My favorite works are the ones where I get to expose what is really behind the "brands."

There is a branding influence on my work. But there's nothing really new about people as brands. The only difference is the scale and exposure.

I live opposite an amazing wood in London, and you can usually find me sitting there for hours and sketching. Sometimes the icon or symbol leads me to the face, but usually it's the other way around.

As part of my research, I read a lot. Then I think and do a lot of sketches. I'll never go to work on the computer unless I have ideas first.

My favorite works are the ones where I get to expose what is really behind the "brands."

Imagine the first Burmese "giraffe woman"; she was probably a local icon in her village in the way she put the rings around her neck to sell her craft. Then she became a celebrity, so all of the wannabes started following her in that uncomfortable and unhealthy trend. But is that so different from Pamela Anderson? I don't think so.

When it comes to my art work I would say that I am a perfectionist, although my sketchbook, and my process, is a mess.