Anna Goodson Coaster Campaign 2018

Get your mugs at the ready as it's Anna Goodson Christmas coaster campaign time again! This year's theme is all about showing support for the protection of our environment and comes with the hashtag #Illustratorswhocare. I chose to illustrate wind power as a source of green renewable energy and created a stylised scene featuring 3d turbines. Once I'd created the 3d environment and illustration I had some fun bringing it to life for an animated gif and a short teaser animation you can watch above. Anna also asked me to edit a promo for the coaster campaign featuring all of the excellent contributions from the agency's illustrators. You can read the full news post on the campaign here and see the work on the main site, along with previous coasters, here.

AGIA Christmas Coaster Promo

The annual Anna Goodson Illustration Agency coaster promo is out just in time for Christmas and this year's theme is the power of love and art, no less. I went with a global warming theme for my illustration and animated gif. Mother Earth could do with a little more love in light of a certain large country withdrawing from international climate agreements. You can read about the promo here and check out illustrations on social media tagged with the #Loveisloveisart.

Trick Or Trump

Here's an illustrated response to my agent Anna Goodson's call for Halloween images recently. I was away from the studio last week so missed posting it on the 31st October myself but here it is anyway in all it's belated glory. Still very much a scary prospect.

Montreal 375

Get those liquid-containing vessels at the ready, it's time for the Anna Goodson Illustration Agency annual coaster promotion. Here's my illustration for this year's theme, a tribute to the great city of Montreal on the eve of the 375th anniversary of it's foundation. Always loved the inspired architecture and sci-fi weirdness of the '76 Olympic Stadium so it dominates my composition as it does the skyline. See previous coasters on the site here.

Coastering

My rep Anna Goodson Illustration Agency is celebrating 20 years in the business this year. An anniversary themed coaster campaign featuring all of the agency's illustrators was recently created to mark the occasion. Here's mine, featuring an art traffic control tower and a sky-load of illustrators, if you will. Now, time to place a cuppa on it.

Tears Of An Elephantine Clown

Here is this year's design for my agent Anna Goodson Management's annual coaster campaign. 'Circus' was the theme so I conjured up this clowny elephant creature to plonk the coffee on.

Mad Coast

Here's this year's design for Anna Goodson Management's annual coaster promotion. Mad Men was the theme which is fine by me as it's one of my all time favourite TV shows. My Old Fashioneds will be all over it.

Steve Thorogood 1949-2010

While away I was very saddened to hear that my UK agent Steve Thorogood had passed away after a brave fight against cancer for well over a year. Steve was a very decent man with a great passion for illustration and I respected him a great deal. He was the first person to give me a break in the industry by representing me and I'll never forget that. He has had amazing support from his family Doreen, Kate and Tom and they are continuing his amazing legacy with Good Illustration. RIP Steve.

I'm Talking Here!

Thought I'd point you all in the direction of a few recent online interviews. First up is a quick Q+A for the recent Heavy Pencil event, which inspired this Daniel Plainview drawing. There's also a featured artist interview on my agent's site at Anna Goodson Managment and a recent profile on Adobe Creative News .

Dope Agent!

My agent Anna Goodson Management have revamped their website and it's looking pretty sweet. Lots of new features and work from fantastic illustrators such as Paul Blow, Michelle Thompson, Mario Wagner, Phil Wheeler and Daniel Stolle to name a few. Get some.

Peace Out

Here's a blissed out, big hair design for Anna Goodson Management's annual coaster promotion. Coming to the bottom of a cup near you.