Charley Harper

Charley Harper was a legend of American illustration. In a painting style he called "minimal realism", he managed to distill the subject matter into so few elements that it became essentially geometric, and yet somehow was still rich with character. Of this, he famously said:

"I don't count the feathers, I just count the wings."

I recently discovered the work of Charley Harper

and right now he's my hero.

It's just a shame that there won't be any more from him.

Beauties, Beasts and Broken things

Seems like it's been an awful long time since I've posted here.

In fact last time I did, I wasn't yet a graduate, but now I am, ha!

The sheer strangeness of the feeling. But having filled myself entirely

with prawn crackers I am invigorated enough to show

you lovely people some things. 

There's a rather good competition going at the moment run by

Waterstone's which will give one lucky fella or fille the chance to illustrate a new edition of Beauty and the Beast.

Here's my offering.

Manliest castle Ever

Feels good to be drawing again, and I'm actually pretty pleased.

Fingers crossed I guess.

I can't draw serious things

Ah haha. Screw it this is my project now.

Until I get bored of it tomorrow, we shall see. 

Also, I think this may be my 100th blog post.

Massive Hurrah!

Potential lack of focus

I wanted to focus on one specific little project but I keep having

ridiculous ideas for other ones. This is one of them. 


Tempted to make a little comic of this. Will hardly be cerebral, but

it will do what it says on the tin.

All quiet

On the western front.

Because I've just spent two weeks or so in America.

Gonna do a little project on it. 

A self portrait

At uni today we got asked to do a self portrait for our year catalog.

Bam. Did this a while ago and forgot about it.

I really do only exist in black and white and it freaks people out.

Tiny Delights

Professional Practice Module,

I am tentatively declaring you to be finished.

 



Three little booklets in their very own envelopes that live inside a Slightly Bigger envelope.

I'm really pushing the-

ugh.