An artist. No, not massively, an artist is a broader term, which I prefer.

Yes, I always loved drawing and always wanted to make pictures for a living.

When I was a child, my nan owned a factory in north London and made clothes for the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Aquascutum, so I was always keen to create my own label or fashion brand. When I left university I designed my own collection of scarves; this developed, and I focused on promoting my artwork and myself as multi-disciplined brand.

It was a very enjoyable experience, they were great to work for and gave me free reign with the artwork. The imagery is of the Barbican, we discussed the concept and thought it would make for strong visuals, contrasting the brutalist iconic architecture, with my colourful mark making.

I want a reaction. I love making work, researching, discovering new methods and processes and constantly pushing my own practise.

Constant experimentation and research.

Definitely, to be an artist/illustrator is extremely hard, and there is no career path to follow. I think you need to be very committed to your work, plus have a business brain, think about yourself as a brand and forge your own path in the art world.

Every time I do a new piece that hits I think this is it. I think as the weeks pass, I feel less and less infused, I suppose the ones that have held up over time are my strongest and probably the ones I am most proud of, which would be the Pastel Portrait and Jazz series.

Breakfast, shower, emails.
Work, play, explore.
Meetings.
Lunch.
Work, play, explore.
Walk.
Dinner.
Work, play, explore.
Chill.

Pushing to showcase my work to a wider audience, taking on more challenging projects and hopefully some exciting commissions.