If you're considering hiring an illustrator for the first time, it can seem daunting. But, it can also be a fun creative and collaborative experience! You’ve got a great idea for a kids book, a new range of pasta sauces, craft beers ... it could be anything but you need artwork for the product and potentially your website, social media or marketing material. You've found an artist that fits perfectly with your style. So, how do you go about asking them to create images specif

I often get asked what my painting 'process' looks like so today I took some time out gather a few progress photos for you from my latest painting “Freedom”. I’m a figurative artist and for me my paintings are all about capturing the energy, grace and freedom of athletes in motion. It's a pleasure to freeze these precious fleeting moments in time. To capture talent, perseverance, hard work and dedication. It all starts with a great photo so I’m grateful to have opportunitie

Before Covid and lockdowns I was very lucky to have the opportunity to sketch alongside Christina Carton (Photography) as very talented squad gymnasts trained at Harrow School of Gymnastics. It's been a great opportunity for me to improve my sketching from life, especially movement and also to get better acquainted with gymnastics as a whole for my figurative art. As you can imagine, it's a busy place, every square inch taken up with mats and equipment, gymnasts tumbling b

Art Exhibition St Ann's Shopping Centre Harrow in aid of Homelessness

I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening seeing the @LondonNationalParkCity wildlife photo exhibition at Kings Cross and of course my fox photo. This outdoor exhibition is one of the 6 flagship events in the National Park City week long festival. The London National Park City is officially the world's first National Park City. The festival runs between 20 - 28 July and celebtes London's new National Park City status with over 300 free events across the capital.   We've been up

I am beyond excited that one of my fox photos is going up in a large outdoor display at Kings Cross this weekend. The photo is one of the finalists in the London wildlife competition judged by Bear Grylls and more. It's for London's National Park City Festival between 20th and 28th July 2019. https://nationalparkcity.london.gov.uk #nationalparkcityweek #forgetmenotfox #kerryslackart #worldwatercolormonth #foxartwork #beargrills #nationalparkcityweek #londonnationalparkcity #

For July, as part of #WorldWaterColorMonth I am celebrating a wonderful fox who raised her cubs alongside our home. Her arrival coincided with my birthday and a fabulous gift of a proper camera from my lovely friends and family. #Worldwatercolor month is an online challenge where artists commit to creating a small watercolour painting every day during July and posting it online. I'm of course painting these fantastic foxes who lived beside our home in London. They eke out

Delighted to have works this year in #incognito2019 for the #Jackandjillfoundation #SolomonGallery #dublin #LavitGallery #Cork. Such a worthy cause #artforacause #loveofdance #danceart #kerryslackart Incognito is a secret art sale in aid of charity. Over 1000 artist donate over 2500 postcard size artworks for sale in the Solomon Gallery, Dublin and the Lavit Gallery, Cork. Amongst those works are those from the likes of Bono and Paul Costelloe this year and Tracy Emin in t