Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Plenty more fish in the sea..
Here are some of my ideas for a poster project at university based around the set word resistance.
I was thinking about how difficult it can be going against the tide at times and the normal hum drum pace and direction of every day life.
I wanted a decorate piece but also a representation of the struggle of upstream swimming.
This is actually the prototype but I ended up preferring it to the actual final image so i did a swaperoo and this is now the finished piece.
Or should i say FIN-ished piece. Admit it, that was hilarious.
I was thinking about how difficult it can be going against the tide at times and the normal hum drum pace and direction of every day life.
I wanted a decorate piece but also a representation of the struggle of upstream swimming.
This is actually the prototype but I ended up preferring it to the actual final image so i did a swaperoo and this is now the finished piece.
Or should i say FIN-ished piece. Admit it, that was hilarious.
New blog by Kimberly Kay Taylor
My best friend Kim has created an amazing new blog: Drawer Obscura.
It explores the relationship between artists and their cameras, be it professional or purely recreational.
An informative exploration between the two artistic disciplines of drawing and photographing and how they can intergrate and crossover with thoughtful questions and beautifully captured portraits.
And the best thing about the blog apart from the chance to see my cheeky face is Kim's illustrations of a wide range of cameras. That girl can draw like Stevie wonder can sing and i love her.
It explores the relationship between artists and their cameras, be it professional or purely recreational.
An informative exploration between the two artistic disciplines of drawing and photographing and how they can intergrate and crossover with thoughtful questions and beautifully captured portraits.
And the best thing about the blog apart from the chance to see my cheeky face is Kim's illustrations of a wide range of cameras. That girl can draw like Stevie wonder can sing and i love her.
Summer!
Sunday, 11 April 2010
My new blog: Book Illustration club.
Enough of bigging up Kim's blog, we've all gone a bit blog crazy at university!
We had a self defined project and I decided to create something that combined my two loves, books and illustration.
I originally wanted to create a real book club but decided it would reach a wider audience if I went online and it would be easier to present information and artwork on a blog that people could follow and submit work to.
The idea is to set a different book each month that people would read and then redesign the front cover.
I'll post a brief history of the book, previous published front covers, classic to contemporary and my own attempts at re-imagining the book jacket.
Get involved! This month: H G Wells, The Invisible Man.
This was the last book I read and I really enjoyed it, I thought it would be fun because it's a fairly short novel and has a lot of topics to get knee deep in and have a go at making art to represent the story.
Here is a link to my Book illustration Club.
Here are my attempts to re-imagine the front cover to the sci-fi classic. I wanted to put a contemporary illustration spin on it, making the images colourful, playful and simplistic. Having fun playing around with visual imagery to do with escape, freedom and vision.
We had a self defined project and I decided to create something that combined my two loves, books and illustration.
I originally wanted to create a real book club but decided it would reach a wider audience if I went online and it would be easier to present information and artwork on a blog that people could follow and submit work to.
The idea is to set a different book each month that people would read and then redesign the front cover.
I'll post a brief history of the book, previous published front covers, classic to contemporary and my own attempts at re-imagining the book jacket.
Get involved! This month: H G Wells, The Invisible Man.
This was the last book I read and I really enjoyed it, I thought it would be fun because it's a fairly short novel and has a lot of topics to get knee deep in and have a go at making art to represent the story.
Here is a link to my Book illustration Club.
Here are my attempts to re-imagine the front cover to the sci-fi classic. I wanted to put a contemporary illustration spin on it, making the images colourful, playful and simplistic. Having fun playing around with visual imagery to do with escape, freedom and vision.
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The Tiny illustration.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Thursday, 11 March 2010
One Bird Records Exhibition.
A good friend of a friend recently set up a brand new record company and had a launch party to celebrate the birth of One Bird Records check out their facebook page here.
Running parallel to the launch party they curated an exhibition that was themed from iconic record cover reinterpretations.
I created an illustration for them based on the self titled 1976 album by the Ramones. I basically combined my two loves of drawing people and doodling!
Running parallel to the launch party they curated an exhibition that was themed from iconic record cover reinterpretations.
I created an illustration for them based on the self titled 1976 album by the Ramones. I basically combined my two loves of drawing people and doodling!
Illustrations for Emily.
It's march again so that means all other worldly affairs pale into insignificance for the upcoming birthday of my sister, Emily.
I have a sneaky plan for a birthday present I can't disclose publicly but she will also be expecting a birthday illustration, I uncovered her drawn present from a couple of years back.
I created a collection of 3 portraits of Emily surrounded by her great loves and favourite hobbies but with an Alice in Wonderland twist.
I've moved away from my jagged edged biro style of illustration since then but I want to create something similar this year so I am racking my brain for a good theme....
I have a sneaky plan for a birthday present I can't disclose publicly but she will also be expecting a birthday illustration, I uncovered her drawn present from a couple of years back.
I created a collection of 3 portraits of Emily surrounded by her great loves and favourite hobbies but with an Alice in Wonderland twist.
I've moved away from my jagged edged biro style of illustration since then but I want to create something similar this year so I am racking my brain for a good theme....
Best Fancy dress costume ever
I've resolved that I really need to post more photographs on my blog, I do take a ridiculous amount just to sit collecting digital dust on my shambolic laptop.
Eloise my flatmate had a Noah's arc party recently and instead of showing you my pitiful zebra costume here are my good friends David and Phoebe dressed as the rainbow- they stole the show and I love this photo so much I am sorely tempted to turn it into a cheeky illustration very soon..
Eloise my flatmate had a Noah's arc party recently and instead of showing you my pitiful zebra costume here are my good friends David and Phoebe dressed as the rainbow- they stole the show and I love this photo so much I am sorely tempted to turn it into a cheeky illustration very soon..
New Amelia Illustration.
Just a small illustration for the listings page for the Urban Craft Club that takes place in the North Library just near to Upper Holloway tube station.
Check out the original listing here on Amelia's Magazine.
Check out the original listing here on Amelia's Magazine.
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