Fishink in Mount Pleasant Gardens
Welcome back to part two of my trip to Mount Pleasant Gardens, on Sunday. I was surprised by the variety of shapes and textures of the sculptures and foliage.
It occurred to me that it would be a wonderful place to spend the day drawing, as you could hide yourself away in a little nook and never be disturbed !
Beautiful collection of colours.
There are some more formal sections to the garden.
And some less formal, in the Bog Garden !
I liked the jaunty angles of these Owls, they looked a little tipsy and a little upset : )
Careful as big brother was watching.
I noticed signs that Autumn was on it’s way.
When you’ve been once, your next trip will be even cheaper if you pick up a flyer ! I’m sure we will be back, even the dog enjoyed it : )
Andrew Worthington, runs some great sculpture courses from here too if you fancy trying your hand. Reasonably priced at £120 for a weekend with all tools and materials provided !
Have you been anywhere new lately, that you’d like to share with us ?
Fishink in Tarporley and Mount Pleasant Gardens
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. Are you returning back from a long bank holiday weekend, a summer vacation or perhaps just considering setting off on one once the children have returned to school ? We had a great escape weekend with our old friends in Tarporley. I love seeing what’s new in their garden, it’s always changing and developing.
These artichokes are wonderful colours, the bees seem to like them too.
Then there’s the smell of these sweet peas and the curves of my sweet hound !
We took a Sunday excursion to the hidden away and very charming Mount Pleasant Gardens and I thought I’d share the photos with you, so that you can gently stroll through the garden with me. I liked the huge conkers idea.
During September there’s a sculpture exhibition on, we were lucky to catch an early display of the delights on show.
These ladies looked very serene and relaxed amongst the foliage.
Some wonderful African inspired pieces.
Some more modern and classical pieces too.
There’s an enchanting meadow field to wander around. We’d missed the best of the colour, but the blues that were left (above) and the grasses (below) still looked amazing.
The Japanese garden was just one of the many themes packed into this wonderful space.
Check back for part two of my garden day on Friday, hope you are enjoying the journey.
Modern Publicity 1955-56 Part 6
Welcome to the sixth and final collection of adverts, posters and packaging taken from the annual publication called Modern Publicity. This ensemble covers work from around 1955-56.
A few mid century record covers.
A selection of adverts that featured in the back of the book to attract it’s audience to their companies products.
Wonderful packaging that makes me smile. I’d buy these products even if I didn’t want their contents lol !
Just look at this amazing 3-D Schweppes promotional display material for it’s Squashes. It not only does it provide a clever way to display it’s products but it also gives some indication of what is contained in the squash itself. Brilliant thinking.
You can find more similar posts by typing the words Modern Publicity in the search function on my blog. Have a great weekend everyone and don’t forget to share my posts, thank you.
Mid Week Mix
Since about 2008, I’ve been collecting images from the internet that have caught my eye. Way back then, I wasn’t so diligent in keeping records as to where images came from, or who had painted, photographed, illustrated or indeed created the artwork in the image. So I apologise in advance for their lack of referencing, but to be honest, it was purely about seeing groups of imagery together, that for whatever reason, I enjoyed. As I have managed to amass quite a few of these ‘collaged sheets’, I thought I would share them with you, in the hope that they may also provide some inspiration to you the readers, from their shape, colour, texture or out and out randomness : )
Do let me know your thoughts and which images catch your eye for whatever reason. Also I’d like to mention that I’ve recently started an Instagram page for Fishink Blog. The link is (https://instagram.com/fishinkblog) or you can click on the button on the right of my site. I am building up the collection every week, so if you lovely folk would like to follow me, or leave a comment or see more of my artwork, then please pop on over and check it out today. I’ll look forward to sharing more of my own illustration with you.
Have a great Mid week and please share Fishink Blog with someone new today, thank you.
Hans Schleger Mid century Poster Artist
Hans Schleger (Zero) studied from 1918 to 1921 at the School of Applied Arts in Berlin, at a time when there the influences of the Bauhaus played a major role. From 1921 to 1924 Schleger was an advertising and film designer for Hagenbeck. In 1924, he moved to New York City, where he initially worked as a freelance designer, then art director, for an advertising agency. He taught for a while as a visiting professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago, Illinois. During this time he took the pseudonym Zéró and in 1926, established his own studio on Madison Avenue, New York. In 1929 Schleger returned to Berlin and worked for the German office of WS Crawford’s advertising agency. In 1932 he settled down permanently in England and got a British citizenship in 1938.
He opened his own studio and was mainly engaged in the design and promotion of British industrial enterprises, including the British Sugar Corporation, Fisons, MacFisheries, Finmar that employs John Lewis Partnership and other companies. Schleger was a close friend of Edward McKnight Kauffer. Both were early representatives of ” corporate identity “. Schleger’s poster designs have an intelligent and humorous approach to modern design techniques such as the photomontage. His campaigns for ” Shell “and the London transport company were particularly popular. In 1935, he modernized the “circle-and-bar” icon of London Transport, which has since been used as a bus symbol.
During the Second World War, he designed many posters, for London Transport, the Ministry of Food and other government projects.
I love this series he did to highlight, no pun intended, what to do during the blackout !
In 1946, Schleger was instrumental in the formation of “The Practice of Design”. During the 1950’s and 1960’s he put together with FHK Henrion (1914-1990) the idea of corporate identity through the UK. They worked on this together with advertising agency Mather & Crowther. In 1953 they founded “Hans Schleger & Associates”.
In 1955, Schleger developed the logos for the Design Centre in Haymarket, the triangular bottle of whisky for William Grant & Son’s distillery around 1956 and for the Edinburgh International Festival, ten years later. In 1959 he was appointed Royal Designer for Industry.
Schleger held lectures worldwide and had international exhibitions. He was guest lecturer at the Chelsea Polytechnic, Central Saint Martins, the Royal College of Art, and at the Regional College of Art in Manchester.
For a year he was visiting professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago. Solo exhibitions of his works took place in London, New York and Chicago, in many european galleries, museums and also in Tokyo. In 1964 he participated in “Documenta III” in Kassel in the graphics department.
Some fabulous work don’t you agree ?
Tim Budgen Superhero Art Teacher – Illustrator
When Art teacher Tim Budgen isn’t teaching, he’s busy working his artistic freelance fingers to the bone, as a Children’s Illustrator. I caught up with Tim to ask a few questions and find out what keeps his mind happy.
Here’s a few favourite characters that maybe familiar to you.
I can spot a few that I know here by Penny and Karl, and it’s great to see where you work and a selection of the treasures that live there too.
Above are a couple of pieces Tim illustrated to wet the appetite, ‘The Hip Hop Swingers!’ & ‘Slow Moving Heavy Load!’ (words by Karl Newson). A slightly different style below and a beautiful rendition of the Northern Lights too.
There’s more info about Tim on Karl Newson’s wonderful Mudwaffler site and more illustrations on his agent’s site Good Illustration. You can also find him on his website timbudgen.com or on twitter – twitter.com/timbudgen .
Great to ‘meet’ you Tim, thanks for contributing to Fishink Blog, I really look forward to seeing some of your books come to life and hope to catch up in ‘the real world’ sometime soon. Flippers crossed! : )
Mid Week Mix
Since about 2008, I’ve been collecting images from the internet that have caught my eye. Way back then, I wasn’t so diligent in keeping records as to where images came from, or who had painted, photographed, illustrated or indeed created the artwork in the image. So I apologise in advance for their lack of referencing, but to be honest, it was purely about seeing groups of imagery together, that for whatever reason, I enjoyed. As I have managed to amass quite a few of these ‘collaged sheets’, I thought I would share them with you, in the hope that they may also provide some inspiration to you the readers, from their shape, colour, texture or out and out randomness : )
Do let me know your thoughts and which images catch your eye for whatever reason. Also I’d like to mention my Instagram page for Fishink Blog. The link is (https://instagram.com/fishinkblog) or you can click on the button on the right of my site. I am building up the collection every week, so if you lovely folk would like to follow me, or leave a comment or see more of my illustration artwork, then please pop on over and check it out today. I’ll look forward to sharing more of my own drawings with you.
Have a great midweek and please feel free to comment and pass my blog onto your friends. It all helps : ) Thank you
Becky Crow Silver Story Teller
Talented Jeweller Becky Crow‘s work has always had a strongly illustrative leaning. It grows out of drawings and sketches some observational, some imagined. She is a wondrous link between the world of illustration and silver smithing.
Becky says “I work with sheet silver, and copper with some small amounts of gold for detailing. The metal is pierced out, I will then apply textures or patterns to the surface using a rolling mill and templates. These components are then layered together and soldered. The pieces are finished with a mixture of matt, oxidised and polished surfaces to add depth and tone”. These forests are beautiful.
Perhaps inspired by “Where the Wild Things Are ” ? What do you think ?
I’m always drawn to collections of animals in silver, these make me smile.
Something for the gardeners in your life …
The explorers, the worldly and the wise, something for everyone.
There’s an old, but interesting article, about Becky’s starting out days here. Check out the rest of her wonderful work.
Paul Evans Painting the Landscape
Paul Evans is regarded as one of the leading landscape painters working today. He is widely known for his highly individual watercolours, acrylics and etchings inspired by East Anglia’s landscape and coast, Sussex Downland, the Kent Weald, Cornwall’s rugged coast and moorland. His painting explores only a few locations in detail through all times of the year to convey a deep sense of place. He constantly experiments with techniques and materials – finding new ways to reflect the changing light and seasons in his work.
Paul studied illustration and printmaking between 1972 and 1976 at Eastbourne College of Art and Design, with tutors Robert Tavener and Trevor Kemp, and has been fortunate to make his living solely from his painting since graduating. He started to show his work at the Ralph Lewis Gallery in Brighton’s Lanes, and immediately started to sell everything that he could paint.
Since 1976 Paul has had some 65 solo Exhibitions and numerous group shows, usually attended by large numbers of collectors, quite often selling out within hours of the opening.
Some 500 images have been used for greetings cards, calendars and limited edition prints with several large publishers including Aquarelle, Kingsmead Publications, Royle Publications and Royal Doulton.
Work has been bought by collectors and buyers worldwide – America, Japan, Australia and Europe – as well as by a large and loyal following closer to home.
In 2014 Paul turned sixty, and celebrated the event by one painting for each year of his life, naturally he called the exhibition 60 at Sixty !
Paul recollects “As a child, my parents took me to a bluebell wood every spring – a tradition I have continued wherever I am, and a subject which I return to many times in my painting. I was shaped and influenced by these early experiences: my grandfather worked on a farm near to where we lived, and he taught an interested small boy about the flora and fauna to be found around the hedgerows and farmland. I spent my young years drawing and copying pictures of birds and butterflies, unwittingly developing my early eye for colour, anatomy and composition, and from about the age of 8 or 9 I decided that I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. I have never wished for anything else since then.”
Discover more about Paul and his beautiful landscapes here.
Mid Week Mix
Since about 2008, I’ve been collecting images from the internet that have caught my eye. Way back then, I wasn’t so diligent in keeping records as to where images came from, or who had painted, photographed, illustrated or indeed created the artwork in the image. So I apologise in advance for their lack of referencing, but to be honest, it was purely about seeing groups of imagery together, that for whatever reason, I enjoyed. As I have managed to amass quite a few of these ‘collaged sheets’, I thought I would share them with you, in the hope that they may also provide some inspiration to you the readers, from their shape, colour, texture or out and out randomness : )
Do let me know your thoughts and which images catch your eye for whatever reason. Also I’d like to mention that I’ve recently started an Instagram page for Fishink Blog. The link is (https://instagram.com/fishinkblog) or you can click on the button on the right of my site. I am building up the collection every week, so if you lovely folk would like to follow me, or leave a comment or see more of my artwork, then please pop on over and check it out today. I’ll look forward to sharing more of my own illustration with you.
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