"I’m a freelance illustrator who loves the beautiful game. Football has been a part of my life since I was little and I’ve been drawing my favourite footballers as my profession for nearly 3 years. I have tried to develop a style that uses strong line work coupled with vibrant colours and textures to convey movement and drama. I love pencils and always start my pieces with rough pencil work before I refine them on screen.

Adam Drury was an ever present for Norwich for such a long time, and was with the club through highs and lows. I wanted to paint him in a way that would express his leadership, calmness and ball-playing ability. I like the vibrancy of the Norwich kit and I tried to create an image that would make the ex-Norwich captain stand out."

Words by Cover Artist, Josh Lewis

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