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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate.
Fonts used: Garamond & Times New Roman
View on TwitterFun Fact: 'Too Much Ain't Enough' is not only in my top 3 Arthur Hill songs, it's actually my most listened to song OF ALL TIME!To create this piece, I focused on the lyrics of verse 2. Pulling the red tones from the cover art of 'In The Middle Of Somewhere', the EP on which this song resides, I aimed to create a poster style piece with a romantic and intimate atmosphere.

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2 2050 x 2700 px canvases on Procreate.
Fonts used: Anke PrintView on TwitterThese pieces were based on the music video for James Marriott's fourth single 'Something's Wrong' from his sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. While the colour palettes of each piece are partially inspired by the outfits worn by Will and James respectively in the music video, I additionally drew inspiration from American bowling alleys from the 1970s to give each piece a more retro feel.

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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterThe cover of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog' features a blue plasticine dog called Jasper, named after his childhood dog. I created this piece to post the day before 'Don't Tell The Dog' released to symbolise James sending Jasper off to his new homes (the new homes being those of the fans awaiting the release of the album). I interpreted the album release as James saying goodbye to Jasper for the final time, as he has finally reached a point in which he can 'go it alone' without the nostalgia and heartache of the past holding him back, feelings he processed during the creation of this record.

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2700 x 2050 px canvas on Procreate.
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View the reference imageA simple portrait to celebrate the release of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I was inspired to add the Kandi bead lettering based on the aesthetic of Olivia Rodrigo's debut album 'Sour'.

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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate.
Fonts used: Times New Roman
View on TwitterA comic style piece inspired by the lyrics of 'Ventriloquist', track 1 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. James has discussed this song centring on themes of agoraphobia, with the chorus signifying him finally leaving the house and overcoming that fear. I channeled my own personal experiences with agoraphobia into this piece.Section 1 sees James opening his front door, with the mystical blue spiralling representing the disconnect you begin to feel from the outside world and it becoming an almost fictional reality you feel unable to access.
Section 2 sees James step outside, with the mystical world gone, replaced by the real world, showing that there was nothing to fear.
Section 3 shows James leaning his head against the door, having briefly stepped back indoors due to being overwhelmed with emotion. The dark swirling background signifies the negative emotions and isolation felt within those four walls.
In Section 4, James has finally walked away from the house, but he's taking a tearful glance back to remind himself of who he's trying to be brave for, Jasper, who's seen at the window in Section 5.This piece is my favourite thing I've created as an artist so far, I even got to gift James a print of this at his album signing in Reading (& got a copy signed for myself). James said it was 'fucking sick', so I clearly did something right here!

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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate (2 variations).
Fonts used: Nightmare Pills
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'Something's Wrong', track 2 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I decided on the boxing theme based on the lyric "We could have it out 'til it's early". The repetition of the lyrics "Does it feel like something's wrong? Does it feel like something's off?" in the background represents not only the lyrics repetition in the songs outro, but also rumination caused by the anxiety of feeling like something's wrong (see what I did there?) but never feeling satisfied with somebody's answer.

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2700 x 2050 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'Plasticine', track 3 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I personally interpreted this song to mean that humans are easily mouldable and changed, just as plasticine is. But also, if purposefully left alone, we won't change, again, just like plasticine. I also ran with the theme of nostalgia, and being so desperate to return to a person/place/mental state that no longer exists, that you resort to attempting to recreate them as best you can, as James is doing in this piece. I decided to illustrate this theme through the tiny model of both Jasper and the 'mystery girl', both being trapped in James' past.While Jasper (the blue plasticine dog featured on the cover of 'Don't Tell The Dog') was a real dog, I made the decision that I would not portray Jasper as a 'real' dog with natural colouring at any point throughout this series. I wanted his otherworldly appearance to represent Jaspers spirit watching over James as he progresses through his adult life.

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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'It's Only Love', track 4 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. My specific inspiration for this piece came from the lyric "Private allotments, Befriending the insects here". I interpreted these lyrics to represent total social isolation, yearning for connection so badly that you resort to interacting with creatures who's worlds are inaccessible to you. I portrayed this isolation by not including anything man made in this piece, even buildings, as the presence of buildings could allow for a person to form a mental connection to the story behind their creation. Additionally, I chose to set this piece in the nighttime to further portray feelings of loneliness, with 'the world being asleep' and James left behind.My absolute favourite detail in this piece is the 'Jasper constellation', seen in the top right corner. Even though James is at his most lonely, Jasper continues to watch over him.

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2700 x 2050 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'Food Poisoning', track 5 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I interpreted this song to represent domestic unrest, with both parties being so worn down by the situation that they've become completely indifferent to each others lives. Even when James is explicitly told that the other party has done something bad (the nature of which is up to individual interpretation), he doesn't want to know ["She comes back in the morning, Warns me of a bad decision, But I don't wanna, don't wanna know"], to me further highlighting his indifference.Drawing from the lyric "Then we close our eyes, So we can play pretend", I chose to portray James with his eyes open in Section 1, the shadows of a domestic argument surrounding him to illustrate his emotional disconnect from his own life. Additionally, the monochromatic background directly reflects the colour being drained from his life due to the unrest around him.
In Section 2, James is seen with his eyes closed, to physically disconnect from the hostile situation. The background has become suddenly vibrant, with lines reminiscent of comic books, reflecting James escaping to a more positive place in his mind and ignoring the very real situation he's still in.

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2700 x 2050 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'Toothache', track 6 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I decided to make a piece that on the surface comes across as a more literal interpretation of this song, with James being portrayed as a dentist.However, James is actually investigating his own mouth. The mouth is simultaneously literal and metaphorical.In the literal sense, James has said previously that the toothache discussed in this song refers to a literal dental issue he had in the past that he put off getting fixed for so long that the pain became familiar. I then extrapolated this into a metaphorical sense, where you refuse to confront your trauma or negative habits because the pain they cause you has become second nature. James investigating his own mouth reflects him coming to terms with both forms of pain being abnormal and finally thoroughly investigating them to find the root issue (if you'll pardon the pun).

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2700 x 2050 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'I Don't Want To Live Like This', track 7 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I decided to focus this piece on the lyric "If I jump too high, I'll fall right back through the floor". I felt an immediate strong connection to this lyric when the song came out, connecting them to my own experiences of mental health issues.Personally, when I go through periods of intense happiness, I become acutely aware that when an inevitable dip in my mental health comes (which unfortunately in my case, it always does), it'll hit me even harder. When that dip occurs, it feels like I'm literally falling through my own mind, with the happiness I felt before swirling around me, almost taunting me. I tried my best to convey this feeling through this piece.

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2050 x 2700 px canvas on Procreate.
View on TwitterA piece inspired by the lyrics of 'How Could I Say No?', track 8 of James Marriott's sophomore album 'Don't Tell The Dog'. I personally interpreted this song to be discussing emotional vulnerability, seeking quick validation from others, being aware that this behaviour is unhealthy but feeling unable to say no when the validation is offered due to the levels of vulnerability you are feeling.Pulling from the lyric "But you left your words in your chest", I decided to place these lyrics back onto James, with him ripping open his chest to expose the most vulnerable parts of himself to anyone and everyone who is willing to provide the validation he craves.