Rob Catterall Illustration

Thursday, 18 February 2016

Akinabalu Youth Hostel

Before I left Borneo I had one last commission which was this simple jungle design for the stairway of Akinabalu Youth Hostel.

A shout out to Andy for giving me company and beers!

Sunday, 29 November 2015

I'm currently in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia, and have just finished my first mural with a few other possibilities opening up.

It was designed for Rustic Borneo travel agency so features a few of the reasons why tourists visit this region; there are hibiscus flowers, a proboscis monkey, an orangutan, a handful of birds and even a Murut warrior with a traditional blow dart.

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

42°

Whilst painting a mural (in Luang Prabang, Laos) I decided to entertain myself by making a video alongside it. So I made one. Nothing but me on scorching hot rooftop all day.

This is . . . .

42°

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Wheels of Love

It's becoming increasingly popular for tourists to buy a cheap Vietnamese motorbike and ride it through the country and some neighbouring ones too, after speaking with one of their owners he hired me to give his bike some more character. It's gotten me full of ideas for others so once I get a long awaited paint delivery then I'm off into the madness of Hanoi to get myself on the side of as many bikes as I can!

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Henna, Chalks and Signs

As of late I've been spending some time in Thailand and have been the go to guy for any signage work as well as messing around henna on a few guests at the ChillOutHouse hostel, Koh Lanta. It's tested me a lot more since having to make due with any materials that we could find/use, however getting my hands on chalk was fun as I haven't used that stuff since I was much younger but it worked well.

/Thai year 2558

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Halloween Hobbies

This last Halloween was the first time I'd carved pumpkins with a serious kit (whittling knife set, some kitchen utensils and a few purposely bent tools) and consequently it was the first time I've ever been impressed with the results. It turns out that I'm quite keen to carve and spent some time over the weekend working on 3 pumpkins, 1 apple and 1 potato. Perhaps I should quit this painting lark and follow a vegetable carving career to get my slice of the pie.

The Blobs!

Whilst sorting through old folders I came across this technique I was using to make textures for digital wizardry. Although I can't pin it, there's something I still find interesting in these as abstract shapes and their turnout of colours.