Surfin' Santa

Was asked to illustrate the cover of November/December "Spider" magazine with a Surfin' Santa

My new Look Portfolio at the AOI

The Association Of Illustrators has give it's website (which I have a portfolio in) a complete overhaul.

At the moment i'm in the process of completing a new series of images, "Marrakech" which I'll put up for viewing as soon as they're done.

My Latest book is now out "The Pirates on Holiday"

Second one in the Pirates series. This time they go on a holiday to "Windy View caravan park"!

Snow around the abandoned abattoir.

Snow_Vecchio Macello copy, a photo by Rupert.vanwyk on Flickr.

Another of my latest paintings of a snowed under Ravenna

Snow in Piazza Garibaldi

Snow_Piazza Garibaldi copy, a photo by Rupert.vanwyk on Flickr.

One of my new set of paintings depicting Ravenna under the snow this past winter

My work is also part of Rivers of AIR Exhibition

I am taking part in The rivers of Air exhibition in Rovigo with 50 other artist where we all used recycled paper was used to promote its use.

Sono uno dei 9 Artisti alla Gervasia 2013 questo weekend

Faccio parte di "Artisti alla Gervasia", Con dei nuovi quadri in acrilico di "Ravenna sotto le Neve"

Also out for Spider Magazine USA last month "Mr Slurmbucket"

The fantastically disgusting character of Mr Slurmbucket was great to illustrate.

How hot/cold is it.

Out last month in the US short article.

Done with Digital, nice clean colours but the lines aren't quite soft/spontaneous enough.

"The Pirate Pie ship" is out.

My Latest collaboration with Watts Publishing. "The Pirate Pie ship" Some fun new characters that I had to give faces to.

Out this February in Spider Magazine the 3rd adventure of Ribburta the frog

This is the 3rd in the series of Ribburta the short legged frog and her amazing adventures. Always fun.

My illustrations published in Ladybug magazine this month

It's a short story about a boy who likes to escape from boring situations with his vivid imagination. I can relate to this!

WebTV Ravenna my first interview!

My first TV interview!

http://www.ravennawebtv.it/w/rupert-e-larte-al-servizio-dei-libri-per-bambini/

Publication in Cricket magazine this month called Nasreddin Hoca

This image was worked up entirely digitally from sketch to final artwork. I think I'd like to find a slightly better compromise though, where the line drawing is in ink and the colour is added later digitally. That way I don't lose too much of the scratchy spontaneous line