My name is Nick, I live in London. I spend most of my time calling up art directors and pestering them for commissions. This isn’t much fun for me but drawing definitely is. My working environment is quite small, rather cluttered but very cosy. I’m surrounded by books, magazines, CDs, guitars and amps, stacks of disregarded post and a heaving pin board full of ‘things to do’ notes, print outs of my favourite illustrations, family photographs and rough drawings.

My favourite atmosphere to work in is when it’s cold, wet and grey outside whilst I’m indoors, sat at my desk with a nice warm cuppa tea, listening to music and my eyes fixed to the glare of my light box or computer screen as I draw or colour in. Sounds slightly doom ‘n’ gloom aye? Well, I don’t think this comes through in my work.

I like to produce illustrations which convey a strong idea in a humorous way. It's always nice when you show your work to someone and it makes them laugh or smile. I enjoy drawing things going on around me that I find amusing or aesthetically pleasing. This is where I get a lot of inspiration, but I'm also very interested in wildlife and the natural world, so much so, that when I’m not drawing, I work at London Zoo as a volunteer keeper where I help look after an array of amazing animals.