New Talent Alert: Kim Martin

Check out the portfolio of Kim Martin, specialising in food & beverage work for consumer products & packaging. Yum!

Watch Out for the Cat’s Eyes

Tiger and Snow Leopard are just two of the mesmerising paintings on show at Andrew Hutchinson's one-man annual exhibition next month. North Yorkshire artist Andrew will be exhibiting in his home town with over 30 original paintings and a wide range of limited edition prints. He says of the show “I wanted to explore the beauty and depth of the eyes of animals. Get the eyes right and the animal comes alive.”

Principally known for his paintings of British wildlife and farming subjects, you can see more of Andrew’s work for one day only at Sunnyfield House, Guisborough, North Yorkshire TS14 6BA on Saturday 9th November 2013.

Witches Trees

Inspired by a story of witchcraft and murder, Steinar Lund produces this suitably eerie illustration. The tale, set in 1737 in a town in Wiltshire, tells of the death of 130 people and the blame given to four sisters who were subsequently accused of witchcraft. Steinar's illustration and video show the 'Witches Trees', the place where each one was buried after their murder.

Ocean's Halo

Andrew Hutchinson completes a packaging illustration for Ocean's Halo Seaweed Chips.
Promoted as a new healthy snack for the American market, Andrew was able to enjoy the commission even more; as once he had completed the illustration of the chip and final artwork had been approved, the reference could be eaten!

Arturo Ui

Steinar Lund works with Feast Creative to produce this illustration for the play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui showing in London now.
After a receiving a photo of the actor Henry Goodman, Steinar set to work creating the body and cat. He says "The actual costume was sent down from Angels The Costumiers which I then modelled myself and photographer Robert Dixon took the reference shots. Robert has a nice big cat that fitted the brief, but alas he was not happy with me holding him.......in the end I used many different references to create the final 'digital' cat".

Tubular Bells

Final Cover

Final Art

Ian Naylor completes a wallet cover illustration for Prog Rock Magazine.
Commissioned by Art Editor Russell Fairbrother, the illustration was for a feature on the meeting of Mike Oldfield and Richard Branson and the subsequent success of the 'Tubular Bells' LP back in the 70's. With the album cover being so iconic, the brief was to produce a slightly modern take on the original whilst retaining it's look. Ian says "The magazine has really good production values, lovely print and very well put together with a card wallet enclosing the magazine......this is my fourth wallet cover for them and they are good fun to work for. The Tubular Bells cover was fun to do but I nearly drowned at Morecambe taking photos of the sea!"

SOGO and Boyer

Patrick Boyer's illustration 'supports' the floor above

...through a walkway

...and on a exterior column

Patrick Boyer provides a spectacular visual piece for the SOGO department store in Hong Kong.
Celebrating their 28th anniversary Patrick was commissioned to complete a rich product and fashion inspired illustration to be used on various media, here we see it decorating the interior of the store, looking quite stunning!

Steinar Chills Out

 

Steinar Lund must have donned his thermals to produce this illustration for the cover of easyJet Traveller Magazine! The brief was to create a group of 'family' ice lollies with a frosty background for the June issue, Steinar says "I had to experiment with various characters to get the right family look despite a tight deadline."  Art Director Mat Wiggins said of the result; "This looks great ...! I really like the melting bit."

Diplom-Is

Diplom-Is, a Norwegian company celebrating the 60th anniversary of their original ice cream have released a special treat to mark the occasion. And commissioned by design and advertising agency Frank, Steinar Lund has created some illustrations for the product which are out in the market now. Steinar says "The white chocolate, blueberries and raspberries signify the colours of the national flag. Being Norwegian I was very pleased to do this job and hope to taste the product when I next visit Norway!" Steinar produced images of the Norwegian flag, splashes of cream & milk with white chocolate and berries and the ice cream cone itself, Anette Kirkeby of Frank says "... The client is very happy with the packaging, and the ice-cream is really tasty, so hopefully this will be a hit!"

Rosie Sanders at The Bowie Gallery

Rosie Sanders has an exhibition in her home county this month. To see a selection of paintings and prints by the famous botanical artist visit The Bowie Gallery, Totnes, Devon opening on 27th October 2012, (with a private view on 26th).

Mega Sandwich

Steinar Lund's stomach must have rumbled when he created this 'mega sandwich' for The Mail on Sunday at the end of last month.  Used in the newspaper's 'Live Magazine', the image was to show the top fillings for sandwiches in the UK. Steinar says "I photographed all the various fillings separately, a few bread slices then compiled them in Photoshop. The client wanted an illustrated look so I went over the artwork with a digital brush to get the desired effect." Mmmmm...