Illustrated Authors

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!

Spring and Summer "Polaroids"

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!

Three!

         One:  A couple of sketchy type drawings that I did as part of an upcoming project.

 

Two: I finally get to go and see "Black Swan" tonight! I am even more curious now because I've heard from a few friends that it is a lot like "The Red Shoes," which very well might be my all time favorite movie, and Hans Christian Anderson story! I was actually planning a post about it but when I opened Google Reader today I saw 3 new posts dedicated to it already, so I've been beaten to it! This one by The Clothes Horse from a few months ago sums it up pretty well though. And I also enjoyed reading this article this week.

Three: The new issue of Cupcake Magazine has been up for a little while now. I contributed a few illustrations throughout, as well as another comic. There is also a feature on me which is something I find odd to even think about, but it was very nice of them to do! Mostly I just rambled about things that I like in between a few of my photos and drawings, haha.