Artist Feature - Mike Redman Nov 19 2015

I was born in Bath, 1991.

We lived there for three years on their narrow boat that was docked near my father's work with occasional trips further afield. We even went to Bristol on this awkward little craft, where I live today. In a house.

Some of my earliest memories that influence me today come from watching Disney films with my family. I often wore costume, for example, my father made me an elephant trunk out of toilet rolls and erected cardboard trees that I could march through while watching Jungle Book. I was captivated by dinosaurs and was introduced to A Land Before Time that lead to another childhood obsession, pretending to be a Velociraptor, an act that was not complete without a claw that attached to my big toe, again made by Dad.

Even though the costumes are no more, films were a big influence in my childhood and remain so to this day. I think they taught me to analyse and really look carefully at the world and draw inspiration from the seemingly mundane.

Since then I have taken a degree in Illustration and work as a freelance illustrator. Outside of art, I enjoy; Downhill mountain biking, drumming, music, weightlifting and of course, cinema going.

We particularly love the way Mike illustrates lighting, truly amazing! See all of his artwork here!