Michael Payne has more than thirty seven years experience across the fields in advertising art direction, graphic design, and illustration. He has spent many years in Europe, including eight in Germany, working as an art director overseeing campaigns for press, print, and television.

For the last twenty years he has worked as an illustrator and you are probably more familiar with Michael’s work than you realise. His work has appeared on an Australian ten dollar note, press and print campaigns and he is a regular with Australian Geographic. His styles range from photorealism through to cartoon and stylised illustrations.