Life in the slow lane.

"Disillusioned with stressful jobs, a whole generation of women are opting out of the rat race". For an article by Marianne Power in todays Daily Mail.

The Snow is Falling

Merry Christmas to one and all. It's time to hibernate for a short while - back in January 2010.

Jingle Bell...Jingle Hell

A seasonal illustration for the Daily Mail.

Love, Actuary

Cover Illustration for Insurance Times

An Actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries have a deep understanding of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms

(Trowbridge, Charles L. - Fundamental Concepts of Actuarial Science 1989, p. 7). Via Wikipedia.



Inside spread.

Period Drama

Another for the Mail. The article was still being written when I did this but it's something to do with PMT and the breakdown of a relationship.

Affair of the mind

Another illustration done in double quick time for the Mail. This one is for an article by Hazel Davis , Why affairs in the head are as bad as affairs in bed.

"They haven’t slept together and have shared not so much as a cheeky snog behind a Henry Moore. So they're doing nothing wrong, right?"

Bad Science

Don't try this at home.

Teenagers from Outer Space.

Let them eat cake

For an article about 'Mindless Eating' - when you eat without even noticing you're doing it.



Bad Breath 1. This was one of two roughs that got rejected the other week (see previous post). I decided to work up both ideas into colour anyway as I thought they were worth doing.



Bad Breath 2.

Bad Breath

'Bad Breath' for the Health section of today's paper. Below are a couple of my ideas that got rejected....