LIVE ILLUSTRATION

Live illustration is an area that I recently learned about. I felt really excited to discover a way to combine some of my journalism skills with drawing. I'm fortunate enough to have bylines in well-known titles such as The Telegraph, Standard, ZDNet and New Scientist, along with hundreds of news items for business titles HCM (the UK's leading health and fitness magazine), WellToDo and Fitt Insider (US-based global reference for the fitness/wellness industry).

I've also been writing features for GlobalData's portfolio of trade titles, such as Ship Technology, Airport Industry Review, Railway Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Medical Device Network and Hospital Management since 2007.

Please click the links to view examples of published work.

I've spent years in roles such as Senior Reporter, News Editor and Managing Editor covering tech, travel, health and fitness beats - and as I still work as a freelance journalist I remain a member of the UK's Guild of Health Writers, as well as a member of the British Association of Journalists. I'm also proud now to be part of the Association of Illustrators.

Taking accurate notes to write features and news based on what interviewees and conference speakers are communicating is an integral part of my job and those skills are transferable to live illustrating. And fortunately I'm at the point where my drawing skills almost match my reporting ones!

I'm now actively looking for live illustration gigs, if you have one and you'd be interested to work together, I'd be delighted to learn more about your project, so please don't hesitate to get in touch. I'm excited to work with you and progress this new chapter.

Please note that I work digitally on my iPad in Procreate, in 16:9 format or A3 (landscape usually) with three to four brand colours. The resulting illustration can be immediately distributed as a PDF or jpg, or tweaked after the session to add information as you wish. Everything is customisable for the client.

If you'd like to read more about my journalism work, you can view my portfolio.

I've covered the NHS in my health and fitness coverage for years. This illustration was created while following the What is Quality Improvement - NHS Golden Jubilee on YouTube. It explains what QI is and how it works in relation to the NHS.

I live illustrated this piece while Jeff Crume was explaining his cybersecurity predictions for 2025. Having covered many tech subjects in the past, it was fascinating to see how Crume's 2024 predictions had come true, giving more weight to this year's projections.

The Atlantic's Health Summit 2025 is a fascinating watch and I thoroughly enjoyed illustrating this discussion between Daniel Engher, Senior Editor at The Atlantic and Stephen Hahn, CEO of Harbinger Health.

The HCM Summit ran for the first time last year. McKinsey opened the first day and explained to the fitness industry why AI integration should be a crucial part of their digital roadmap.