Bob Dylan

The Spring issue of Intelligent Life has run a huge portrait of Bob Dylan by the gifted Kathryn Rathke. The portrait was in honour of his 70th birthday, and not the first Kathryn has created for the magazine, she says: “… it is a glorious magazine and I treasure every copy that Martin Lovelock sends me. ..”

Welcome to Heathrow

Ruth Rowland has delivered spectacularly with a series of large posters for a BAA Welcome Campaign at Heathrow Airport. The idea was for recognisable London characters to welcome passengers on their arrival, eleven real characters have been used; from a Carnival Queen to a Chelsea Pensioner, a Doorman to a Policeman. Ruth wrote the word ‘Welcome’ in a style to reflect all their different personalities, they can be seen along the Terminal 4 Travelator at Heathrow.

12 Dancing Princesses

Children’s book illustrator Bee Willey is very proud to have completed 12 Dancing Princesses for OUP. Forming part of a series of traditional tales, Bee’s magically ambient paintings light the pages, she says; "…I love this story and am really happy to get this job…". The book is out very soon.

Knit Your Own Royal Wedding

Alan Baker creates another absurdly amusing animation. 

With the Royal Wedding upon us, these knit your own royals created by Fiona Goble and published by Ivy Press have received much media interest. Alan’s animation, a promotional piece for the Lewes-based book publisher includes lots of typical wedding dancing, and a corgi of course. WATCH IT NOW.

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer

                                                            
Nuno has also created a bespoke FTBC target that will be housed at The Royal Exchange in Central London along with an exhibition of his works .  FTBC said "…we were delighted when Nuno approached us and generously offered his support. His beautiful illustration captures the iconic target logo perfectly…"

Chocolate Waterfall

If you are finding yourself near Whiteley's Shopping centre this week, please go and see one spectacular installation created by Bompas and Parr, sets painted by Emma Rios:

Bompas & Parr to open Chocolate Waterfall at Whiteleys Shopping Centre

"Bompas & Parr is building a Chocolate Waterfall at Whiteleys Shopping Centre open between 22 -25 April. Visitors don a protective suit and step through a chocolate waterfall to visit a chamber flooded with five tonnes of chocolate.  They will then blend and bottle a chocolate elixir in the installation’s processing unit.

This April is the 40^th Anniversary of the original film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Bompas & Parr honours Roald Dahl’s creativity by constructing a real Chocolate Waterfall that flows at a rate of 12,000 litres an hour. The waterfall serves to keep the chocolate fully mixed.

The Chocolate Waterfall pulls together Bompas & Parr’s favourite beans from around the world (Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean) to create its first house blend. Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart, food technologist and flavour expert helped develop the recipe. The five tonne mixture is chocolatey with hints of plum, red wine and earth.

After visiting the Chocolate Waterfall people will be given the chance to bottle and take away their own chocolate elixir – a concentrated chocolate cordial. Visitors customize the chocolate elixir by blending flavours like lavender, jasmine or pine by hand.

The temporary installation will appeal to all ages. It will excite children’s imaginations. Adults will be intrigued by the food on an architectural scale, excellent design, unusual flavours and encouraged to release their inner child.

Whiteleys Shopping Centre is a magical location with an illustrious history. It was built by William Whiteley as an imposing store for the public to provide everything from ‘a pin to an elephant’. It became known as the ‘universal provider’. At its peak it was the height of luxury with a golf-course on the roof and a theatre..."

Christian David Moore is Animated

Our fashion Illustrator Christian David Moore has beeen working hard putting some movement into his paintings. Take a look, they've turned out pretty well.

Matthew Laznicka's Scrapbook

Retro-inspired illustrator Matthew Laznicka on his Planet of the Apes collection & his love of 8mm cameras & stop motion animation.Matthew Laznicka's Scrapbook.

Kelly Smith in Net-A-Porter

Fashion Illustrator Kelly Smith has recently worked on a page for Net-A-Porter's first printed magazine. The piece was a paper doll concept citing the plain white tee as a wardrobe staple. She says: "...Probably my favourite job i've completed recently..."

Crowning Glory Limited Edition Print - Madamesange

You can now purchase a Madamesange (Helen Lang) print via the Tate Online Shop. "...This beautiful print from illustrator Helen Lang is the perfect treat for spring. It has been printed in a very limited edition of 20, and each piece is indivdually signed and numbered by the designer..." Only 20 of them, get one while you can!

Tianyin Wang's Scrapbook

Illustrator Tianyin Wang shares of his creative influences from nature, photography & living between Shanghai & London. Tianyin Wang's Scrapbook.

Gail Armstrong March Flair Winner!

We have fantastic news from Creativematch's FLAIR competition , another winner from our team of illustrative talent is Gail Armstrong with her characterful puffin originally commissioned by Marsha Savery for Seattle Aqaurium. Gail receives much exposure and an ipod shuffle for her winning entry.

FRAME X FRAME Nike ID

 

 Beat 'repetitive syndrome', Ignite's Nike animation promoting individuallity in their trainers. WATCH IT NOW.

Frame X Frame M&M Red Light

  Enjoy this M&M world, Tom Steyer's animation shouldn't be amusing, thank goodness it's made of sweets! WATCH IT NOW.

FRAME X FRAME The American Red

  

Nick Murray Willis's Red Cross video was selected as a winning film in Mofilm’s global 'make an advert' competition. WATCH IT NOW.

Kelly Smith's Scrapbook

 

Hobart based fashion & beauty illustrator Kelly Smith talks of her fashion "muses" and magazine collection. Kelly Smith's Scrapbook.

Skins Tour Logo

Creative genius Ben Tallon presents illustrations for E4’s Skins Tour.

The work is being used in a trailer for a series of gigs across the UK to promote Skins Season 5, Ben designed the logo and some of the hand drawn type.

Salvation Army Art

This superb piece made by the hands of Alex Fuentes has been donated to the Salvation Army.

The art will be sold as a t-shirt and a limited edition screen-printed poster on their website. Alex says: "As always with their WARDROBE apparel line, 100% of the proceeds are donated to specific Salvation Army social services and causes. All the funds generated from my design will be donated to assist the Eluru Gilr's Hostel in India."

Hemingway and Gellhorn

Embellishing the cover of January's San Francisco magazine is Jonathan Allardyce's illustration of writer and director Philip Kaufmen on set.

Jonathan's style which simply makes a busy scene easy on the eye, was commissioned to illustrate the rumour that San Francisco based Philip Kaufman will be directing a HBO film about Ernest Hemingway and his relationship with Martha Gellhorn. Entitled Hemingway and Gellhorn it will apparently star Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman.

Jasmina’s Giraffe

Alyana Cazalet has had huge fun working on Jasmina’s Giraffe for CHI and Partners.

Intended as a gift for one of their clients, Alyana produced black and white drawings with splashes of colour here and there. She says, "I had some freedom and flexibility on what to draw (which was great!). It was fun to draw also as I like stories with animal characters."

Toys

James Patterson’s upcoming novel "Toys” published by Hachette Book Group is full with Daniel O’Leary’s clever photo real images. Daniel was asked to do several images for the interior of the book, one of which the author chose for the cover. This is one of a series of illustrations being used for promotional purposes, all of which will be published in subsequent editions of the book.

Hello Mikela

Joining the team of artistic talent is Mikela Prevost bringing with her a style which uses a collection of media; painting, drawing and collage.

Producing images around a theme predominantly people focused, Mikela is a regular listener on conversations which act as a catalyst for her next painting! Her clients currently include Cambridge Press, Tricycle Press and Family Times.

Globus Brochure

High End Swiss department store Globus have Ella Tjader’s beautifully elegant art adorning their brochure pages this Spring.

The store catalogue is full of fashion, interiors and food, and is free with a purchase or can be bought, if you have a Globus credit card you’ll get one too!

Tuff City

EMI’s KPM department has been working with Chris Ede on two album covers.

This Hip Hop compilation entitled “Tuff City” is a striking piece, very in tune with the genre of music. Chris created the double CD design and artwork.

Bee Willey's Scrapbook

 

Children's book illustrator Bee Willey tells how her flea market treasures have resulted in her entire house becoming a scrapbook. Bee Willey's Scrapbook.

Fallen Angel

Miss Led has been working on a multi-faceted ongoing project with LYNX. It's a very exciting one at that with the video of "a day in the studio with Miss Led", launched already. Her Fallen Angel will be exclusively printed on 100 Lynx T-shirts that will be given away to some of their lucky Facebook fans with a chance to win a special edition print of the design too. Miss Led is also due to do a live painting for the Lynx campaign closing party.

Keep Calm Gallery

The Keep Calm Gallery have started to list Madamesange's  limited edition screen prints.  Other news, she is also participating in a series of markets and exhibitions over March and April culminating in the Curate 40 show in conjunction with Pedlars shop in Notting Hill. Exciting stuff!

 

Hannah Davies in Computer Arts

Talking in a 1000 word interview, Hannah Davies is featured in the April issue of Computer Arts out now. Covering her technique, inspirations and studio and decorated with many of Hannah's gorgeously intrivate images, it's an interesting read.

Bec Winnel's Scrapbook

Portrait & Beauty illustrator Bec Winnel tells of of her inspirations from Marie Antoinette to bike rides & road trips in Australia.  Bec Winnels' Scrapbook.

Emma Rios in Remastered

Emma Rios has collaborated with Dan Price to exhibit in Remastered, an exhibition which has taken place at 1 Marylebone over the weekend.

"The Remastered project considers some of the most recognised works throughout art history, inviting thirteen contemporary artists and designers to reinterpret them, with technology at the core. Emma Rios and Dan Price take the most intriguing elements of Manet’s A Bar at the Folie-Bergere, the ambiguous perspective and the female subject, to create an interactive 18th century kaleidoscopic den. Enter and become mesmerised by throbbing reflections, magnifying the sinister side of Manet’s  famously controversial depiction of modern life." 

It is unfortunately now closed to the public, have a look here for more pictures and moving image.

Harvard Business Manager

The German magazine Harvard Business Manager commissioned Robert Carter to illustrate the cover and complete a full page illustration for their most recent issue.  Along with this well executed piece, Robert has managed to fit in a cover for  LA Times Sunday Calendar special for the 83rd Academy Awards, some promotional work for Pacifico Beer and he finished portraits of the 39 signers of the Constitutions for Quirk Book Publishers. He is an artist not put off by a heavy workload! Currently Robert is working on two more book covers for the Harvard University Press' ongoing John Harvard Library series.

Miminne's Scrapbook

Miminne tells how moving image & film narrative often inspire ideas for her illustrations. Miminne's Scrapbook.

How did Echo Chernik do it?

The astounding Echo Chernik is in the news again, this time being featured in Digital Arts Magazine. The article shows Echo's sketch and final of the recent portrait of  Tara Cadmus, owner of New York's luxury chocolate shop Oh Pour L'Amour Du Chocolat. Take a look.

Fishstix

Chris Lensch has completed illustrations for Fishstix commissioned by Peaceable Kingdom Press.  Chris says "...The game has been very successful and has won multiple awards including: Parents' Choice 2009 Gold Award, Dr. Toy 10 Best Games of 2009 and, Dr. Toy 100 Best Products of 2009. It's bright, colorful and fun and the gameplay is simple and direct..." See it here.

Bec Winnel designs a Holden Barina Spark

Bec Winnel was wise enough to enter a competition recently to 'design a Spark'. After making a super lovely creation, she has gone and won the competition! Well done to Bec, a new car for her will be arriving soon! Holden are looking to have a car made with her design on it. Very chic!

Wai's Scrapbook

Fashion & Beauty illustrator Wai, tells how her Mother's advice to choose a career that made her happy has been wise. Wai's Scrapbook.