The Stonemasons Arms

This was a really fun project. Fuller Smith and Turner PLC commissioned me to create a sign in the style of the surrealist painter René Magritte. Part of the brief was to incorporate some of the traditional stonemason's tools into the design. Whilst researching the exotic array of specialist chisels and measuring devices I came across a beautiful mahogony mallet. I had to include it in the illustration. The dividers and set square are the key elements of the Freemason's coat of arms.

The designer wanted a print of an existing Magritte painting to hang on the wall in one of the interiors, but all she had was a tiny pixelated image. So I made a copy. I believe it is quite close the original. Apologies Mr Magritte!

The pub has a very large skylight. I produced an illustration of a Magritte type sky, complete with fluffy clouds, which was then digitally printed on a kind of transparent plastic. This was then stuck to the glass allowing light to shine through. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photograph of this in situ, but here is my illustration.

Other Interesting Signs:

It’s always inspiring when clients are open to original ideas. 

These signs were actually produced in 3D relief for Mitchells and Butlers. Above are the finished visuals I created for the model maker. 

This too was originally conceived as a 3D sign, but the model maker balked when he saw the amount of detail. So I produced this tromp l’oeil instead.

L S Lowry. Well, Lowryish this time.

To see more of my work, please click the links to Portfolios 1 and 2.