Katie Ponder wins Glyndebourne competition.
Glyndebourne hosted Katie Ponder at the opening evening of their Tour exhibition.
Deck The Trees
Rachael Saunders' beautiful new collaboration with Radley, the 2017 limited edition Christmas Picture Bag and matching purse, featuring an abundance of colourful decorations dangling from a Christmas tree.
Rachael Saunders is represented by The Artworks
Ifan Bates – The Telegraph
On a Christmas theme Ifan created a beautiful collage for the Telegraph’s Family Christmas Gift Guide
Chris Coady – AB Magazine
Chris Coady created this atmospheric illustration for the cover of AB Magazine.
Si Scott – Ballantine’s ‘Open What You’ve Never Opened’.
Si Scott was commissioned by Ballantine’s Whisky to work on a multifaceted
brief for the Japanese arm of their latest campaign, marking the release of
a new line of single malt whiskies. Whilst Ballantine’s prides itself in its
rich cultural heritage and the traditional methods they use to make their
whisky, they wanted to emphasise the spirit of innovation and daring that
led them to create their new product.
Drawings for Europe
Patrick George is one of a select number of illustrators whose work will be shown at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin, in the exhibition ‘Drawings for Europe’ which will run from 14 November until 12 December 2017.
Alexis Bruchon
Artist Partners are very proud to present the work of Alexis Bruchon this wonderfully talented young man, gained a masters degree in illustration and Graphic Design from the Ecole de de Conde in Lyon.
Naomi McCavitt
Christine at Artist Partners tells us a bit about one of the newest artists on their books.
"As soon as I saw Naomi McCavitt's work I utterly adored it - A Botanical artist so gifted, who hand paints such beautiful images, she is primarily a Natural History illustrator but with an eye for interior design - Naomi's work is sensational, and although only on Artist Partners books very recently, we are getting some wonderful feedback! Her flora and fawna have a wonderful classic and vintage quality about them."
For more of Naomi's work please visit the website where Naomi McCavitt is represented by Artist Partners
Box of Delights: Profiling Ashling Lindsay
Ashling Lindsay has an immediately recognisable style. She understands how to use colour, and how to compose her subjects within the space on a page to create unforgettable scenes. The Night Box is everything a children’s book should be, with a thoughtful and poetic voice — comforting anyone who feels slightly less than bold in the dark. It is the perfect way to help a child to feel secure and comforted as the evenings draw in over the long Winter months. Ashling is still very set on honing and developing her skills as an artist, so much so that despite already working as a picture book illustrator, she has gone back to art school to continue her studies in the fine arts.
Ashling, where did you study, and did the course help to shape your style, or was it something you found organically?
I did a BA in Graphic Design and Illustration at Ulster University Belfast – and am now back there working towards an MFA. I’m not sure how the style I have came about, I think I just drew a lot and got to know what I liked and what I didn’t. For me what’s most important is that the image communicates what was intended.
What drew you to illustrate for children?
I’ve always been really into picture books – some of my favourites are The Shrinking of Treehorn by Edward Gorey, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and Moonman by Tomi Ungerer. I remember being read those as a kid, and when I realised that making them was an actual job that people did – I wanted to do it too.
Your colour palette is beautiful, calming and very recognisable. How did you develop this, and is there a reasoning behind that particular palette – as in, was it very thought out, or did it occur naturally?
I try to come up with a palette that feels right for the text and usually spend a lot of time working it out. I do have my personal favourites though, and am definitely guilty of trying to make them work whenever possible!
Can you tell me about any outside influences on your work – such as films, books, places, people?
I can’t say for certain what outside material has influenced my work – I do read a lot, and I definitely watch a lot of films. Book wise my favourite writers are probably Virginia Woolf, David Foster Wallace and maybe Proust – I say maybe because I’ve only read one of his books so far, but it was a good one. And with film – I really like David Lynch’s stuff, all of Studio Ghibli and a lot of Wes Anderson’s.
What’s next on the horizon for you in terms of picture books, and where would you like your career to be – say in five years time?
I’d really like to try writing and illustrating a whole picture book myself. And I would also really like to work with a writer from the very beginning of a project – to come up with ideas and story together – to make a more collaborative book.
With my thanks to Ashling who is represented by The Bright Group
Regarding Diversity: Profiling Artist Alleanna Harris
Every October in the UK, for the past 30 years, we’ve remembered Black History and commemorated achievements made by people of colour. Not so long ago, America saw its first black President. From that incredible shift in history came quite a blow, as in the US, Trump came to power, whilst over in the UK we battle on in the face of Brexit.