Here is a commission that I just finished this past week. It's my second project surrounding a sort of "pirate" theme, but I had fun working on some different techniques and interpreting it slightly differently than I did a couple of years ago. I'd been wanting to do something with the "fishing lure" idea for a while too!
I hope that you're all having a nice weekend and start to the week!
Here is a project that has turned me into a bit of a recluse for the past while (but a content recluse!). I created 10 Lula magazine based images for Audrey Grace Boutique. Most of them are inspired by editorials from various issues, but there are also a couple that feature Leith Clark with Kirsten Dunst and Alexa Chung.
Many happy days were spent on these, while I listened to 70's love songs on repeat. Haha sometimes when I get to working I become obsessed with one of the first songs I hear and can't be bothered to listen to anything else! But I am pretty happy with how they turned out, and now wish to create more Lula inspired pieces, after spending so long pouring over my favorite pages.
I have another little project to share with you this week, which I am also pretty excited about! I hope that all is well with you across the sea, Katie! And now I plan to collapse into a sea of hot chocolate until tomorrow.
I haven't been into music, well mostly finding new music (I'm lazy) in a long while. But I really like this song by Alexander Ebert, and the rest of the album, "Alexander" seems pretty good so far too!
My favorite movie! I've always felt like Ray was my soul mate. It has a lot to do with his perfectly (and obliviously) inappropritate way of speaking, which I know doesn't say much about me. And the fact that I've been a bit (read: a lot) in love with Colin Farrell since watching him on Ballykissangel as a child (haha). Really though, there is so much to love about this movie! It manages to somehow be both the funniest and most thoughtful story simultaneously. Plus, you can't beat a fight between Mad Eye Moody and Voldemort in a fairy tale town, that really is exactly as its depicted. Two of my favorite scenes are here and here!
Some Lula magazine editorial illustrations for a commission. A work in progress.
It is dark, cold, and rainy today (a result of the Hurricane, maybe?) and starting to feel like Fall! I'm pretty excited for the excuse to watch more movies, bake things with pumpkin in them, and to wear tights every day again. I also like to think that I will be more productive when its less sunny and inviting outside, something that is a bit sad to say goodbye to. I hope Korea, and it's weather, are treating you well!
Issue 6 of Cupcake magazine is out now, and it includes the polaroid illustrations that I posted about a while ago, as well as this article that I painted some little portraits and flowers for. I would have loved to have drawn Bret Easton Ellis and Dodie Smith as well, had I known they were included/had there been room. I loved "I Capture The Castle" as a child and have read "The Rules of Attraction" one two many times!
Anyways, I know you are a Charlotte Bronte fan, so I hope that I did her justice! I went a little crazy on the colour in these, wanting to put a spin on the black and white portraits that I had for reference. Trollope seems to have been the primary victim, gaining some blue in his beard. I haven't read any of his work, and I can't say that I know too much about him, but I feel like it suits him well!
I made this a few months back for Cupcake Magazine, when it was still cold and snowy out and I was thinking about Spring and Summer. Just a few idyllic activities that come along with the season, only some of which I have partaken in so far this year. I'm not sure when the issue is going to come out, but I just wanted to share this before we start looking forward to fall too much. I have to admit that I already have, a little bit! And seeing things like this around the internet really doesn't help. They are far too nice!
Here is a commission that I recently finished - some maps for Audrey Grace Boutique. It was a very time consuming (the tiny drawings were once full scale...) but fun project to work on. They will be on display and for sale along with some other work that I've done, and am soon to be working on when the shop opens this winter. You can click on the images for more detail, if you'd like!
Image from "Hollywood" map, of the Beverly Hills Hotel
Here is an illustration that I did for the new issue of "Ballad Of" Magazine. The theme was "Pets", and it features interpretations of that theme - from the literal to those more outside the box, by all kinds of artists. It is in print, which is exciting but also sad, as it is only stocked in the UK and the first batch available online has already sold out. I'll be sure not to procrastinate the next time that they post some more!
I always really loved the boat scene from "High Society" and was happy to have the chance to revisit it. It was also just really fun to draw and paint classic film stars!
Well, here is a big project that I have been working on for a while. They are illustrations for Birds of North America's Spring/Summer 2011 collection. I was really happy that one of my first big fashion related projects could be for a line that I loved so much. I had such a difficult time selecting just a few pieces to draw and paint, as they are all just so lovely! Birds of North America is run by Hayley Gibson out of Montreal, and the rest of her line as well as past collections are definitely worth checking out. A lot of pieces really bring to mind Dear Creatures with a twist for me, which is always a good thing!
I've been getting a lot of work done lately! In between projects I am working on a small series of my own, that I hope to also turn into a small book perhaps. It's a work in progress, but it's helping me to focus a bit more and to be more creative.
I've also been spending a lot of time listening to Jango, which is amazing! It lets you create "stations" based around certain artists that you like, finding similar musicians and songs for you, then playing them nonstop. It's perfect for me as I am so indecisive when it comes to choosing what I want to listen to, and hate having to stop to change music in the middle of working on something.
Right now I'm kind of in a trip hop faze, probably thanks to my marathon of watching Misfits a few weeks ago. English TV always seems to have such good music! This song is a little more hip hop but it's been in my head forever. Probably because it was designed that way, haha. And I think that this Tricky song was my favorite from Knowle West Boy, which I seem to remember having on repeat around this time last year too...
