Jan Stephens

I am a illustrator, painter and animator living and working in England.

Drawing comic art has always been an important part of my life. The characters in my illustration work are based on real people. Placed in unusual situations that deal with macabre themes, then presented in rich rainbow of colours. I am currently working on a short comic seres titled 'Foul and Fruity'.

My paintings are mostly bizarre portrait representations of celebrities and famous fictional characters. I like to paint on canvas using acrylic paint using a dry brush technique.

I animate using model stop-motion and claymation as my medium, although I have also recently become involved with 2D animation. My latest project is a series of short stop motion animations titled 'Creepy Treats'. These feature two very silly witches living in a castle together. The first episode was released in 2011. My previous films are 'Infestation of the Nutty Joe's', 'Danny Silk : Intergalactic Exterminator' and the music video 'Sensations of the Season'. 'Sensations of the Season' was a collaborative project with Onethirtyeight (who recently changed their name to The Earls Of Mars). My films have been screened at many festivals including the Coney Island Film Festival in New York and the London Independent Film Festival.