Sometimes being an struggling illustrator is a lonely business. You send out thousands of emails, inquires and begging letters and get very little in return. This has always been the way. But at the start of my career I got lucky and came into contact with two great magazines from the UK. Read the full story »
A court in the Kaluga Region of Russia has ruled that a painting of Jesus Christ with the head of Mickey Mouse is offensive and banned it from being exhibited. The courts called the work “extremist,” and ruled that it …
Jezebel…strange name and the images it conjures up. Read Kings 2 9 30-33 and created. Quite a gruesome end for our Jezebel. Added a ‘J’ medallion and a galloping horse to her forehead…as you do.
The Christian Illustrator found this badge/button while trawling the web for Christian art the other day. Made me smile and even though I wouldn’t wear it, found it quite sincere and honest for some reason. Typed in ‘Jesus was a …
JOHN was a project and book I created in 2011 based around the gospel of the same name. The reasons were many but the main one, as well as the reason for creating this blog, was my embarrassment of some …
According to Wikipedia Stephen Shelby Sawyer is an American commercial artist born on August 30, 1952. His best gig was getting his work on the front of The New York Times and several English newspapers have also covered his pictures …
This is, artistically, one of my proudest moments. Loved working with Christianity magazine on this one. Cannot quite remember where the concept for this piece of Christian art came from or why on a t-shirt but I have always been …
“Wow…looking good if I say so myself! Chapter 11 – Washed the Feet of Jesus with her hair – from The Gospel of John book made the front cover of The Church Times. The Christian Illustrator is really happy with …
Who is the Book of John aimed at?
The two main groups this book is aimed at are teenagers exploring the idea of Christianity and non-Christians. I also believe that all Christians would find the book intriguing and be able to …
As usual I know almost nothing about anything here. Philip Jose Farmer seems to have caused some sensations with his books and the content within. Not here to judge the man but thought these ‘old skool’ Christian art covers were …
It is hard to write about Kanye West without giving some sort of opinion and here at The Christian Illustrator we try and keep opinion to a minimum to stop those nasty comments from building up. Kanye West and me …
They say God is everywhere and we at The Christian Illustrator believe this. Walking by a shop in Barcelona when we saw this brilliant piece of Christian art on the cover of Time magazine. Took a quick snap and hurried …
For those of you who read my posts you will know of my embarrassment about some Christian art. Selfish as it is I cannot shake that opinion….sorry. And when it comes to pictures of Jesus on T-shirts there is a …
