years of heart problems this might be the end. However, my grandfather, being the resilient old man he is proved them wrong. Again.

 But it did get me thinking- there's so much about my own grandfather I don't know, and I got my mother to look through his scrap books (and he's kept a lot of them over the years).

We found many things (too many to go over in a quick blog post), but here's my grandparents' wedding announcement, right here in the New York Times. They got married in Toronto in 1953.

There were also many pictures of my great grandfather, Graham Seton Hutchison looking cheery. As well as many pictures of letters that he'd written to other well-known people at the time, such as Churchill and David Lloyd George.

There were also a lot of pictures of my grandfather growing up, which I will cover in a later blogpost- I have a project going.

Good night!

Moomin Playing the Violin

So I made a painting of my ragdoll cat, Moomin, playing the violin. It's now sold, but I think that I might do myself a little series of (maybe ragdoll) cats playing classical instruments. My friend and I were thinking of putting together a little exhibition of cats, so we'll see!

So I made some christmas cards

For this year. A bit of a random selection, but I'm going for the 'Cheesy Biscuit' theme and style- they're avaliable from my Etsy and on my stall (this week in Royal Exchange Square- I'm hoping that the weather holds up).