Bluefin Tuna

Here's a Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus that i've painted as part of my '10 to Watch' project about animals on the brink of extinction.
It has been painted using aklyds on primed paper. the original is 530mm x 330mm.

Katie Steel: Volume One

I've just made a book using blurb.com, which shows the best of my work during my three years a Blackpool. It only lets you see the first 15 pages, so if you want to see the rest your going to have to buy it! I hope you like it!

Katie Steel by Volume One | Make Your Own Book

Vicky White

We had a VL (visiting lecturer) at college today, Vicky White. She is an old student from the Scientific and Natural History Illustration course at Blackpool and now has a successful career as a wildlife artist. She is represented by the Jonathan Cooper Gallery in London, but has also illustrated a couple of books published by Walker. She has her second solo show at Jonathan Cooper in November.

New Hampshire Saltwater Fishing Digest 2010

Here's the front cover and a page out of the 2010 edition of the 'New Hampshire Saltwater Fishing Digest', which used one of my illustrations on page 12.

Polar Bear

Here's a polar bear i've been working on for my '10 to watch' project. It has been painted onto a stretched canvas using alkyds.
I think i need to make his fur more yellow, but am a bit worried it'll just make the painting look dirty, as it will probably clash with the background hues.

more seagulls...

Here are a couple more sketches I did over Easter. These ones have been done on handmade recycled Khadi paper. I have used watercolours, gouache, and pencil.

Seagull Illustrations

Here are a couple of illustrations I did over Easter. They are both the same size, about A3, and done on stretched watercolour paper in watercolours.
I've added some extra detail over the top with a pencil and black fine liner.
I have tried to capture the seagulls' movement, and some of the characteristics they display when interacting with one another.