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ED FAIRBURN IS AN UPCOMING ILLUSTRATOR, CURRENTLY STUDYING FINE ART FULL TIME. HIS WORK HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED FOR AND PRESENTED TO CLIENTS SUCH AS THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUOR, AS WELL AS BEING FEAUTURED IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS. HIS PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY, BUT ILLUSTRATION IS HIS SPECIALISM. AN EXHAUSTED PHRASE OVER-USED BY ILLUSTRATORS EVERYWHERE: “I’M INSPIRED BY WHAT SURROUNDS ME. I DRAW THE PEOPLE AND SCENES THAT MAKE MY EVERYDAY LIFE” IT’S THE MOST POINTLESS EXCERCISE IMAGINABLE - RECORDING WHAT IS ALREADY AROUND US. THESE DISJOINTED EVENTS, EXPERIENCES THAT MERGE TO CREATE ANOTHER WHOLE DAY. THE DAILY GRIND IS RARELY REMEMBERED. I CAN’T EVEN RECALL MY BREAKFAST YESTERDAY, OR WHICH TRAIN I GOT HOME - SO WHY TAKE THE TIME TO DRAW AND PAINT THIS EVERYDAY BLURB? THERE IS NO REASON, OTHER THAN SATISFACTION. THIS BOOK IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE TRANSLATION OF WHAT OCCURS AROUND ME, THE USUAL, AND THE UNUSUAL.