Sometimes you get talking to someone and you really do find that you like them immensely as a human being and sit and wonder at their talents......this is what has happened with Mick Jennings and I. I've been merrily conversing with him through the wonders of email and Twitter for ages now and honestly can say he's one of the nicest guys ever, plus he's a flipping awesome doodler! Come take a look....
Who are you, where do you come from and
what do you do?
Hello, My name is Mick Jennings, Born in
Maldon Essex but we moved to sunny North Devon when I was 6 weeks old, and been
here ever since! I used to work in retail but currently trying to make it as an
illustrator and designer!
Who/what influences what you create?
I have many influences, I have always drawn
but started doing more over the last few years, I have been buying tees from No
Guts No Glory in Exeter for a few years so the artists who have contributed
their work to the store obviously gave me a great insight into that side of
illustration/design, those guys being Becca Allen, Phillip Harris and the
mighty Joel Millerchip. A great illustrator named Adrian Dutt who I know from
here in Devon also does some fantastic work with birds, you must check him out!
However I have recently been heavily influenced by the amazing work of Richard
Sayer (Funeral French), that guy is ridiculously talented!
How do you decide on a subject for an illustration?
Well I love birds, I really enjoy drawing them, and so that’s always an easy decision. I went through a faze of drawing flowers, Roses especially, I have been told that the feathers on my birds look a little bit like leaves which is pretty cool! I try to put as much detail as possible into the feathers and create lots of layers, I hope everybody likes them!
Sometimes I like to draw some things with a bit of humor thrown in; they usually just come to me, and are usually pretty rubbish! Haha.
All things are Black and White, I am awful at using colors, if somebody would like to teach me that would be ace!
What's been the most exciting thing that's
happened in your career so far?
When Nathan at No Guts No Glory agreed to
sell my first T shirt I designed in his store! Like I mentioned before I have
been buying tees from his shop for a while now, and to have the chance to sell
my own design in his shop was awesome! Thank you Nathan :D
What made you choose illustration as an
outlet for your creativity?
I have always enjoyed drawing, since I was
a little kid, however I have started to do more in the last few years for many
reasons from being influenced by the clothing I would by from shops that used
similar artwork, but also by my Brother in law who is a really talented
tattooist in Shoreditch, I have always been amazed at what he could do, so I
guess I wanted to get in on that!
If you weren't illustrating what would you
love to do?
Well I am a qualified fitness instructor!
Haha, and I love to cycle to bicycle, I
would be pretty chuffed if I could juggle all three :D. But that’s a boring
answer! I guess I’d like to be traveling the world all my life!
If you could be any animal for a day, what
would you choose to be and why?
A Bald Eagle, then I could take photos of
myself in the mirror, and then once I return to human form I could draw them! But they are just incredible creatures, who
wouldn't want to be an Eagle?
Whose work do you admire and want to adorn
your walls?
As mentioned above, I love Richard Sayer
(Funeral French), incredible stuff, his Eagles are insane! I have a piece by
Joel Millerchip and another by Sandra Dieckmann courtesy of No Guts No Glory J. I would like some more Millerchip bits, but
I would really love to do a big piece with several artists and get a good mix
of varied styles in there.
What’s the best thing about doing what you
do?
Getting comments and feedback from people
is ace! I have met some lovely folk through all of this, and hope to meet many
more!
What does the future hold for your work?
Who knows! More of the same, and lots more,
I am currently in the process of having prints done, another range of tees are
on their way, and I am also doing a range of plates with a rather handsome
design on! Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you! :)
See what I mean? What a truly lovely guy! I know I'll be keeping a close eye out for those plates (my crockery habit continues apace!) and on his work in general!
If you'd like to find out more about Mick and the work he's so great at take a look here :
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