In 2014 I suggested to my wife that I create some artwork for the house. My wife is a massive fan of owls and we're both literary buffs so I combined the two and created the concept of 'The Greater Spotted' - classic authors laid out like a comic ornithology poster.
I loved creating these and the restrictions I put upon myself to caricature the figures. I could use the eyes for facial features but the beak had to feel like the nose and mouth combined. It was tricky but satisfying. I chose authors the whole family loved and created a poster for the house. After uploading these to social media I was inundated with requests for a print run. Which I've done several times now.
Greater-spotted Children's Authors
I had such fun creating the first poster that I decided to create a Children's version for my son's room. This proved just as popular and many copies of this poster were sold.
The Beatowls
A crack at the Fab Four.
Greater-spotted British Scientists
The cleverest boffins Britain has produced.
Greater-spotted Geordies
Owlising the faces that made Tyneside famous.
Greater-spotted Hebburnites
The Geordies poster came to the attention of Jason Cook, the creator of Hebburn, who gave me his blessing to owlise the characters of the BBC2 Sitcom
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