in a band. u SB Tell us about a favourite project you’ve recently
completed. Rohan: My involvement in the Anna trilogy is
something I’m most proud of, just book three remains. u SB
What would be your dream commission? Rohan: Illustration
is not used enough in adult novels. I would like to change this.
u SB Who are your artistic heroes? Rohan: Aubrey Beardsley,
Francis Bacon, Whistler, Lautrec, Arthur Rackham, Gary Hume,
and Gavin Turk, who inspired me to make art. u SB Who is
your musical hero? Rohan: Alex Hutchins, from Cyclones, my
band mate, and an amazing songwriter. u SB How do you think
a friend, or someone who knows you well would describe you?
Rohan: Quiet. Quiet, but occasionally significant. u SB What’s
the best advice you’ve ever been given? Rohan: My dad telling
me to “do it better”. u SB Do you have a method for dealing
with the feeling of having no ideas? Rohan: I have a children’s
book, that I have written, it occupies any time with which I
have no ideas to fill. u SB Who would you like to have as your
muse if your were painting their portrait? Rohan: Iris Krueger
my beautiful girlfriend, whom I never tire of looking at.
Rohan Eason’s Favourites
Café Lemon Monkey, London N16 7JD
Gallery The Courtauld, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Magazine Cent (www.centmagazine.co.uk)
Art Equipment Rotring pens Penman Natural History inks
Blog An Ear Trumpet (http:/
/aneartrumpet.wordpress.com)
www.illustrationweb.com/rohaneason
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