Spectre
Back in 2020, inspired by Empire’s Spectre magazine cover, I sketched the Spectre Dia de Muertos skull in my own style. Since then, my…
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The Scream
Painted in 1893, I used to think the figure in Edvard Munch’s The Scream, was screaming. In fact, the painting is based on Munch’s personal…
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Calavera
Día de Muertos, the celebration of life and death in Mexico. Death is a rite of passage, something to celebrate rather than mourn. Homes,…
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Mexican Geniuses
Frida? Yes, please! Diego? Oh man! That was my initial reaction after booking the tickets for the Mexican Geniuses: A Frida & Diego Immersive…
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Homage to Dalí
“There comes a moment in every person’s life when they realise they adore me.” Salvador Dalí You are not wrong Dalí! I don’t know…
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Xochipilli
Back in October 2020, I drew a Salvador Dalí illustration in a style I not only enjoyed creating but which was very different from…
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The Art of Wallpaper
Who knew that wallpaper is so interesting? I headed over to The Art of Wallpaper – Morris & Co. exhibition at Dovecot Studios with…
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Aztec Warrior
Whilst researching Frida Kahlo and the history of Mexican art, I became sidetracked by Aztec symbolism. Enamoured by the hardcore sense of self Aztec…
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Titans
October 2021 has been the first month since I started creative blogging that I haven’t posted anything. Ordinarily, I would have felt awful about…
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Gentle Disturbances
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009) were life partners in every way. They shared their vision with the art world through…
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