New Talent Alert: Chris Gilleard

We are pleased to announce that we now represent graduate illustrator Chris Gilleard. With a strong passion for character and creature design using pixels & vectors, Chris's portfolio can be seen here...

Curzi Draws Live for Warehouse

Lucia Emanuela Curzi spent a Saturday in November drawing portraits at a live Christmas painting event for the clothing brand Warehouse. Taking place at a Manchester store, here are a selection of Lucia's pieces, proudly shown by the sitters.

Live Portraiture for Frey Wille

One of the many portraits drawn by Miss Led

Two portraits drawn at the live event

Miss Led at work

Working with PR company Pink Umbrella, Miss Led is invited to draw live portraits at the InStyle Magazine launch event for the new Frey Wille products.
Miss Led used her great experience in this environment to create some fashion portraits of people at the launch. And working with new materials and at a larger size than usual, she says ..."the work was challenging but enjoyable. I met some lovely people who were extremely appreciative of having a free portrait".

Supermayor!

 

on the tube

Pete Pachoumis is commissioned by The Ministry of Sound to create poster art for a campaign to save the famous club.
Proposed residential development of the land around the club could result in its closure, so The Ministry of Sound have been calling on the support of London Mayor Boris Johnson. Pete has produced a comical image to raise awareness and support for the case, which has been used across social media platforms, as posters and even projected on to the side of a nearby tower block.
After four years of talks, the final decision will be made today by the Mayor. Follow the news here.
Pete says "I was approached to create an image that would be eye catching, entertaining, memorable and tell a quick story all while capturing a likeness of the Mayor. I try my best when allowed in my illustration work to entertain the viewer (along with) the message that the client wishes to convey. This project was the sum of that in one single image; the Mayor swooping in and saving the Ministry of Sound all while placing a smile of the faces of the people in London."

Choose a Tash for Movember

The line up

Freddie Mercury

Hulk Hogan

Magnum PI

Ron Burgundy

Ron Swanson

Duncan Beedie joins Movember to raise cash and awareness for Prostate Cancer.
And not one to stop at the growth of his own 'tash', Duncan has also created five fantastic 'famous moustache' artworks which are now up for auction. You can enjoy the facial grooming of Freddie Mercury, Hulk Hogan, Magnum PI, Ron Burgundy and Ron Swanson as unique A3 giclée prints.
With 100% of the money going to the very worthy cause, bidding is open until Thursday 21st November.

If you'd also like to sponsor Duncan on his hairy journey go to his mo space.

Cheers Shannon!

the art

the beer

Shannon at the event

Shannon Toth proudly holds a bottle of beer adorned with her 'Mascarilla' art!
The Collective Arts Brewery in Toronto, Ontario hold regular contests for artists to have their art on a beer label, with the belief of "raising the creative consciousness by linking art and artists with the sociability of beer. This collaboration extends from visual art to music and film." Shannon's striking image of the lady in the skull mask won the attention of the brewery, and now drinkers can enjoy her art whilst downing their beer!

Chrissy Lau's Scrapbook

 

Having had The Queen approve her designs for The Guernsey Post's stamps, Sydney based illustrator Chrissy Lau would now love to paint HRH. See Chrissy's Scrapbook.

Miss Led's Workshop

The Miss Led Workshop; Printspace August 2013

Ten lucky competition winners were treated to a workshop entitled 'How to create a mixed media portrait' run by the talented Miss Led last month. Hosted by the Printspace in Shoreditch, Miss Led shared her deep knowledge of live art, techniques and medium. She says of the event "...Was so cool after running workshops for years in so many different settings, to actually present a work based session on my own practice..."
And to coincide with New York Fashion week, Miss Led will be doing another workshop at CASS Islington this month. Watch the workshop video. 

E2 Living

Brochure Cover

Commissioned by Strudel, Montana Forbes has created some top drawings for The Colt E2 Brochure.
Montana was asked to produce five illustrations for the booklet which shows off a new living complex in East London's Bethnal Green. Each had to depict residents who would occupy the apartments, socialise and work in the surrounding areas. The results are great looking artworks, which work particularly well in the final design. Montana says "It was good fun and very interesting to make up the characters...the chosen demographic being 20-30....creative and fashion forward but very individual in look."

Ms Virgo

Chrissy Lau has been commissioned by Red Magazine to illustrate the star sign Virgo for their September issue. She was asked to create something that was in her signature style: intricate hair, detailed patterns and cascading floral blooms.

Stylist Portraits

Montana Forbes was honoured to be featured in the first ever all-illustrated issue of Stylist Magazine.
Alongside iconic illustrators such as David Downton and Patrick Morgan, the brief was to create 16 portraits of the magazine's contributors, including Joanna Lumley and ex-Mulberry designer Emma Hill.

Mail Me Art

Vicky Scott's nature inspired female has been included in the Mail Me Art book and exhibition. Artists were invited to create a design on an envelope and to pop it in the post. Vicky says " All those that arrived safely have been included in the exhibition and the original envelope artworks will be on sale to the public with all proceeds going to charity." A great idea!