Fine Art Magazine - March 2019

A R T I S T F E A T U R E C O L L A B O R A T I O N W I T H T O M W A L K E R British Breakthrough Act, Brit Awards 2019 C R A I G A L A N Manchester born global music sensation Tom Walker has just triumphed at the Brits as British Breakthrough Act. Tom released his first album, What a Time to be Alive last Autumn, which featured Leave a Light On, the summer smash that has sold over 1.8 million copies worldwide, reached #1 on iTunes in 16 countries including the UK and made the top 10 in 39 countries. The album sleeve features an extraordinary portrait of Tom comprised of over 2000 miniature figures, created by our very own Craig Alan. Tomwanted to find a way of thanking all the people who had influenced him over the years, family, friends and everyone who has helped him in this journey. He asked Craig to create individual portraits of these individuals to use as part of the cover artwork - look closely at the album art and you will actually find Craig himself there… 28 CRAIG ALAN ARTIST FEATURE