The Hand Drawn Creative Blog

Carrigullian

Here's a great commission I was offered by an old friend at the end of 2012. The brief was to recreate an old, American, retro style townsign. All great fun, I'm sure you'll agree.

April

Never much of a fan of the Ninja Turtles (I think I was just a little too old). Nevertheless, here's a picture of their sidekick April I've just drawn for my good friends at Planet Pulp

Movember News

I found one of these superclean little woodcut prints in my drawer at the Print Workshop yesterday, drawn by Bangor's wunderkind. woodcut supremo Chris Davis for Movember. You can by one now for only £5 at his website and all proceeds go to charity! Check Chris's other amazing works at his aptly named Etsy Store Print Royale

Lounging #1

Hey Gang,

I've been printing away at Seacourt recently and here are the fruits of my labour. I've got 25 of these prints available (signed and numbered by myself) and on sale at £30.00 ($48.00) Click on the image below to find out more…

Two Wheels Good

I had a stall at a local craft fair last weekend and had more than a few people ask about cycling prints. So here's something I worked up yesterday. Might print off a little run next week. What do you think? Bike Nuts & Fixie Fans – I need your feedback

Lowrider

Here's my latest hand-pulled print inspired by one of my favourite old Beastie Boys songs. It was a great opportunity for me to play around with some chunky typefaces, heavy stock and thick, rich colours. I've printed 35 copies at 500mmx700mm and it's priced at £30.00. I'm proud to say it's received admiring glances from such design luminaries as 123Klan and my personal hero Rian Hughes

Tees, Skins & Tote Bags…

I'm playing around with Society6 at the minute – which means you can go and buy tees, prints, hoodies and a whole lot more – all emblazoned with Hand Drawn Creative illustrations you'll know and love. There's four designs up at the minute. By all means have a look and pass on the link to your friends. Either click on the logo below or follow the link on the blog sidebar.

Furniture

Pigeon & Plums 2012

New artwork I've created for this year's Pigeon & Plums Vaudeville Circus at Belfast's Empire Music Hall. Great fun, happy client!

 

Vinage Fisher Price inspired Artprints

An exercise in getting stuff done quickly – each of these illustrations took 8 hours to complete. I was going to print these off just for my little boy's room, but I ended up finishing a printrun of 50 for each design. Based on old 70s Fisher Price playsets, I know a lot of you will know recognise these from your childhood. They're only £20.00 each and are available on the HDC Store right now.