Johnny Hannah

He was born in Scotland in 1962 after leaving school, he gained a place to study illustration at Liverpool Art School since graduating from the Royal College of Art he has worked as an illustrator, his collaboration with Jonathan Hudson culminated in the piece for Channel 4 'The Man With The Beautiful Eyes' a short animation which went onto win a BAFTA in 2000.

Johnny enjoys success also with the his own company cakes and the press, which specializes in screen printing  In 2001 he co published The Captains Alphabet with Peter Sampson. His first book Hot Jazz Special was published by Walker books it is a creation of red hot rhymes and bold poster style art, which in 2005 was shortlisted for the V & A Museum illustration award, taking 2nd place for its beautiful illustrations.

His book Hot Jazz Special

Johnny's advertising and design work have included clients such as Vogue, New York Times and the english national opera. His most recent work is one of his illustrations for his wife's book of Poetry called Collected From The Sea.

His inspiration is drawn from music especially jazz, I admire his work it is stunningly detailed and his illustrations are beautiful.