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Ken Samonte

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NZIFF 2019

Once again teaming up with Ocean Design and Bill Gosden to create an illustration for the NZIFF.

NZIFF 2018

Working with Ocean Design and Bill Gosden to create the artwork for the 2019 NZIFF.

Tuia

A small section of a mual created for the Tuia 250 project.

Client: Ministry of Education
Art Direction: Wrestler

A Trip to the Moon

Artwork for Lanky Hippo Publishing's A Trip to the Moon, an early readers book written by Kathy Ferrier.

Surreal Space

Where have all these marine animals come from? And how are they swimming in space? Better check the oxygen levels…

This was a fun little commission with a very loose brief (the only requirement was that there needed to be an astronaut).

Santa's Star

Visual development and illustration work for a children’s storybook app. The characters and the world were designed by Aardman Studios.

Clients: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Myer
Collaborators: Watermark,

My Food Bag

Illustrations for a picture book titled The Adventures of Russell the Brussells Sprout, for My Food Bag.

Client: Saatchi & Saatchi

Gift

I made this piece for a friend’s birthday, and she seemed very pleased with it :)

Hatterpillar

Snowy Monument

Client: Montage

Mother & Cubs

Personal piece, 2020.

Tip Toe

Tiptoe is an early reader’s book by Lanky Hippo Publishing.

Client: Lanky Hippo Publishing

Zoo Twilight

Sunny/Rainy

Linode

Web banner illustrations created for Linode, a cloud hosting service company.

Client: Linode

In His Blood

This set of illustrations was created for In His Blood by Paul Mason, a school journal story about Bruce McLaren’s life.

Publisher: Lift Education
Client: Ministry of Education
Art Direction: Simon Waterfield

Planet of the Apes 50th

T-shirts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Planet of the Apes film.

Client: Weta Workshop

Queens

Punkenstein

Debut album art for Punkenstein, a too-cool-to-be-real punk band hailing from Ingolstadt, Germany.

Weta Workshop

Fast Money

A style pitch illustration that funnily enough went nowhere.

Giant Deer

Strange Creatures

Psych2Go

A magazine cover for Psych2Go’s first issue.

Herbal Remedies

Fuzzy Red

Robot #1

Rockets!

Florence + The Machine

New Gallery

Oscar the Seal

Gus the Gorilla

Zebra Crossing

NZIFF 2019

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NZIFF 2018

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Tuia

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A Trip to the Moon

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Surreal Space

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Santa's Star

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My Food Bag

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Gift

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Hatterpillar

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Snowy Monument

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Mother & Cubs

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Tip Toe

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Sunny/Rainy

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Linode

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In His Blood

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Planet of the Apes 50th

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Queens

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Punkenstein

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Weta Workshop

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Fast Money

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Giant Deer

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Strange Creatures

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Psych2Go

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Herbal Remedies

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Fuzzy Red

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Robot #1

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Rockets!

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Florence + The Machine

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Oscar the Seal

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Gus the Gorilla

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Zebra Crossing

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