In March I travelled to Birmingham to create some illustrated meeting notes for an NHS conference about the mental health workforce.

Earlier this year I was thrilled to be asked to create some painted boards to celebrate 10 years of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) in London. It was an exciting illustration commission to start with, but when I learned that DAVID ATTENBOROUGH was going to be at the event where my work was displayed I nearly fell off my studio chair.

This Friday at 8pm GMT The Good Ship Illustration (Helen Stephens, Tania Willis and I) are doing a live draw-along on Instagram.

We created the Sketchbooker’s Friend, a free audio drawing guide for drawing indoors… and this Friday is the perfect time to try it out at the same time as lots of other artists, all over the world.

This comic is available in Welsh and English, and there are a few different versions you download from this blog post. Thank you!

Silver Linings 🌈
In the last few days 80% of my live illustration work has been postponed
BUT
I’m not worried. And here’s why you don’t need to be either. (Sent with lots of affectionate elbow taps and Japanese bows)

It’s that time again! Diving into the results from the 2020 Illustrators’ Survey.

TL;DR CHARGE MORE SO YOU CAN HIRE A THERAPIST IF YOU NEED ONE. (Sorry notsorry.)

At the end of January I was extremely excited to be invited to live illustrate at a meeting for Google at their London Headquarters.

3 easy things to help you get work as an illustrator (even if you don’t live in London)

“Should I move to London?”

This week’s video is all about whether you need to move to the cultural capital of your country to be a “successful” creative.

IT’S A JUICY TOPIC, LADS.

What to do when your hobby and your business are THE SAME THING (aaargh) Illustrators and creatives, you know what I’m talking about.

We’re told not to confuse the two, but what happens when the thing you do to relax is also the thing that is your career? 🤪

Hobby vs. business is this week’s weekly video.

Myth-busting around my favourite topic. Goal setting! Don’t be scared to set goals :)

Exclusive access to my 2020 planning party replay video and printable workbook inside.