ragnarok

I have been working on creating images based around the Ragnarok. It tells the story of the end of the world. Here are my first few images.

Cycling in London 2010

Here is what I have contributed to the aoi cycling in London competition. I hand printed the image in my bed room (lots of mess = unhappy girlfriend)

Faust

I have been playing around with combining Screen-printing with Lino cuts and came up with a poster for the play Faust.

Drawbridge

Here is my image for the next issue of the Drawbridge. The issue is Action

Day of the Dead

Here is a print I have been playing around with. I went to a Mexican print exhibition at the British museum and was very influenced by what I saw. Check the exhibition out its amazing!

Guernica

I did this book jacket for Panmacmillan back in 2008 and was asked by Forlaget Press if they could use the illustration for the Norwegian copy of the book, of course I said yes.

Colour Play

I have been playing with colour this week and am really happy with the outcome. I had lots of fun and made lots of mess getting ink all over the floor of my flat. My girl friend was not happy!

Creative Review

I did an editorial piece for Creative Review for the 30th birthday issue.

The Drawbridge

Here is my what I have done for the next issue of the Drawbridge. I think this is the best image I have done for the publication and I plan to do more work in the same way.

First Love

My work was also featured in the first love issue of the Drawbridge http://www.thedrawbridge.org.uk/issue_15/untitled_36/
A big Thanks to Mr Davis again for getting me involved.

Management Today

Note to self update blog more often.Well I have a few bits of news so here is the first. I did an editorial illustration for Management today so here it is.

Grimm book

Here is a small run book I did back in September I just took some pics of some of the pages and here they are.

The Dinner Party

This is a new illustration I have been working on called the dinner party. I Hope to create some kind of narrative to go with the illustrations.

Tattoo love

Here is an image I have submitted for next issue of the Drawbridge.

Minotaur

Well I have moved to the big smoke from Manchester to London. I am currently working on some day of the dead prints but for now here is an image I did just before I moved to London about the minotaur.

Online portfolio

My online portfolio is up and running please feel free to take a look at my work at www.benjonesillustration.com and also thanks to my amazing friends Stephen Phillip Joeseph Nuttall www.myspace.com/sk1pt and Andy Hixon www.andyhixon.com for all the help.

Silence

3rd time lucky or 3rd times a charm. I am in the Drawbridge for the 3rd time in a row. It is the silence issue and is well worth a purchase. Thanks again to Paul Davis and my close friend Cheryl Taylor for getting me involved with this wonderful publication Check out there work at www.copyrightdavis.com and www.cheryl-taylor.com. www.thedrawbridge.org.uk

Lino Cut

I have been playing around with some Lino and have come up with this image. Once again it is based on a fable by La Fontaine.

The North Wind and the Sun

I have been thinking about doing a children's book so to get started I did some experiments with the fable The North Wind and the Sun.

Cat Got Your Tongue?

Here is an image I have submitted for the next issue of the Drawbridge