Saturday, 10 December 2011
Friday, 2 December 2011
Julie Annis
Artwork for Camera Obscura, watercolours beautifully painted, mystical worlds created.
http://julieannis.co.uk/2009/12/03/4ad-2/
Liam Stevens
Pencil and 3d paper models of pencil drawings, lovely atmospheric sketches and draws boats too. Liam Stevens
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Mexican Miracle Paintings
Welcome Collection exhibition on Mexican Miracle Paintings.
A fascinating display of mexican paintings, all inspired by the saints that saved mexican's life, either through illness, jail, or being close to death.
The paintings were so popular with the citezens they were painted on cheap tin so anybody could get a chance to share their gratitude with the saints.
The images themselves are very detailed in telling the story yet are quite simple, there is only one bed and a door if it was in a bedroom, no miscellaneous items, which I believe makes it feel familiar to anyone looking at the painting.
The figures have a great look to them as you can feel the looseness of the painting and that perspective was not a issue its the message through the story they wanted to show first.
A fascinating display of mexican paintings, all inspired by the saints that saved mexican's life, either through illness, jail, or being close to death.
The paintings were so popular with the citezens they were painted on cheap tin so anybody could get a chance to share their gratitude with the saints.
The images themselves are very detailed in telling the story yet are quite simple, there is only one bed and a door if it was in a bedroom, no miscellaneous items, which I believe makes it feel familiar to anyone looking at the painting.
The figures have a great look to them as you can feel the looseness of the painting and that perspective was not a issue its the message through the story they wanted to show first.
Renegade Craft Fair
Brick Lane Renegade craft fair.
Lucy Panes, illustrator
I found Lucy Panes work first when I arrived at the craft fair, beautiful fine pencil drawings and collages, I thought her drawings have a strong sense of another world, with her delicate methods of showing these new worlds i find most intriguing.
Using very subtle colours to add to the pencil marks I feel gives us a step into the 'other world'.
Lucy Panes, illustrator
I found Lucy Panes work first when I arrived at the craft fair, beautiful fine pencil drawings and collages, I thought her drawings have a strong sense of another world, with her delicate methods of showing these new worlds i find most intriguing.
Using very subtle colours to add to the pencil marks I feel gives us a step into the 'other world'.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
The Tiger Who came to Tea
A retrospective exhibiton of Judith Kerr the author and illustrator of 'The Tiger who came to Tea' and 'Mog'. I just caught the last day of this exhibition fortunately in time as it was very inspirational to walk through Judith Kerr's work and life. On display there were drawings by Judith Kerr when she was only ten years old of children walking down the school steps and playing games in the playground. All done by memory yet the faces on her drawings had a great style already at the age of ten!
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit was a fantastic story of her childhood memory of leaving Germany during the war. The exhibition showed original drawings and watercolours and her inspiration for her stories, her family.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit was a fantastic story of her childhood memory of leaving Germany during the war. The exhibition showed original drawings and watercolours and her inspiration for her stories, her family.
Brian Wildsmith
Brian Wildsmith, children Book illustrator, uses a unbelievable amount of colour and imagination.
Very inspiring as he has such a traditional technique of water colours and inks with beautiful patterns and characters. His first picture book was in 1962 for which he was awarded the kate Greenaway medal.
Very inspiring as he has such a traditional technique of water colours and inks with beautiful patterns and characters. His first picture book was in 1962 for which he was awarded the kate Greenaway medal.
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