I got featured on the Artful's site
The Artfuls is a very cool little site – well not so little anymore- featuring various illustrators and illustrations.
They interview artists and illustrators and feature free downloadable wallpapers of all these cool illustrators.
You can read my interview and see some of my work here
Thank you again to Tony from the Artful’s for having me!
Before Christmas I received this lovely leather-bound sketchbook from my friend Jose in London, and that have now been taken into use- so it is time for a tidy-up and a dust off of the old sketchbook before it gets put on the shelf with the other old doodles.
this one is pretty old- a sketch for the story Luna Boon written by multi-artist Candelaria Saenz Valiente
This is a sketch for the 700 Molemen project. This one is Phillippa Skeleton Pile- Skull Keeper
Random sketches; Nip-tuck-Lady, Statue being haunted, and a lady from the bus
A sketch for a Painting I am still working on
More Random stuff; The Piano has been drinking; the Cat Behemoth for a Master and Margarita Illustration; and a Rabbit/chicken creature for a painting
Another oldie; ideas and sketches for a painting I did for the Mucky Pup bar in Islington, London
Bull fights are still taking place in a few countries in the world including Spain where I live at the moment.
In spain the majority of the population is not interested in the Bullfights but they are being kept alive by a small but influential following and is being subsidised by Spain and the EU too.
Alyx Dow, the Programmes Officer (Anti-Bullfighting) for the WSPA says that:
“Unfortunately a huge amount of support also comes from tourism; because tourists are led to believe that bullfighting is part of a particular country. They are unwittingly supporting a dying industry that thrives on the torture of an animal: many leave the fights shaken and disturbed by what they have witnessed, which is, simply, animal cruelty for the sake of entertainment.”(from thedarkphantom.wordpress.com )
So if you are visiting Spain don’t go to a bullfight! Especially because there are so many other beautiful and interesting cultural things in Spain that don’t involve animal cruelty.
If you want to read more about bullfighting and how to stop it here are a few good links:
www.stopbullfighting.org.uk: Read up on the gory facts behind the myth of Bullfighting.
www.cas-international.org: The biggest organization in the world which works exclusively on the abolition of bullfighting and cruel fiestas (festivals) during which bulls and other animals are tortured.
action.peta.org.uk: Take action.
I am once again in the process of redesigning my own website so I have been going through my bookmarks folder of “Nice Sites” for some inspiration and thought I’d share some of my favourite Designer and Illustrator sites with you.
A web design and development agency from Switzerland. The textures and graphic illustrations lends the site a touch of fun and friendliness. And, I love their logo!
AFD is the website of french web designer Aurélien Foutoyet.
A lot of websites will try and cram everything into a page- but I love sites like AFD that allows room for space, attention to the typography and small details. The paper texture and pressed fonts gives this site a nice warm “touchable” feel to it.
The website of Artist/designer Shyama Golden does exactly what you would want it to; it shows off her work, its right there on the homepage.
And I like the simple idea of activating the headline of the page- so the word “Art” “Design” and her name will take you to relevant pages.
Mutt Ink is the Creative studio of designer/Illustrator Jeremy Holmes. The site has a good balance of finished details and a textured look- without being over the top.
I like that the site has the same touch and feel as his work in the portfolio.
Web designer and developer from Minneapolis.
This is a sliding site and to be honest it has been featured in a lot of lists I have seen already, but I think it is a beautiful site, the use of colour and typography makes it stand out. And the fact that he has allowed a lot of space to be filled by the header illustration, accompanied by a simple logo and an icon based navigation. The simplicity makes me want to find out more. Nice.
This is actually an old version of the Jessica Hische site. Although the new design is both nice and functional, I love the simplicity in her old site (which is still live by the way, click the image or the link below).
The design is clean, the details are lovely and the site does what it should: Showcases her work!
www.jhische.com/illustration2.html
Also- Check out her typographical work and hand drawn lettering. Quality work!
A graphic designer from Santiago de Chile. This site is using a lot of dark colours, but still comes off friendly and warm.
I like the clarity of the design, it’s easy to navigate. The icon based navigation and the graphics on the home page are sweet.
As it is december, here is a little Christmas decoration to put on your desktop, iPhone or iPad.
Click the links below to download:
