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Before Sunrise – Pen & Ink

July 13, 2014 by Jason

Here’s a little time lapse WIP video of my pen & ink rendition of ‘Before Sunrise’.

Cat’s Cradle – Digital illustration

February 10, 2014 by Jason

New illustration for 2014, soon to be available as limited edition Giclée prints.

This is a digital re-working of my original hand painted piece, Comparison below:)

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Before Sunrise

November 30, 2013 by Jason

New illustration for the new year! Limited edition prints of ‘Before Sunrise’ will be available in January from Art in the Heart.

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Today is the last day of the Fresh Take exhibition at Burghley house. It’s been an amazing project to be involved in and to see my work on display in such a prestigious building. The Danse Macabre Zoetrope was well received and I’ve heard some great feedback about the exhibition and all the artists who took part.

Photos from Eye Candy

November 3, 2013 by Jason

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I had a great time at the Eye Candy Arts festival last week. I completed my first collaboration piece with Amanda Rigby for Paper Rhino. The final piece incorporates important visual elements from the Birmingham South side area such as China Town and the Royal Ballet.

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Eye Candy Festival

October 23, 2013 by Jason

Next week I’ll be painting at the Eye Candy Festival in Birmingham from the 31st of October. I’ll be producing my first collaboration piece with Amanda Rigby from Paper Rhino. Here’s a sneak peek at the work in progress…

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Teddy Bears Picnic

August 22, 2013 by Jason

My new illustration ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ has been published in the latest issue of Paper! http://paperpublication.co.uk/

Soon to be available as a limited edition print.

Fresh Take – project details

June 16, 2013 by Jason

My work responds to the macabre imagery on display at Burghley house. Images such as The Hell Staircase, painted in 1686-1697, at a time when life expectancy was low and death was a familiar subject. I will explore the close relationship people had with death and illustrate the fragility of life during this period.

The work will consist of an Illustrated Danse Macabre (Dance of death) brought to life in a zoetrope animation. A zoetrope is a circular animation device which creates the illusion of motion when spun. The device will be 24 inches in diameter with viewing slits cut around the outside and illustrated frames on the inside. The viewing slits around the circumference act as a shutter to the human eye, preventing individual images from blurring together when spun. This will transform my static illustrated frames into an animated dance with death.

Fresh Take

June 16, 2013 by Jason

I’m currently working on something very special for an upcoming exhibition at Burghley House. It’s called Fresh Take and I will be exhibiting with 5 other local artists. Check out the link below for more info and updates as the project develops… and don’t forget to like the page:)

UPFEST 2013

May 27, 2013 by Jason

I’m back from Bristol after a great weekend of painting in the sun at UPFEST. I managed to get my piece done on the Saturday and have a good look around the festival on Sunday. This year was even bigger than the last and the talent on show was immense. I’m ready now for a summer of spray painting and can’t wait for next years UPFEST.

Also congrats to MyDogSighs for winning artist of the year, well deserved!