Matt Taylor Illustration

My name is Matt Taylor, I'm an illustrator and I live by the sea. I like drawing pictures for money, riding my bike, walking on the beach, appreciating comic books and rummaging through thrift stores for old photos. This blog is for works in progress, assorted drawings that don't have a home yet and things which don't quite fit in my folio. Speaking of which, you can see my full blown folio by directing your website towards www.matttaylor.co.uk

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    Hey! Remember those book covers that I am frequently going on about? Well if you’re in the UK and you’re so inclined then you are now able to go into shops (or Amazon if you wish) and get them. Thanks to Penguin UK for licensing these so I can at last see them on the shelves.

    Hey! Remember those book covers that I am frequently going on about? Well if you’re in the UK and you’re so inclined then you are now able to go into shops (or Amazon if you wish) and get them.

    Thanks to Penguin UK for licensing these so I can at last see them on the shelves.

    Over the last (almost) two years, one of the highlights of my working life has been my ongoing collaboration with Penguin USA on the novels by John Le Carre. I have blogged a fair bit about it - have a look in the archive if you want to see some more.

    This time around it’s something special (at least for me), insofar as it’s a new novel (not one from the extensive backlist I have been working through).

    I can’t say a huge amount as the story itself is wrapped in secrecy, except that yes, that is the rock of Gibraltar. And that’s your lot. I’m fairly confident that much at least is in the press release, and if you want to know why it’s on the cover of the book then you’ll have to pick it up when it comes out in May (up for pre-order on amazon now). Expect at least one more blog about this when it comes out.

    I’ve also posted a few sketches for directions that didn’t work out - and the rough sketch that lead to the final piece. 

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    Earlier in the year, I was lucky enough to work with the mighty Penguin Books on a series of covers for reissues from John LeCarre’s backlist (you may have read one of my many, many blogs about them). Well they asked me to do another an I duly obliged. Here it is. As is customary it has become my favorite (because the last thing I did is usually my favorite), but I felt like I had hit my stride when I did this one and it turned out nice.

    Earlier in the year, I was lucky enough to work with the mighty Penguin Books on a series of covers for reissues from John LeCarre’s backlist (you may have read one of my many, many blogs about them).

    Well they asked me to do another an I duly obliged. Here it is. As is customary it has become my favorite (because the last thing I did is usually my favorite), but I felt like I had hit my stride when I did this one and it turned out nice.

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