Happy Halloween!

Trick or treat... you decide.

Puppets are here!

An impromtu baby shower gift. Very last minute but I quickly sketched up an idea and using what materials I had in my magic box, conjured up this little fellow...

He came out better than expected and mother and bump seem pleased. May make some for my little shop but not 100% sure if people really want them. If you do then hit me up by leaving a comment here or facebook or twitter.

Mermaids...

Need to get this idea out of my mind and onto paper... Just some initial sketches. Not really sure how I want the final piece to look.

Close up of sketch one

early stages of sketch 2

More details added to sketch2

In the same week I did a quick birthday sign for my roomie. She was going to let her birthday sneak by under my nose but "not on my watch!" This lead to a surprise birthday meal of pizza and beer! Result... she was surprised and very pleased!

Sorry for the poorly cropped photo but didn't want to include her name. Playing around with curly writing... not sure I can pull off that kind of script. Practice makes perfect...

Nudes...

Some more photos of my life drawing sketches. Unfortunately as they as A1 sheets there isn't a way for me to scan these into the computer so you'll have to deal with the poor quality photography.

 

The model was great and did some really interesting and at times challenging poses. However I was struggling to get into the flow of things unlike last time. Experimented with shading and light and shadows. I suppose practice makes perfect!

I heart Animation

Whilst exploring the realm of cyberspace (via Drawn) I came across this piece of animation created by the animators and recent graduates of EMCA’s animation program. It's a beautiful piece that surprisingly moves you.


Poussière from Poussiere LeFilm on Vimeo.


It's magical work like this that makes me fall in love with the medium!

Islington Art Fair and more papercuts!

 Here's some photos of some papercuts finished and some I'm still working on.

Mixture of collage and papercut

Little illustration on a special message to a friend

Last Sunday I decided to visit my friend Laura Harvey as she was exhibiting at the Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair. Last weekend it was an exhibition of painting and sculpture. It was a really interesting show with lots of amazing work. Here are a few that really caught my eye...

"Kevin" image from www.andrewnewtonart.co.uk

"Green Shavings" image from www.carolinemccready.com

"Head Study #2" image from www.nataliadavis.tumblr.com

And last but not least is Laura Harvey's work. Unfortunately my photos do not do justice to her work but there were some lovely pieces.

If you're interested in any of the artists' work mentioned in this post please feel free to contact me or you can contact the artist via their website mentioned under the images.