This is a piece I did in my own time based on a song that I like, I pulled a lyric and produced a painting from that. This shows the process of how I got to the finished painting, talking about the lyric meaning and how I translated that into a drawing and then a painting.

This was some experimentation did during a college project, taking a collage and turning it into a photogram, then testing how the light exposure and chemical curing can be manipulated. The original collage was about the idea of 'being a man' and surrounding that with symbols and colours that would stereotypically oppose this idea. I wanted to use feminine objects to juxtapose the traditionally masculine traits that come with 'being a man' and show that surrounding yourself with these feminine things doesn't strip you of the 'man' title.

For my Cultures college project I had to design products to be sold so I focused my designs around Japanese food culture, creating these print designs. This project developed my interest for Illustration focused design processes and pieces, this being a starting point for developing my style of illustration.

Pieces done using various materials such as ballpoint pen, ink, string, and buttons, pulling inspiration from Coraline to produce these eerie images. The use of actual buttons and needles stuck to a drawing adds depth and interest that was fun and refreshing to do. It also was something completely different from any of my previous work, focusing on texture instead of colour.

These pieces are from my Moral Issues project where I focused on the negatives of social media, showing the unhealthy connection between people and the platforms and the immediate judgement aspect. Drawing inspiration from Dominic Beyeler I made the piece on the left and edited it to make the piece on the right; the middle piece is called Social Symbiosis, done digitally in Procreate.

This painting was done as a response to the style of Jefferson Muncy for my Beyond Reality project. I really enjoyed his ethereal subjects and the way he painted portraits using defined brushstrokes and a wide variety of colour so I translated this into my own work for the project.

Digital paintings done as a commission, the client wanted print designs based around a moodboard of images with this similar aesthetic. I took those images and produced pieces that shared a similar composition but had differing colour schemes, using Procreate for iPad to make them.

I enjoy coloured pencils a lot because of the detail and texture that you can get from them, these are some unfinished works from school projects that both use coloured pencil.

Some still life drawings I have done throughout my time at college using watercolour, acrylic paint and graphite pencils. I enjoy tonal work because it feels satisfying to finish and have something that mirrors reality, I think drawing metal is the most fun because it it always changing depending on its own surroundings. 

As a drawing exercise I looked at taxidermy birds, trying to incorporate different materials into the studies.

I looked at fruit rotting over a few weeks and periodically took photos and produced small studies of the fruit. The constant change in both look of the fruit and materials is something that I particularly like with this set of drawings, my favourite being the last recreation using acrylic paint because the texture is so vivid in the image and in the painting.

Some drawings from a sketchbook, my style varies depending on what I am envisioning and what I am in the mood to draw. Most of these kinds of drawings will come from my imagination or from me having a reference image but only using it for a slight guideline.

Here are examples of drawings that I would do in my sketchbooks, varying from more realistic tonal work to ideas that came from my head. When mindlessly drawing I like to use ballpoint pen as it encourages me to not be too structured because I can't fix my mistakes and it also has a rough look to it which I like.

This is a digital piece done as part of my Moral Issues project where I focused on the effects of social media. It was my first digital drawing that I had done, focusing on the likes and comments aspect of posting online and how people are so obsessed with audience validation.

Two of my favourite shows at the moment are these two and I like them for different reasons. WandaVision gives me a lot of inspiration but also superhero movies in general because there is no limit to what can happen in those shows. I particularly like magic-related characters as they have the most visual interest and inspire me the most. 

Sex Education is a show I really like due to it being very funny and relatable. It's set in a sixth form and deals with the weird stages of being an older teenager which is something I am currently experiencing so seeing characters in a similar environment to myself is something I find comfort in.

Music is also a huge inspiration for me as it is something that I can add my own visuals to. Reading never has stimulated me as much as music in terms of creating my own environments and stories in my head, with music it allows me to take the lyrics and the instrumentals and turn those into images and narratives in my head. It has contributed to a lot of my comfort in hard times and also has helped fuel creativity for me when nothing else was providing inspiration.

In my eyes this magazine cover of Billie Eilish for Garage magazine shot by Takashi Murakami is a successful example of visual communication. It uses inspired and unique ideas and design choices to highlight the musician in a way that relates to her personality. It is extremely visually interesting from a consumer standpoint, with the minimal but effective composition making the visuals look professional.