WICKED BEAUTIES: ANNA MAY WONG

PORTRAIT OF ANNA MAY WONG  I DID JUST FOR FUN LAST NIGHT AFTER REALISING I MOSTLY JUST DRAW SPOOKY THINGS/CATS/DOGS RECENTLY AND WANTING TO DRAW SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.... I'VE GOT LOTS OF CATCHING UP TO DO WITH 'WEIRD NEWS' BUT QUITE FANCY DOING ANOTHER PERSONAL PROJECT OF ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL/OVERLOOKED WOMEN THAT I THINK ARE ICONIC...WATCH THIS SPACE! 

THE WEEK IN WEIRD NEWS 09

INCREDIBLE MARS PICTURE SHOW 'CRUCIFIX AND RUINS OF FALLEN TEMPLE ON RED PLANET' CLAIM UFO HUNTERS

THE DAILY RECORD

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'UNICORN' CHASED BY POLICE FOR 3 HOURS IN FRONT OF GOBSMACKED DRIVERS

THE DAILY RECORD

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BLOWUP SEX DOLL SERVES AS SCARECROW, IS BIG TURN OFF FOR BIRDS

HUFF POST 18.02.2016

CREEPY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS CARDS

 IT HAS TAKEN ME FOREVER BUT MY CREEPY CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE FINALLY AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM MY ETSY...! INSPIRED BY COOL AND WEIRD LESSER KNOWN CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS AND TRADITIONS, THE A6 CARDS ARE PRINTED ONTO FINE RIDGED CREAM ACQUERELLO, LENDING AN OLD VINTAGE POSTCARD FEEL. CARDS AVAILABLE AS A PACK OF 3 OR INDIVIDUALLY AND COME WITH QUALITY BROWN KRAFT ENVELOPE, SHOPE HERE , THANKS FOR LOOKING!

WHITE RABBIT TEA HOUSE CHRISTMAS CARDS

I WAS RECENTLY COMMISSIONED BY A LOVELY LITTLE VINTAGE TEA HOUSE IN NOTTINGHAM TO CREATE AN IMAGE FOR USE ON BRANDED CHRISTMAS CARDS. ABOVE IS THE IMAGE I SUBMITTED, WHICH FEATURES ON CARDS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM THE TEAHOUSE.

CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION PROJECT

SNEAK PEAK OF SOME NEW ILLUSTRATIONS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON RECENTLY FOR A CHILDREN'S BOOK - QUITE A DEPARTURE FROM MY USUAL WORK BUT REALLY FUN TO DO!

FINISHED RECENT COMMISSION FOR MY FRIENDS, FEATURING THEIR DOGS LEMMY, MORRISSEY AND CHINO <3

GRIM

 

NEW ILLUSTRATION AND POTENTIAL GREETINGS CARD DESIGN.... 

'THE HELL HOUND' (LATEST PRIVATE COMMISSION)

FIRST ROUGH DRAFT PLANS FOR A COMMISSION I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON FOR SOME FRIENDS. THEY HAVE 3 CUTE LITTLE DOGS THAT THEY WANTED PAINTING AND THE BRIEF WAS TOTALLY OPEN... BUT THEY ARE PUNK AF SO I KNEW THEY'D BE UP FOR SOMETHING COOL! HENCE THE '3-HEADED HELL HOUND' CONCEPT. THE IDEA IS FOR THE FINAL PIECE TO RESEMBLE AN AUTHENTIC FORGOTTEN, VINTAGE HORROR POSTER. I LOVE GETTING BRIEFS LIKE THIS, WHICH BASICALLY INCORPORATES LOTS OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS (HORROR, MONSTERS, KITSCH, DOGS, VINTAGE POSTERS ETC), SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED ON IT THIS WEEK. I'LL POST THE FINAL PIECE WHEN IT'S DONE.

= KIM =

PORTFOLIO UPDATES

 

'ROSE GARDEN'. FIRST IN A SERIES OF NEW PORTFOLIO PIECES/POTENTIAL GREETINGS CARD DESIGN IDEAS, MORE TO FOLLOW.

= KIM =

'HIDE IT!' BOOK JACKET DESIGN

 

 BOOK JACKET DESIGN IDEAS FOR A RECENT 

IDEAS TAP BRIEF. 'HIDE IT!' IS A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES WRITTEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE AND ASIDE FROM THIS THE BRIEF WAS VERY OPEN. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE ONE OF MY DESIGNS USED BUT I LOVE 1960S ERA PENGUIN BOOK JACKET DESIGN SO IT WAS JUST LOTS OF FUN TO HAVE A GO AT MY OWN TAKE ON IT FOR THIS PROJECT.

IDEAS TAP AD CAMPAIGN SHORTLIST

DIDN'T WIN WIN THIS ONE BUT WAS STILL HUFFED TO HAVE HAD MY CONCEPT ART FOR IDEAS TAP'S LATEST AD CAMPAIGN SHORTLISTED!

'SCREAM!' VINTAGE HORROR COMICS

ABOVE ARE IMAGES FROM SCREAM!, A SERIES OF 1980'S HORROR COMICS MY BOYFRIEND BOUGHT AS A KID. I'M A BIG FAN OF CLASSIC EC HORROR SO WAS EXCITED TO HAVE A READ OF THESE WHEN HE FOUND THEM OVER CHRISTMAS. WITH SOME LOVELY VINTAGE HORROR-STYLE COVER ART AND EQUALLY LOVELY ILLUSTRATIONS INSIDE, THE COMIC FEATURES A NUMBER OF GRUESOME, SERIALISED STORIES LINKED BY A CREEPY, HOODED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT-STYLE NARRATOR/EDITOR. UNFORTUNATELY THE SERIES ONLY RAN FOR 15 ISSUES BEFORE BEING CANCELLED (DUE IN PART, ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, MARY WHITEHOUSE'S 'VIDEO NASTIES' CAMPAIGN IN THE EARLY 80'S), SO I THINK THEY ARE HARD TO FIND BUT I'D HIGHLY RECOMMEND A READ IF YOU DO! 

MONSTER BRAINS: AWESOME HORROR ILLUSTRATION BLOG

I'M A BIT OBSESSED WITH THIS BLOG RECENTLY, FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF OLD VINTAGE GOTHIC/HORROR/SCI-FI ILLUSTRATION AND PRINT. THE AUTHOR'S OWN WORK IS GREAT TOO, CHECK IT OUT HERE.

= KIM =

NEW MEAT

FINALLY FINISHED A VERSION OF THE 'MEAT' POSTER I STARTED A WHILE AGO, INSPIRED BY THESE AMAZING VINTAGE 'NOURISHING MEAT' ADVERTS. IF I STILL LIKE IT TOMORROW(!) THEN THIS PIECE COULD SOON BE AVAILABLE AS A PRINT.