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Category Archives: graphics
in dreams…
i’d long been working on a tribute to the works of director david lynch and i recently completed the project and so collected and printed the illustrations together in a book format. it’s titled in dreams after the roy orbison … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork, graphics
Tagged art, artist book, badges, blue velvet, buttons, chapbook, cinema, david lynch, design, digital illustration, eraserhead, film, illustration, illustrator, lady in the radiator, lost highway, mulholland drive, self-publishing, twin peaks, zine
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brum zine fest 2019
last month i was at brum zine fest which ‘celebrates independent publishing and diy making, bringing people together using zine approaches, methodologies and formats.’ the event was organised and managed by a lovely group of folks, who put together a weekend … Continue reading
Posted in graphics, indigo octagon
Tagged Brum zine fest, edgelands, graphics, illustration, indigo octagon, self-publishing, urban art, zine, zines
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visions of a free-floating island
i recently worked on this booklet for artists andrew smith, hugh marwood and shaun morris for their exhibition at surface gallery, nottingham. the title is taken from andrew’s painting featured on the cover which they had selected to use for … Continue reading
Posted in graphics
Tagged andrew smith, art, art exhibition, chris cowdrill, exhibition, graphic design, graphics, hugh marwood, shaun morris, surface gallery
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a minor place
i recently worked on publicity material for an exhibition of work by friends and past collaborators hugh marwood, shaun morris and andrew smith at artists workhouse in studley. the exhibition was described as “working across a range of practices including … Continue reading
toys 2
this is a quick follow up to the last post. with the intention of producing a series of images for exhibition, i continued to draw from my daughter’s toys using my ipad pro and apple pencil. the three new drawings … Continue reading
Posted in exhibitions, graphics, sketchbook, Uncategorized
Tagged adobe sketch, Apple pencil, art, arts, artwork, digital illustration, drawing, exhibition, graphics, illustration, ipad, sketch, toys
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happy christmas
hi there – just a quick post to wish you a merry christmas. i hope that you have had a great year, and wish you all the best for 2016. thank you to all who have stopped by on here … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork, graphics, handmade, typography
Tagged art, artwork, christmas, christmas card, design, digital collage, digital illustration, graphics, greetings card, hand drawn, handmade, illustration, lettering, typography
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feel good
i’ve done some promotional work for a couple of house music events in my home city this year – the first took place over the summer and the second takes place this evening. feel good promises to be the halloween … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork, graphics
Tagged birmingham, club promotion, digital collage, graphic design, graphics, house music, illustration, jim 'shaft' ryan, logo, poster, promotion, psychedelic
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birdy business card
just a quick post to show you my new business card that i got printed earlier this week. i’ve had them less than a week and already want to get new ones printed with a different bird illustration on each … Continue reading
BLACK HIGHWAY
i’ve again been working with my friend, colleague and fellow octagon, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent paintings titled BLACK HIGHWAY. it is an exhibition of paintings and drawings depicting the edgelands of … Continue reading
Posted in exhibitions, graphics, indigo octagon
Tagged art, arts, artwork, birmingham, chris cowdrill, drawing, edgelands, exhibition, fine art, graphics, indigo octagon, landscape, outdoors, shaun morris, sketchbook, west bromwich
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stolen car
as part of indigo octagon i’ve been working with friend, colleague and fellow octagonite, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent work titled stolen car. it’s ‘an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings based … Continue reading
Posted in exhibitions, graphics, indigo octagon
Tagged andrew smith, art, arts, birmingham, chris cowdrill, drawing, edgelands, fine art, graphics, indigo octagon, landscape, m5, m5 motorway, motorway, painting, paintings and drawings, private view, shaun morris, urban landscape
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