1. How long have you been an illustrator/artist?
Not very long at all really, I’d say that everything has come together in the last year or so. I have always loved drawing and I specialised in sculpture when I was at school, but both my parents were artists who had to shift their career paths due to the instability of income. When I said I wanted to go to art school they teamed up with my art teacher to convince me that the only way to be an artist without poverty was to marry rich, which didn’t seem very appealing either! (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘hand drawn illustration’
By Gareth Coxon, 22 Sep 10
Illustrator Interview 18: Zosia Olenska
By Gareth Coxon, 8 Mar 10
Illustrator / Artist Interview 11 – Laura Taylor
1. How long have you been an illustrator/artist?
I been an illustrator for 7 years now, ever since I picked up a pen instead of a mouse during a graphic design lesson and quickly decided it was time to change courses.
2. What inspires your work?
I get inspired by the oddest places and at the oddest time. I remember once really struggling with a book I was trying to put together, I had done so much research and drawn 100′s of images but nothing was working for me. I had a break and went off for some retail theory when my beloved iPod broke. It was being stuck on a bus with a load of school children with no iPod that ended up giving me all the inspiration I need. Just a simple argument between two girls (more…)
By Gareth Coxon, 17 Jul 09
Winner of Ilovedesign.com – ‘Design of the Week’
It’s always nice to win something no matter how big or small. So it was a nice surprise to find that one of my pieces ‘Pen & Mouse’ illustration work that was featured on www.ilovedesign.com had won ‘Design of the Week! this week.
Thank you to www.ilovedesign.com, the site is worth
checking out for all kinds of great illustration, graphic design and artwork.