Shop London

Zoe More O'Ferrall is commissioned by The Evening Standard to work on their Shopping Feature.

In conjunction with Shop London, Zoe was asked to create a map plotting a journey from Oxford Street, through Carnaby Street, Regents Street, St Martins Courtyard and Seven Dials. Using her unique pen style Zoe had to include an expansive range of landmarks, shops, restaurants and hotels, she says "...I had lots of fun delving into the different areas, bringing it all to life with a festive finish. I think Liberty was my favourite building to draw, it's always been a treasured haven of mine. I'd recently drawn for the J Crew opening, so that was also nice to work on again. And as a lover of Anthropology crockery I had lots of fun drawing up all their beautiful colourful patterns!

Grover at Zizzi

port crane detail

suspended frames

James Grover creates a mural for Zizzi Ipswich.
Commissioned by the Design manager at Zizzi, James worked over a five day period to complete the different elements of the painting. Using a scaffold tower for the high parts, James has produced an awesome piece of art for the restaurant. He says "The mural is a map of Ipswich’s centre, showing the main attractions and significant buildings. There are also a few little bits of info about the town dotted around too. The frames are made to look like they are suspended by a port crane which I was also asked to draw. The designs were produced using acrylic paint pens and emulsion."

Portfolio Wales

Welsh artist Hannah Davies will be exhibiting her work in Swansea this week.
Portfolio is an online gallery, promoting and selling contemporary paintings, drawings & prints by artists living and working in Wales. This exhibition which includes other talent such as John Abell and Penny Hallas opens this Saturday 12th October with a preview on Friday 11th between 7 and 9:30pm. An excited Hannah says "(It's) one of the first events I've ever done in my home town in South Wales!"
The exhibition takes place at Unit 4, 215 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE. Go to Portfolio Wales for more information.

London Panorama

 

detail

detail

Take a look at Mike Hall's spectacular London Panorama print design. 

This was a self-initiated project for Mike, and one which he worked on over a six month period. He says "I've had the ambition to create a large scale panorama in the style of 17th century prints for a while. The original artwork was drawn freehand with pen on Bristol Board, and measures 105 x 30 cm". The drawing, which is based on photographs taken from the view from The Shard has been exhibited at the Printspace on Kingsland Road in London.

Jennifer Maravillas's Scrapbook

As a dancer, illustrator & artist, Jennifer Maravillas says for her "drawing is like dancing with colour on paper". See Jennifer's Scrapbook.

New Talent Alert...

 

Jennifer Maravillas has a unique way with maps, indulge yourself with pattern and colour....

Mike Hall's Scrapbook

Illustrator & graphic designer Mike Hall on his love of London; it's streets, history, pop culture and how this influences his work. See Mike Hall's Scrapbook.

San Francisco Scarf

thebolditalic.com

Jennifer Maravillas's collaboration with The Bold Italic has resulted in this beautiful silk scarf based on her vibrant map of San Francisco. "Jennifer was inspired by "the many colors to be seen around the city: the cold hues of the Pacific, the shades of succulents, wild and overgrown hidden trails, the elusive sunlight, newly painted boats, rainbow salt ponds, bridges, painted Victorians, patterned tiles of taquerias, produce stacked and waiting, the hippies and the hipsters, people watching people watching people, silver rooftops, the blur of bicycles passing, and of course, the gray fog." (The Bold Italic Shop).  You can buy the scarf here.

A Map Of The World

Vic Lee is proud to be part of this scrumptious book entitled 'A Map of the World: The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers'. Published last month, Vic's intricate work sits very comfortably in this celebration of maps. More info on the book.

Brooks England Saddle

Richard Phipps is the proud artist behind these beautifully crafted bicycle saddles by Brooks England. Richard's work is on the box too and has been highlighted in a recent Telegraph article, the saddle is a limited edition of only 2012 made, which 'features hand hammered copper rivets and Richard's 1920's re styled engraving'