Animal Office

Animal Office

This was painted in january 2011, in photoshop to A4 size. I have used a horse before in this position (1 2 3) but it is always funny,but this time I have added some lipstick! The 6 key keyboard and hay sandwich add some fun.

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This was painted in photoshop in 2011 to A4 size. As can be seen in my work I like to place animals in mundane human situations. An office is a good location and I'm sure I will visit this theme again. Its fun to have such unlikley animals in these roles, such as the Hippopotamus with dress and bright red lipstick and the horse typing at the six keyed keyboard, with her hay sandwich to hand. In the background some office gossip is in progress. An image like this is drawn on the computer, then painted in a traditional, layered way similar to conventional painting media. 

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Post man Hippo
Milkman on morning round

The postman hippo was painted in april 2010. I wanted to have fun showing the difference in scale between a little bike and the large bulk of the animal. The milkman was painted in sept 2008. It is a 'cheeky' image, and I thought about the 'carry on' films while doing this.

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Post man Hippo
I like painting animals doing human activities and this painting illustrates a very large and heavy Hippopotamus sitting on a small red 'royal mail' bicycle delivering the mail. Painted in 2009. 
Milkman on morning round
This digital illustration is of a milkman out on his daily milk round in a street. A woman is waving from one of the upstairs windows of a house in the street. The scene is set in the 1960s. The milkman is in a traditional uniform of the time and the painting is at a low angle to show both the woman and the milkman, and to give interest. Painted in 2008.