Went to Tesco this morning ( big UK supermarket for my overseas readers). Strolling down the beverage aisle,& spotted this, so I guess I can now reveal that I was invited to provide an illustration for Yorkshire Tea as part of the rebrand of their Gold range. It’s probably my highest profile commission to date,& to say I was honoured and pleased is an understatement .
I drew this nearly two years ago now, & the final drawing was arrived at over a period of two-three months,& the launch was delayed by COVID, & some technical issues caused by the special gold ink, so it’s very surreal to see it on the shelves, finally.I was pleased that they wanted to go with a pure line drawing of a ‘typical’ Yorkshire Dales scene rather than the traditional watercolour used on the main brand- as most of you know, drawing is at the very heart of what I do, so chuffed doesn’t cover it.
Slightly disappointed that, on my many visits to the offices in Harrogate, that I didn’t see the tea plantation, or meet Sean Bean….
