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Self portrait scribble

Marmalade — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:25:26 +0000

I’m having a quiet night in and this stupid doodle happened. Yeah Maggie really is quite big. She’s excellent.

Meeting notes

Marmalade — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:44:27 +0000

I was in a meeting the other day that went on for hours. I say meeting, it was more like a lecture except I didn’t learn anything. Anyway, looking over my notes, I think I may, *may* not have been enjoying it. My fav bit might be the little bird legs at the bottom, as if a bird just keeled over with distress.

Doug and Clare’s invite

Marmalade — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:15 +0000

Congratulations you guys! My lovely friends got married yesterday and it was fab! Having recovered from a slight hangover and sore feet from too much stupid dancing, I feel now is a good time to post their invite!

It was great fun to work on! Brutalist architecture is interesting, I’ve never really looked at it properly before. Doug and Clare had good ideas about what they wanted colour-wise (I love it when people know what they want!) and because I don’t usually use yellow and grey- it was a good challenge for me!

This was the front of the invite

Here’s the infographic-y back!

Fir Tree Cottage cover

Marmalade — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:01:08 +0000

I posted a little detail picture of this a while ago, but here’s the finished cover! Originally it was a bit brighter, but the author felt it needed a little darker, more melancholy feel to it and he was right. Had great fun with layers of textures! I like this style, I may play around with it a bit more often.

I’ve read some extracts, but so want to read the whole book now. Mmm book, come on publisher! Why not follow Marcus on Twitter and read all about it? (and while you are at it, you might like to follow me for updates about new projects, tea, doodles, dogs and being chased by cows)

Angry hippo

Marmalade — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:18:33 +0000

I had to draw some hippos for a cover recently and I always start with some rough sketches. There are lots of photos of hippos yawning but to me it always looks as though they are upset about something and yelling! So among my sensible sketches for the cover, I doodled this stupid one and I thought you might enjoy it!

Birthday papercut

Marmalade — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

I finally got around to grabbing the photo of this little papercut off my camera. My lovely friend Fran commissioned it for a friend’s brithday. Yey! Happy belated birthday Frances. The blue paper is really tactile and satisfying, shame the photo doesn’t really do it justice. Mmm paper!

Wuthering Heights poster!

Marmalade — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:31:35 +0000

Remember this illustration I did for the Doedemee fighting illiteracy project? Well, you can buy it if you like- all big and shiny and lovely! Some of the dosh goes to the charity, so you get pretty things for your wall and feel good as well- hurrah!

All the other posters from the project are available too and they are fab- go have a look!
Mmm books. http://www.doedemee.be/showcase/

Book cover- detail

Marmalade — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:23:12 +0000

Hey, sorry it’s been a while. I’ve been busy working away but not really doing exciting things to blog about. Tsk. Must remedy that.

In the meantime, here’s a little sneak peek at a book cover I’m working on for a friend. Will post the finished illustration soon. Ooo texturey!

Sarah Lund jumper

Marmalade — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:39:35 +0000

It’s been snowy and chilly and you know what?

I maybe also just watched all of series 2 and 3 of The Killing… maybe.