Austen Power

It's the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice' this week. At the weekend the Wall Street Journal's 'Arena' magazine ran the story with my pic, done in a day! (Editorial deadlines are among the tightest).

I've never read any JA, always preferring the coarse and unaffected darkness of the Brontes - but should I?

Artwork was commissioned by Manny Velez.

Christmas at the Wall Street Journal

I did some fancy multi-coloured illustrations for the Wall Street Journal's Christmas gift guide. Here are some of the illustrations, from the Books section, and the big bow from the cover, in its three colourways.

The type was very relaxed on these, energetic and organic with the merest trace of digital tidying which even the most skilled CSI would struggle to detect. Most refreshing.

Jingle bells!