Sharpie marker on yellow cloth-textured paper, August 2008.
Posts Tagged ‘illustration’
390. Horse On Yellow Paper
October 15, 2009
Sharpie marker on yellow ‘cloth-textured’ paper, August 2008.
388. Ummm
October 8, 2009
Pencil on paper, April 2008.
I think this is more of a concept piece than a finished artwork! It was just some mucking around with my pencils!
385. Donkey Dreamscapes
September 29, 2009
Ball point pen on music manuscript paper, August 2008.
I have some pretty weird dreams. Often I try to draw them or write them afterwards – they tend to prove useful for my drawing ideas and creative writing inspirations!
379. Mr Hippo’s Herbarium
September 17, 2009
Ink fineliners on paper, August 2009.
Caption reads: “When Mr Hippo was not chasing the local river fishermen, he enjoyed growing herbs for the organic produce market.”
I was trying to combine a Beatrix Potter-inspired cute animal in pretty garden vibe with that morbid truth that the hippopotamus is an incredibly dangerous animal.
A few years ago, on a visit to a zoo, we were able to handle the skull of a pygmy hippopotamus. I could not believe how sharp its teeth were… and that was the smaller hippo. I imagine the full size version would be full on terrifying!
I have made this design available for sale on greeting cards and art prints: http://flokot.redbubble.com/sets/81539/works/3526674-2-mr-hippos-herbarium
374. Evil Clowns deserve more attention
August 22, 2009
Ink fineliner on paper, July 2009.
There’s something hideous about clowns. Shudder! I don’t know what it is, nor do I know the origin of my fascination with evil clowns. There are Christmas-inspired elements here, too – namely the reindeer and the tinsel on the mast.
In terms of influences in my own life -
There’s an episode of the Simpsons where Rod and Todd Flanders poke a drunk and passed-out Krusty the Klown. They ask the question, ‘Do you think he’s evil?’
Then there’s all the clowns in heavy metal culture. Maybe its some weird horror movie thing. I don’t watch horror movies so I wouldn’t know…
I’m not sure if any of this makes much sense, but there it is. Enjoy!
More information on this illustration is available at my Bubblesite at Redbubble.Com. Prints available in the following formats:
Framed print
Mounted print
Laminated print
Canvas Print
Card
Matted Print
367. Horse and Cupcakes
July 23, 2009
Pen, watercolour pastel and watercolour pencil on paper, Septemeber 2008.
This drawing was inspired by the desert-style horse. I guess I got its general body shape from Akhal-Teke style horses. The cupcakes are inspired by… umm… cupcakes.
355. Landscape
June 8, 2009
Ball point pen on paper, 2008.
There’s this picture in my mind of some small grassy area in the middle of dense forest. I thought I’d see if I could capture it using red pen.
332. Felt Tip Marker And Crayon
April 24, 2009
Felt tip marker and crayon on pink tinted paper, December 2008.
something completely different…
328. Don
April 10, 2009
Graphite pencil on paper, February 2009.
Another Russian-style horse. This one is based on the Don breed.
More information:
Art for sale:
This illustration is available for sale in various printed formats, including greeting cards, canvas prints and laminated prints. See http://flokot.redbubble.com/sets/46856/works/2652453-2-russian-inspired-horses-2 for more information..
All links accessed 5 March 2009.
327. Budenny
April 6, 2009
Graphite pencil on paper, February 2009.
It must be all the Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky books on my bedside table, or the interest in Eastern European culture I”ve developed since marrying a part-Ukrainian… but I thought I’d have a go drawing Russian types of horses. As most of the time I draw Arabians or Thoroughbreds, it was kind of nice taking a break and drawing the Russian breeds. This one is inspired by the Budenny breed of horse.
More information:
Art For Sale:
I’ve got this for sale as an art print, available in various formats including matted and framed prints and greeting cards.
Go to http://flokot.redbubble.com/sets/46856/works/2652444-2-russian-inspired-horses-1 for more information and to view in larger size.
All links accessed 5 March 2009.
