Position Statement

As a practitioner I don't like to limit myself in regards to style or medium, and it has been said that this variety can come across as a lack of consistency. However, what what I am working to, is to create a practice with such a strong tone of voice that persists through any 'stylistic changes' and a portfolio that is a holistic body across editorial, publishing, children's illustration and research/ personal practices.

My process, and goal within that process, is to make expressive, sincere work that provokes an emotional response. My visual practice, currently, has been about pushing physical forms, and movement within an image, investigating its effects and how far something can be exerted before it loses power within its context (i.e., can an editorial image look "weird" and how so).

I primarily work with gouache, pencil and coloured pencil. I am looking to move forward with my painting, looking towards using gouache in a more expressive, less solid way and towards new mediums I haven't tried before, like oil paints and working at larger scales, in the hope this will bring a new voice or sophistication to my work.

My goal is, quite simply, to sustain myself (monetarily but also in a personal way) through my visual work. My goals are similar to most other illustrators. Have a solo show, a New Yorker cover, a well paying regular editorial spot, a children's book... but I'm excited for projects in the future that lie outside of traditional illustration too.

Over the coming months, or even long term, I will continue to reach out to art directors, agencies and potential clients through email and physical post. Attending events like New Blood and the Carmelite Prize will allow me to engage with these people on a personal level, and hopefully more successfully.