- What's this illustration for?
The
illustration is for the cover art of Oliver's Egg.
- Do you have to wait for a flash of inspiration - how do you start?
Inspiration always starts with the word pictures in the
text.
- How did you get your start as an illustrator?
A friend who
was a year ahead of me at art school took my folio around to various advertising
agencies & after a 4 yr course at RMIT found myself walking straight into
employment in one of the said agencies!
- Who or what has influenced your work?
The
fashion illustrators of the day in London and
New
York.
- What's your favourite media for creating pictures?
Mixed media
for my book illustrations.
- Do you experience illustrator's block - if so, what do you do about it?
That is rare thank goodness, but I usually down pencils and go off
and do something' totally else ' or get the vacuum cleaner
out!
- What's the worst thing about being a freelancer?
Constantly being aware of income.
- And the best?
To
sit at my drawing board 'colouring in ' and listening to audio books, nothing is
more wonderful!
- What are you working on at the moment?
I
am working on a portrait commission [which I do quite a bit
of]
- Where can we see more of your work?
In
libraries and on ASA Style File at the moment.
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