Sean Sims

Vote for me...& win prizes too!!

2012-02-11T08:00:00.003Z

Please vote for me in the 'Create in Brighton' design competition, running throughout February...& you too could win a great prize!!... simply click on the link below, & find my illustration ...then click the 'like' button...& hey presto...you've made me a happy chappy!... Thank You (just click on the link below........)

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259372724131711.57536.112306785504973&type=1

Voting....campaign begins...

2012-02-01T09:43:00.003Z

..I thought it would be fun to produce some campaign illustrations for my entry into the 'Create in Brighton' competition...seeing as it's going to be running for most of February!... vote here... http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259372724131711.57536.112306785504973&type=3

Voting....

2012-01-29T20:53:00.003Z

...currently running in the top ten!.. please vote here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259372724131711.57536.112306785504973&type=3 Cheers!

VOTE FOR ME!

2012-01-29T09:37:00.000Z

Voting has begun on the Create in Brighton competition!!...I'm down to the last 30 finalists, & looking for your lovely votes to go through to the final 10...all you have to do is go to the Create in Brighton Facebook page & 'Like' my illustration entry....Cheers Folks x

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259372724131711.57536.112306785504973&type=3

Competition Finalist!

2012-01-26T12:36:00.000Z

HEEEEY!....just found out my illustration (posted recently)has been chosen as a finalist in the 'Create in Brighton' competition!...might have a small sweet sherry at the weekend to celebrate!...next round is a Facebook public vote, so need all your lovely votes folks! (that is if you like it of course!) :-D....will post details soon!

Paw Traits No. 1 - Mr Tibbs

2012-01-22T23:50:00.000Z

Just like to introduce you to the first of my new series of Paw Traits... Meet Mr Tibbs...

Discover....

2012-01-21T07:52:00.000Z

Here's a 'quickie' illustration I did late last night for a little competition...the theme was 'discover'...so I thought of an inventor type with his whizz-bang computer type machine, discovering all sorts of clever stuff! (it even doubles up as a coffee maker!)...

2012....

2012-01-08T23:33:00.000Z

a bit of a peek of work in progress....

2012-01-08T21:55:00.001Z

Ronald Searle R.I.P.

2012-01-03T22:11:00.000Z

saddened to hear the loss of the great Ronald Searle...one of THE great masters of illustration of the twentieth century, and an early influence on my work.. R.I.P. Ronald, a true genius

DOMINO

2011-12-22T17:00:00.000Z

A little peak at some surface design work I'm currently playing with....

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-20T16:35:00.000Z

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year....see you in 2012!

Media Week Awards programme

2011-11-23T15:22:00.002Z

Here's a little job I did recently for the front cover of the Media Week Awards programme...

Olympics posters 2012

2011-11-14T14:57:00.001Z

..well here is my first of a new series of Olympics posters..soon to be released!...watch this space!!!

Be Flexible!

2011-11-14T14:51:00.001Z

...one of my older illustrations from when I had a regular spot in 'People Management'...and one of my faves.

Marsh Mellow re-vamp!

2011-11-14T14:46:00.002Z

..I recently did some re-vamping of my Marsh Mellow characters, as it seems they are beginning to become popular!....

Sweetspot Student acommodation website

2011-11-14T14:40:00.002Z

..illustration I did recently for the agent...a simple animation job. It was a web screen to entice students in the Oxford area to sign up to their client list.

Hi!..long time no see...

2011-11-14T14:34:00.001Z

..what can I say...been very, very busy..and rather neglected my duties somewhat!!..but, it' great to be back!...to kick things off, here is an illustration I did for Ian Anderson from The Designers Republic's soon to be released limited edition book...watch this space!

Open House - Final Weekend...

2011-05-24T09:03:00.001+01:00

...last weekend was my busiest so far, with prints flying out the door!!!...along with some great offers of exhibiting my prints in some great venues!....sad to say it's the final weekend this weekend, so if you havn't popped by yet, now's your chance!...I hear we may be having some nibbles (& perhaps a cheeky glass or two of sweet sherry!) on the final day!! ..see you there! - 25a Compton Road, on the Dyke Road Open House Trail.

Yarn & Glue : Week 2

2011-05-11T09:47:00.001+01:00

Hope to see you all at the Yarn & Glue Open House this weekend - 11am - 6pm..

The Ten Best...

2011-05-10T07:57:00.000+01:00

just found out that the web-site 'The Ten Best..' has got my 'Love is All You Need' print as one of the ten best typographic prints!...not bad!...now sold out unfortunately...but will be releasing some new colours soon! (watch this blog!)

http://thetenbest.co.uk/the-ten-best-typographic-word-prints/

Smart Ways To Save editorial illustration

2011-05-10T07:27:00.000+01:00

Here's a little group of two colour illustrations I did for my agent a few weks ago for US magazine. The brief was to illustrate various ways to save money & tips on cutting costs.

Royal Wedding print

2011-05-07T21:39:00.001+01:00

A special edition artist proof giclee print now on show at the Yarn & Glue Open House exhibition, as part of the Brighton Festival...open tomorrow 11am - 6pm...see u there!

Brighton Line at the Brighton Festival - Day 1

2011-05-07T21:17:00.001+01:00

Just got back from the first day at the 'Yarn & Glue' Open House...(and had my chippie-chips supper!)

I'm glad to report that the new prints went down a storm, with lots of great compliments - thanks folks!..Looking forward to another day of 'Open House tomorrow 11am till 6pm, hope to see you there!

New Brighton Line prints! - Seafood & Oyster Bar

2011-05-03T10:13:00.000+01:00

..this next one is of a little seafront seafood & oyster bar shed...(given a bit of artistic license of course!)
that can be found next to the Brighton Fishing Museum down on the beach walkway.

I've added a bit more 'decoration' on my interpretation here, but hey, what the heck..hope you like!

New Brighton Line prints! - North Laines

2011-05-03T10:06:00.000+01:00

The North Laines in Brighton is the subject of this next one - in particular it's wonderful retro markets & junk shops!

'Snoopers Paradise' in the North Laines is my favourite place in Brighton, crammed full of retro 'shit-nacks', and the kind of old junk I love...in fact, about 10 years ago, I used to have a stall there myself!

New Brighton Line prints! - Hanover

2011-05-03T10:00:00.000+01:00

..up next is a print of one of Brighton's mst famous districts - Hanover, known locally as 'Museli Hill' or 'Museli Mountain' (due to it's steeply inclined streets, and its 'wholesome' residents - artists & social workers!)

For those not familiar with Brighton's districts, Hanover is an area West of the city centre, characterised by it's rows of painted coloured terraced houses (you see them on your left as you come into Brighton Railway Station)

Hanover is famous for having more pubs than anywhere else in the UK...there feels like there is one on every street corner!

New Brighton Line prints! - Royal Pavillion

2011-05-03T09:51:00.000+01:00

...here is my interpretation of the fabulous Brighton Royal Pavillion!

I have added a bit of artistic license on this one!..although the ral one is still as mad as a box of spiders!

New Brighton Line prints! - London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

2011-05-03T09:46:00.000+01:00

up next is the famous London to Brighton Veteran Car run, held annualy in November...

I went down to the seafront last year to see this for the first time, & was blown away by how utterly fantastic these machines are..

New Brighton Line prints! - Seagulls

2011-05-03T09:40:00.000+01:00

..next up, is those pesky seagulls!!....

.....as anyone from Brighton will tell you, the Seagulls rule the roost in this city!!.. This little fella is enjoying his tray of chippie-chips on a seafront bench, circled by a bunch of hungry gulls!

New Brighton Line prints! - Volks

2011-05-03T09:33:00.000+01:00

...first up on the new prints is my take on Brighton's very own Volks Railway!...

This great little railway down on Brighton's seafront is the world's first electric railway, opened in 1883...and still running today!

Brighton Line at the Brighton Festival

2011-05-03T09:28:00.000+01:00

http://www.yarnandglue.com/page5/

I am proud to announce, that the Brighton line has branched off and will be launching a range of brand new prints in conjunction with the Brighton Festival.

The new prints are a pastiche of the illustated posters produced by travel companies such as London Transport & British Rail during the 1940s-1960s, and feature many aspects that make Brighton such a unique & wonderful city.

The exhibition will be part of Brighton Festival's 'Open House' exhibitions held during all the weekends in May, starting this Saturday, May 7th.
I will be exhibiting at the 'Yarn & Glue' Open House, which is my good friend Dale Maloney's new site gallery & store, which will also be launched during the Festival.

I will also be exhibiting some other new prints & postcards, as well as the full range of 'Playtime' cards produced by 1973 will be available

....hope to see you there!

New Brighton Line prints!

2011-05-03T09:06:00.001+01:00

....well, I've been away for a long time, busy scratching my head, biting pencils & generally anoying the family with my artistic strops!....busy creating my new series of prints linked to the hugely successful Brighton Line print!.. The new prints will be having their official launch as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Open House' exhibitions, which start this Saturday 7th of May for 4 weekends (more details to follow).

The first print off the press is a special 'Festival' edition of The Brighton Line map, which will be available as a signed limited edition of 500 A5 card - available at the exhibition. This special edition features an addition 'Festival' line, with new stations with associations with the Brighton Festival. The sea on the map is also the colour of the Festival Line! There will also be a very limited large size print on show at the exhibition which will be for sale too.

'Watch this Space'

2011-02-04T10:25:00.000Z

...these took me back a bit when I saw them again on e-bay!..My Grandad used to save the picture cards from boxes of tea (loose, not in bags in those days), and can still remember their tea-infused scent that each card had!..I particularly loved this series of weird wonderful space craft & odd looking spikey satellites & space bits n' bobs...all very 1960s techy stuff!!!...think I might put together a homage illustration to capture those wonderful evocative days!...'watch this space!' as they say

Yarn & Glue character logo

2011-02-01T10:33:00.000Z

a little sneaky-peek at something currently on my drawing board....

R.I.P. John Barry

2011-01-31T13:43:00.002Z

The truly sad news today
that the great John Barry has passed away. One of the true legends of cinema, composer
of some of the all time greatest Cinema & TV scores. R.I.P. Mr Barry

New 'LOVE is all you NEED' prints released for Valentines

2011-01-29T21:23:00.000Z

Just released a new batch of colourways of my 'Love is All You Need' print, now available through those good folks at Brighton POD /...http://www.brightonpod.com/designer/sean-sims-m-122.php

New 'Playtime'cards for 1973!

2011-01-13T10:45:00.002Z

I am very pleased to announce that my Alphabet print has been turned into fabulous cards by 1973 'makers of beautiful paper things'...The whole alphabet - all 26 - has been made into individual cards from Apple to Zip! The range has been given a new name 'Playtime'...you can take a look at the cards, as well as all of the other fantastic stuff on the 1973 web-site:

New cards for 1973

Alphabet - now available Limited edition print

2010-11-25T11:28:00.001Z

Just arrived, hot off the press in time for Christmas!...My new Alphabet print! A2 sized in glorious technicolour, signed limited edition of 250...yours for £40, direct from those wonderful folks at Brighton POD (www.brightonpod.com)

http://www.brightonpod.com/23/art/alphabet-print-signed-limited-edition-(a2)-p-840.php

Christmas-y stuff...

2010-11-15T10:16:00.006Z

as it's getting nearer Christmas, thought I'd pop on some illustrations I did for Paperchase a few years back...

Alphabet Poster

2010-11-12T09:20:00.001Z

...at long last....here is my Alphabet poster which will be on sale from Monday. It's a lot trickier than I thought it would be - coming up with the various different letter images, and not doing the usual same things found on children's alphabets...hope you like it!

Rainy Days...

2010-10-28T00:13:00.000+01:00

With all this rain around, I thought I'd give you a little peek at the letter 'U' for 'umbrella' from my soon to be completed alphabet....

'All Aboard!!"

2010-10-27T12:18:00.001+01:00

A new children's illustration fresh from the drawing board!..'toot-toot"

Doin The Banana Split

2010-10-24T13:26:00.000+01:00

...out of all my influences as an artist, this has to have been the greatest!...

I loved this programme, with all it's whacked out pop art scenery & graphics.

Great music too!...enjoy!

'Dinky-Prints'

2010-10-19T16:25:00.000+01:00

...here's a little sneaky-peak of my soon to be available set of prints for children... will keep you posted!

Apple pattern - colourway 2

2010-10-13T15:58:00.000+01:00

A new colourway of the Apple pattern

Allotments - browns version

2010-10-13T10:46:00.000+01:00

Here is another version of 'The Allotments' pattern - giving a more seasonal 'Autumn' feel...

Apple pattern - colourway 1

2010-10-12T11:21:00.002+01:00

Here is a simple apple pattern....

Boy with balloon

2010-10-07T14:08:00.000+01:00

Here's a little illustration I've just finished....

Allotments - green version

2010-10-05T08:37:00.000+01:00

Here's a new pattern illustration I've been working on called 'allotments'. The funny thing is, a few days later, I found out that I have been offered an allotment patch after being on a waiting list for over three years!!!

Busy Traffic illustration

2010-10-05T08:31:00.000+01:00

...a little something currently in progress.....

The Brighton Line -update

2010-09-10T08:58:00.004+01:00

here's the link to Artrepublic's page for The Brighton Line print....
http://www.artrepublic.com/prints/13502-the-brighton-line-signed-open-edition.html

The Brighton Line

2010-09-10T08:42:00.005+01:00

....well, after a long absence (been busy scribbling & doodling away!)... I'm very happy to announce that the new improved 'Brighton Line' print is now available to buy at ArtRepublic - both online and at their Brighton Gallery in Bond Street, North Laines. There's been a great response so far..The Argus are doing a feature on it today, & I've just heard Juice FM have been raving about it!!!....hope you like the new design (I had to ditch some of the elements that were too close to the real tube map due to strict copyright control from London Transport - but I think that the new Mod target logo is much more in keeping with the Brighton theme!)

'We Are Ten' poster

2010-06-01T22:29:00.003+01:00

...here are a couple of pieces I have just done for Starfish Kids Club in Hove for their ten year anniversary bash on the 26th of June....pop along if you are in the area!!!

VESPA

2010-06-01T22:27:00.001+01:00

Here's a sample of some new work I'm developing in a more 'hand drawn' style.

Back from my holidays!...

2010-06-01T22:17:00.002+01:00

..back from a lovely time in Andalucia, Spain.. My daughter Mabel here enjoying the beach life!!

Butterfly 1

2010-04-20T08:22:00.002+01:00

This pattern is featured in the book 'Print & Pattern' by Bowie Style (p.266)

Odd Couples

2010-04-20T08:18:00.002+01:00

These are two 'odd couples' from an editorial for 'The Nest' (USA magazine)

Green icons

2010-04-20T08:15:00.001+01:00

...some little icons for an editorial on how to be greener!

Mr Croc's Birthday

2010-04-20T08:11:00.002+01:00

This is a birthday card illustration I did for the Kids Club at London's Westfield shopping mall

'Sussex Village'

2010-04-19T13:14:00.003+01:00

This pattern I did of a Sussex village appears in the 'Print & Pattern' book by Bowie style - from the wonderful 'Print & Pattern' blog www.printpattern.blogspot.com

meet 'Mike'

2010-04-19T13:10:00.001+01:00

...as seen in my blogger title graphic!

'Marsh Mellow' t-shirt designs

2010-04-19T13:02:00.002+01:00

These are some of my kids t-shirt designs from my 'Marsh Mellow' range

'Marsh Mellow' toddler tableware

2010-04-19T12:34:00.004+01:00

Here are some concepts I did for a range of tableware for toddlers with characters from the 'Marsh Mellow' range

Stop, Look & Listen....

2010-04-19T12:27:00.003+01:00

Here's a brand new piece from my new children's illustrations...

Fruity Pattern

2010-04-19T12:20:00.003+01:00

This is a fruity pattern I did some time ago, which is featured in the 'Print & Pattern' book by Bowie Style p.267

Christmas 2007

2010-04-19T10:37:00.000+01:00

Here is one of my Christmas designs from 2007

Marsh Mellow

2010-04-19T10:31:00.000+01:00

These are the animals from my 'Marsh Mellow' concept range from 2007...

Self Portrait

2010-04-15T14:51:00.001+01:00

a self portrait doodle from 2008

'Green Transport' 2008

2010-04-15T14:41:00.000+01:00

Illustration for US magazine 'The Nest' 2008

'Love is All You Need' -Pink edition

2010-04-15T14:38:00.000+01:00

This illustration which I did for Valentines 2008 is featured in the book 'Print & Pattern'... soon to be available as a limited edition print....watch this space!

Green illustration from 'Green Clean' book

2010-04-15T14:32:00.000+01:00

Green coloured version of an illustration from the book 'Green Clean'

'The Grandparents Handbook' 2009

2010-04-15T14:16:00.000+01:00

The cover and internal illustrations for a book I recently illustrated for, 'The Grandparents Handbook' by Elizabeth LaBan.

From 'The Grandparents Handbook' 2009

2010-04-15T13:45:00.000+01:00

Illustration for 'How to make a hobby horse'

The Brighton Line

2010-04-15T11:49:00.001+01:00

Here is my soon to be available 'Brighton Line' poster.....watch this space!!!