30 Contemporary Artists part 2

14. Kerry Lemon

 

Staying on the subject of food, here is a lovely image of sweets done by Kerry Lemon. She has a large variety of work however it usually always consits of the delicate use of thin, black lines and the slight speckling. I first saw her work in Amelia's Anthology of Illustration, 2009.  http://www.kerrylemon.co.uk/#H-O-M-E

15. Nigel Peake

Probably the most absract work on my list, I find Nigel Peakes images totally absorbing. I saw his book, Maps first and love it. However he has recently brought out an illustrated bike journal so Maps might have some competition for my love. Sorry the image above isn't very clear, you'll just have to trust me and look him up to understand the beauty.
  http://www.nigelpeake.com/maps.html

16. Emily Winfield Martin

An Illustrator using oil paints I love her surreal and yet still quite sweet style.
http://www.emilywinfieldmartin.com/portfolio.html - accessed 1/10/12

17. Lisa Milroy

Milroy's work is very varied but it is her paintings of collections from the 80's that I find particularly interesting. I love how methodical they are.
http://www.lisamilroy.net/

18. Bjorn Rune Lie

I love Bjorn's strange and lovely images. Each image tends to have a limited colour palette of warm colours that reflects the warmth of the characters and other miscellaneous objects and places. I first saw his work at the Jamaica Street Studios open weekend show, where I bought a great little card of a bearded mermaid, which still makes me smile now.
http://www.bjornlie.com/

19. Mellissa Castrillion

 

An Illustrator that uses a lot of heavy pencil marks and simple shapes. I was drawn in by the pretty and yet quite haunting images for the true story of Sarah Henley; a woman in the 19th century who after being left by her fiance tried to commit suicide by jumping off the Clifton Suspension bridge but was saved by her crinoline dress which made her float down to the water safely. http://www.melissacastrillon.co.uk/illustration/  accessed 1/10/12

 

20. Kate Pugsley

 

 

She uses oil paint and watercolours to create these unusal illustrations.

 

http://katepugsley.com/category/painting/  - accessed 1/10/12

 

21. Katie Scott

 

She created the beautiful illustrations for the album by Bombay Bicycle Club. I especially love the image above and how it captures the song title perfectly. Her other work is just as intricate and with a colour palette just as enticing. 

 

http://www.katie-scott.com/

 

22. Rebecca Hendin

 

A mixture of painted, drawn and digital images, Rebecca's work is funny and aestically pleasing.

 

www.illustrationrally.blogspot.co.uk -valentine's day rally: no.42

accessed 1/10/12

http://www.rebeccahendin.com/ -her website

 

23. Sidsel Sorensen



 An Illustrator using a mixture of drawing materials and digital media. Her work comprises a lot of portraiture and is often narrative. I particularly like her use of pattern and colour. I found her work on flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidsel_sorensen/  accessesd (26/10/12)

-And this is her website - http://www.sidseldraws.com/

 

24. Alessandro Gottardo aka Shout

 

 

An Illustrator he creates wonderfully clever and surreal digital images in a vivid but limited colour palette.

http://www.alessandrogottardo.com/index.php  Accessed 01/10/12

 

25. Jillian Tamaki





 

 

26. Deanna Staffo

 

 

27. Devon Smith

 

 

 

28. Jorge Roa

 

 

29. Andrea Joseph

 

 

 

30. Dilka Bear

 

 









 

30 Contemporary Artists part 1

This task was to identify 30 conteporary atists that we particularly liked or felt related to our own work. (The list is in the order in which I found or thought of them.)

1. Wayne White

A Fine artist, he uses many mediums but I looked at his oil paintings. It was the humour and visual challenge of his work that really appealled to me. Elephant Journal. Spring 2012 pg 15.http://waynewhiteart.com/

2. Olivier Kugler

An Illustrator, I like how in his pen drawings how certain parts of the image aren't filled in with colour so your attention is focused on those that are filled in, while still keeping the detail of the other objects. I also really enjoy all the writing. I like the way it looks in the composition and I find it interesting to know more about the the people and things in the image. http://www.olivierkugler.com/ (accessed 28/9/2012)

3. Brian Cronin

An Illustrator, I love his use of colour and simple shapes. American Illustrator 29, 2010, pgs 62-69 http://www.briancronin.com/

4. Jeffery Decoster


Another Illustrator, I like the mixture of styles and materials in his work. For me it creates a sort of manic energy. American Illustration 29, 2010, pgs 76-78.
http://www.jeffreydecoster.com/portfolio.php?directory=placeholder_images

5. Gemma Anderson

An Illustrator using pen, pencil and etching. I love the fine detail that subtly blends the surreal into the real. Drawing Projects, 2011, pgs 120-127 http://www.gemma-anderson.co.uk/

6. Martin Wilner

Using pen, I love the composition of his images especially how he uses text within them. Drawing Projects 2011 pgs 100-105 http://martinwilner.com/

7. Andrew Joyce

An Illustrator, I love how they are very detailed yet simple at the same time.
http://www.handsomefrank.com/ (accessed 30/9/2012)

8. Kate Sutton

I like the simple lines and patterns she includes in her work.
http://www.handsomefrank.com/  (accessed 30/9/12)

9. Emily Robertson

I love her use of colour and the loose marks made using watercolour and ink.
http://www.handsomefrank.com/ (accessed 30/9/12)

10. Jess Wilson

Jess's work is very varied however its her use of colour and text that make so much of her work so interesting. Amelia's anthology of Illustration, 2009

11. Lizzy Stewart

Her delicate use of colour and mark making is just beautiful. She has a lot of work on sale at The Here Gallery its definitely worth seeing in person as well as online. I love her work, it's just bloody great. http://www.abouttoday.co.uk/     http://lizzystewartdiary.tumblr.com/   -Solo her sketched diary is hilarious and absolutely worth just a liitle peak.

12. Dave Bain

Again another artist that uses many mediums and all of them appealling so it's hard to define exactly what I like, but in general I love the colour and line work. http://www.davebain.com/ 

13. Emma Dibben

Her vibrant illustrations of different vegtables are quite familiar as her work has been used by waitrose for practically all of their packaging. http://www.jamaicastreetartists.co.uk/emma.html

13 is my lucky number so I'll leave it there and post the other 17 when I can.