A little beauty
I came across an interesting site today that caught my eye. It allows people to put up images
of things to buy, photographs of places etc that they find to be beautiful and visually inviting.
The site is called Pinterest and here’s a couple of the stunning images you can find there.
My pages start here. Some great thoughts and moments captured.
Dominique Corbasson . Illustrated French Delicacies.
Dominique Corbasson was born in Paris 1n 1958. After graduating Ecole National, Superieure Des
Arts Applique`s & Des Metiers D’Art, she worked in fields of textile and children’s clothes design.
Dominique continued to paint as a hobby and in 1993 she began her career as a freelance illustrator.
Her paintings are characterized by various scenery of Paris and the lifestyles of the people that
walk the streets. I love her quirky, painterly and delicate style
Whilst doing a freelance commission in Japan, she has received a great feedback for doing the
year round conceptual image of the Japanese clothes brand, ‘ROPE’.
More Japanese views below.
A wonderful style. Also if you like Dominiques’ work you may also like the work of Tadahiro Uesugi.
Ferri Garcès and Ruchika Madan Sculptural Forms
I know little about the first of today’s artists except that Ferri works with soft papers and fragile forms.
Beautiful sculptural forms and foldings.
They almost feel organic.
The second artist, Ruchika, works with hard ceramics with simplistic designs and sells her work on Etsy.
Lovely earthy colours and nature inspired designs.
You can see more of Ruchikas’ work on her website here.
Fishink Random Connections
Every now and again I’m going to create what I’ll call a ‘ Random Connections ‘ post.
These are things I’ve come across at some point either on the internet or more often are images I have
taken, that I feel have a connection to one another. Here’s a couple to illustrate what I mean.
Apologies as I don’t have the credits to where I first found some of these items, the majority being
my own images. Please enjoy them all the same.
Another to give you a different feel.
What are the first connections that come into your mind when you look at these collected images ?
As mood boards go, do they trigger anything in you ? I’d love to hear what, please leave me a comment.
Sally Elford . Mid Century Inspired Illustration
Sally Elfords’ work is inspired by her passion for mid-century design as well as her love for wildlife and
the great British countryside. As an illustrator she has worked for some very prestigious clients but now
divides her time between this and print making after embarking on a screen printing course.
Sally has a wonderful feel for colour and texture in her work and I love her use of dots for shaded areas.
I think the Northern Lights print above must be one of my favourites. More prints available here.
Beautiful delicate work.
Daniel Mackie Watercolour artist with something to say.
There’s a refreshing difference to the work of Daniel Mackie and thats namely due to the fact
that in 2010 Daniel abandoned Photoshop. Now he uses watercolour on heavy 300gsm paper.
There is more explanation as to the meaning behind each of these pieces on Daniels’ site too.
I like the way his figures twist and scrunch themselves into all kinds of shapes and positions as if
they are being affected by the patterning and symbols within their limbs.
You may be able to spot a few famous people amongst his figures too.
More of the processes and stages in the creation of the work here can be found of Daniels’ blog with
additional information about his decision making as to how each finished piece has evolved.
There are obvious links to Japanese art that creep in too. I love this swimmer and the ocean patterning.
Brie Harrison . Colourful Floral Designer
I came across the work of Brie Harrison on Twitter.
What I really liked was not only Brie’s style and use of colour but to see just how many different areas
that her work has been taken into. Stationery, Bags, Book covers even clothing.
Brie studied Fashion Textile Design at Brighton University and graduated in 2003.
She then worked as a Printed Textile Designer in London and New York for a number of years.
Designing a range of stationery items for Art Angels led her to consider a career as a freelance illustrator.
I doubt she’s looked back !
Gaku Nakagawa Buddist Monk and Illustrator
Born in 1966. Gaku Nakagawa studied Buddhist art at a university and worked as a copywriter after
his graduation.
From 1996 he started to work as illustrator and is also a Buddhist monk of the Jyodousyu sect who
works from his atelier within a temple in Kyoto.
Taschen published his works in Illustration Now! (2005). He works within a section of government
and municipal offices illustrating, books, a magazine, etc. He is quite an accomplished artist and
seems to have a flair for more journalistic travel illustration.
It must be the Buddist in him that makes his work feel so calm and relaxing.
Eszter Schalle. Hungarian Illustrator
Eszter Schalle comes from Hungary and I came across her work on Etsy where she has a shop.
She also has a blog, but sadly my Hungarian is rusty, luckily I’m more than happy to look at the pictures.
There’s a fun loving, childlike craziness to her work which makes me smile.
I also like the use of texture to make them look older and more appealing.
Here’s a few images taken from a book.
Lovely use of colour here.
Michael Morgan. Illustrator of trees, coast and moorland.
Michael Morgan has a great following within the water-colour enthusiast circles of the world.
Former pupil of John Blockley, Michael is a keen observer of the remoter areas of the UK and his
love of trees and rustic landscapes also become apparent the more of his work that you see.
Michael’s innovative and much sought after paintings have been illustrated or featured in many
publications, both in the UK and abroad. The first edition of his 2004 book “Michael Morgan RI”
sold within ten months of its publication. The revised and updated second edition, containing
30 new paintings together with the original 100, has also sold out and was reprinted in March 2010.
Michael’s most recent book, published in 2008 to celebrate his 80th birthday,
entitled 80 @ 80 is available here.
Michaels’ beautiful work can also be bought in greeting card form here.
I love his trees and the stark yet textured landscapes he creates. How many of you can say that the words
Wuthering and Heights come to mind at all ?
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