Happy Halloween

Took it upon myself to give the new Sheffield Steel Rollergirls logo I designed a Halloween twist. I’d worked on a bride of Frankenstein remix of their older logo so I thought a witch theme would work well this time. 

More rollergirl work in the form of an original painting that will be raffled off for charity at the teams Goblin King Masquerade Ball. It was an opportunity to debut a new style I’ve been working away on in my sketchbooks. It was the first time I’ve taken one of these new sketches through to the acrylic stage and I’m pleased with the results. As for the pinball inspired background – a friend pointed out that THIS may have been on my mind...who am I to argue.

36.5cm x 54cm Arcylic on MDF

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Paper Cuts: Alternative Horror Poster Art

28th Sep – 31st Oct
Showroom Cinema, Sheffield

Well things are almost ready for the launch of this year’s Celluloid Screams art exhibition – this year the brief was to design an alternative poster for one the many great movies previously screened at a Celluloid Screams event.

Along with Rob Nevitt (festival organiser), I’ve been organising the show for the last couple of months. Most of the work is framed up ready for hanging and I have to say I’ve been really impressed with what the other artists taking part in the show have come up with. Each one of them has understood what we were going for with this year’s brief and I think the festival-goers are going to love them all!

Go check out the official festival page HERE and take a look at what an awesome weekend of horror movie viewing they’ve come up with!

The launch night is this Friday 28th Sep (Event Page HERE) so if you’re in the area be sure to pop down and check out the art (along with the artists).

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p.s. Bruce Campbell retweeted my Evil Dead piece for the show.....groovy!

Amber's Nectar

If you’re out searching for a thirst quenching beverage in Sheffield this month, look no further than a pint of Amber’s Nectar. The Sheffield Steel Rollergirls have teamed up with local brewery Blue Bee to produce a special beer that will be available in a selection of free houses in Sheffield during April. I was kindly invited to join the rollergirl on their visit to help brew Amber’s Nectar and it was great to see the processes involved (as well as the complimentary beer(s)!)

Check out a write up from Hand-Pumped Real Ale HERE.
Here’s a map showing where you can get yourself a pint of the good stuff.

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ShuLife Coverage

I was recently interviewed for the Sheffield Hallam Union magazine ShuLife and as a Hallam graduate I jumped at the chance. Big thanks to Jess Wilson for including me in the mag. Hard copies are available at Hallam but HERE'S an online version for those non-students.

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New SSRG Logo In Action

Photo by Jason Ruffell
It was great to see the new Sheffield Steel Rollergirls uniforms in action this past Saturday. They've had the logo printed on more sportswear-looking attire and I think it gives the whole team a real professional look. Just a shame they lost the bout!

Check out more of the action over at Roller Derby On Film, full of photos of the bout as well as previous Roller Derby events.

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2012 SSRG Logo

In preparation for their upcoming bout this Saturday I present the all new logo for the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls. The design started with a desire for the text to be able to exist as a standalone graphic rather than the previous integrated layout. It was also a chance to toughen up Amber a bit and make her look like she would take out your Jammer without hesitation!

Head on over to their website for details on tickets for the bout this Saturday.

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Wayne X Keaton Canvas Process

Another animated gif showing the stages involved in painting one of the recent superhero themed canvases.

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