January is always one of the tougher months — weekday miles in the dark and sooo much rain, but thankfully the weekend runs have delivered some sunshine. #Running #Health #Fitness #Wellbeing #IsleOfWight

Ready to be released into the wild… Two finished skate decks. I’ve loved producing these two, and I’m so pleased with how they’ve turned out. They’ll be going up for auction soon to raise funds for Freshwater Skatepark — details to come. #IsleOfWight #SkateboardArt #Skateboarding #Illustration

Playing with colours for a thing that might become something… or maybe nothing. #Linocut #Printmaking #Colours #WorkInProgress

Morning #run done — breakfast picked up en route! 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

Deck designs for Freshwater Skatepark upcoming auction led me down a side route — designing a typeface based on the form of a skateboard. It didn’t make the final cut, but I wanted to finish it and have some fun with it. #IsleOfWight #Typography

Starting the weekend with a run around the quiet lanes of Newtown. #IsleOfWight #Running #NewtownNatureReserve #IslandLife

A surprise hail shower made this morning’s icy run even more treacherous! #IsleOfWight ##530AMClub #Running

A few snaps of the first of two skateboards I’ve designed and painted for Freshwater Skatepark’s upcoming auction. The full reel can be seen over on Instagram. www.instagram.com/reel/DTDR4Np... #SkateboardArt #IsleOfWight #Skateboarding

December running can be tough with darker, shorter days, rain and ice but the festive break offers a chance to catch some daylight and explore new routes without the usual routine getting in the way. I’m ending the year with another 200km+ month.

Quiet countryside, blue sky and low winter sun. Mornings like this make #running so much easier. #IsleOfWight

Betwixtmas, slower mornings, and the freedom to explore new #running routes. This morning: Newtown. I kept getting distracted by the trees. 🌳 #IsleOfWight

A sunny, bracing stomp at Gurnard with Mrs C — fuelled with coffee and hot chocolate from Carvel Lane Coffee to keep us going. ☀️🌊 ☕️ #IsleOfWight

That in-between Christmas vagueness… Kicking off whatever day this is with a dad–daughter skate at Canopy Skatepark 🛹

A quick study for one of the skateboards I’m designing for Freshwater Skatepark auction. Throwing some paint around before applying it to the finished boards. #Yeti #Illustration #Painting #SkateboardArt #IsleOfWight

A new (old) Polaroid 📸 It’s been tricky lately to get hold of SX-70 film for my 1976 Polaroid 1000 Land Camera, so I’ve added a Polaroid Supercolor 600 to the mix — a later model (1984) that uses 600 film, which is generally easier to come by. #FilmPhotography #VintageCamera #Photography

Drawing is good for the soul. Trees are good for the soul too. #Sketchbook

Blue skies, sunshine, countryside and steady miles — good for the soul. 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ #Running #IsleOfWight #Yarmouth

Shooting film forces you to slow down — to concentrate on the composition and be aware of the light. No opportunities for editing post-shoot. Here are a few favourites from our weekend in London. Shot on a vintage 1976 Polaroid 1000 Land Camera (SX-70 film).

Ending the week with another skateboard session — making steady progress thanks to Hamish. #IsleOfWight #LearningToSkate #SkateboardingAt50 #NeverTooOld #OneMoreTry

Some days a sketchbook is there to help you observe, other times to explore ideas, occasionally it’s there for mindless noodling. 🦑 #Sketchbook #Tentacles #Drawing

Stealing moments between client work to design a couple of decks for the Freshwater Skatepark Auction. Exploring ideas, including a self-drawn typeface shaped by the curves of a skateboard deck. A snapshot of early-stage concept play and creative experimenting. 🎨🛹 #SkateboardDesign #Typography #WIP

A little secret… #GraphicDesign #Branding #LogoDesign

Today’s #sketchbook effort. 🍳 #Drawing #Habitual #Food #Eggs

Submerged trees spotted on this morning’s #run. #Drawing #Sketchbook

Some more studies for that personal project that could go in any direction. These studies might lead somewhere, might lead nowhere. This typeface I’m designing is based on a specific foundation. #GraphicDesign #Typography #WIP #Type #Skateboarding #Skateboard #OneMoreTry

A few quick lunchtime studies for a project that hasn’t quite decided what it wants to be yet. Personal projects help keep the creative curiosity alive… #GraphicDesign #Typography #WIP #Type

First sub-zero #run of the winter 🥶 #IsleOfWight #MorningRun #530AMClub

Skateboard related scribbling 🛹

Sunshine instead of headtorches — a welcome change to the usual 5:30am starts. A gentle 10km to start the weekend. #Running #IsleOfWight #Sunshine

October Observations Another full month in the studio — packed with delicious logo, branding, and packaging projects (and more). These sketches are the pauses in between — small moments to slow down, breathe, and observe. #Sketchbook #Drawing #InkDrawing #Sketch #IsleOfWight #Leicester #Portsmouth

Shorter days, cooler mornings, and plenty of headtorch runs — 190 km in the bag this month as the year heads toward its finish line. #Exercise #Running #Health #Fitness #Wellbeing #IsleOfWight

Sunday scribble. #Sketchbook #Drawing #InkDrawing #Sketch #IsleOfWight #Trees

Harvest/Hunter’s Moon from earlier this week. #HarvestMoon #HuntersMoon #Drawing #Sketchbook #InkDrawing

People-watching: Some quick sketches between meetings. #Sketchbook #Sketch #Drawing #PeopleWatching

Glorious start to the day (if a touch breezy) joining Carvel Lane for their first ‘Sunday Morning Coffee Run’. ☀️ ☕️ 🏃🏻‍♂️ A scenic seafront route to Gurnard and back, finished with great coffee and a few New York Rolls for the troops back home. #IsleOfWight #Running #Coffee #IslandLife

Heading back to the studio — me, not the geese. #IsleOfWight #Wildlife #CanadaGeese #WinterMigration

Dark mornings, plenty of rain and a noticeable drop in temperature — but on the upside, somewhere during September I passed the 1,000 mile (1,609 km) mark for the year to date! #Exercise #Running #Health #Fitness #Wellbeing #IsleOfWight

It’s shaping up to be one of THE busiest months in the studio EVER! So many lovely projects on the go… but amidst the frenzy it’s important to find time for personal projects and a bit of indulgent, mindful creativity. #Sketchbook #Drawing

Some teeny tiny sketchbook scribbles while out and about this week. #IsleOfWight #Cowes #WestWight #Calbourne #Yarmouth #Sketchbook #InkSketch #Sketching #Drawing

A run of two halves. Battled a nagging headwind up Broad Lane, then flew home on a perfect tailwind. #Run #Running ##IsleOfWight

Lennard’s World Famed Boots & Shoes — a beautiful reminder of Newport’s retail past. #IsleOfWight #Polaroid #Photography #VintageSigns #GhostSigns #Typography #Architecture #FilmIsNotDead #BlackAndWhitePhotography #VintagePolaroid

Six months in, making steady progress, and having loads of fun. A couple of new moves unlocked this evening. 🛹 #Skateboarding #LaterSkater #CanopySkatepark #IsleOfWight

Dozens of Sand Martins gliding and darting over the south coast cliffs a little earlier. #IsleOfWight #Wildlife

And just like that — BOOM — it’s back to running in the dark! This morning’s howling wind, sideways rain, and flying leaves made for a pretty rude start to the day #Running #IsleOfWight

Heavy traffic leaving the studio today… it’s always a race to the kitchen door to get fed! 🏁 🦆 🦆 🦆 💨 #Ducks #CupboardLove #WildLife #FeedingTime

Sketchbook scribbles from our recent trip to Tuscany. #Drawing #Sketchbook #Sketching #Italy #Tuscany

I took sooo many photos on our trip to Tuscany (mostly digital) but here are a few of my favourite Polaroids. Full highlight reels (photos + sketchbook) coming soon… once I’ve caught my breath. #Italy #Tuscany #Polaroid #FilmIsNotDead

A #Ferrari as a service vehicle at Balogne Airport — only in Italy. 🇮🇹

I would like to suggest a new word… Autophew (n.) The deep wave of relief experienced when returning a hire car unscathed, especially after navigating foreign roads on holiday. #Words #NewWord

Ageing is inevitable — slowing down is optional. You can freewheel through life, keep your foot off the gas, let old age quietly creep up and drag you down… Or you can move, stay strong, choose fitness, keep running — and remain a few laps ahead …and that concludes today’s TED Talk.