Business Cards, Greetings Cards & Magnets

African Animals in historical clothes original artists cards

Original Artists Paintings Greetings Cards

Original Art on Bottle Opener Magnets

Small Magnets with Unique and Original Artwork

Susie Batsfords Business Cards with Original Art

Well, it’s finally here, this evening is the Opening Night of our exhibition ‘Metamorphosis’. I remember watching in awe as all the student work went up on the walls this time last year, and thinking that I could never imagine being ready to exhibit anything. If I’m totally honest, I still don’t feel ready but I wonder how many artists really do when they are at this stage of their career.

 So, with the exhibition hung, I began to turn my attention to promotional material and here is what I’ve designed fresh from the printers today… just in time. Blank greetings cards, small round magnets, bottle opener magnets and of course my double sided business cards from https://www.moo.com/uk/

 When the magnets arrived I popped them into little bags and attached a cardboard label I’ve also designed and printed, there’s a matching logo design on the back of my greetings cards. You might recognise the icons from my previous post http://www.illustratorsimaginarium.co.uk/the-emperors-new-crown/

I’ve also just begun another course in photography with the Makelight community, this time I'm studying 'Makelight Essentials' which teaches some basics in photography:  https://makelight.com

So hopefully, I’ll start getting to grips with my new birthday camera. Photographs of tonight’s exhibition will follow so for now… wish me luck!

Jane Austen's Regency Shoe Collection.

Georgian Shoes Pattern Repeat Painting

So, I'm a bit of a Jane Austen freak and I've been having so much fun turning my Georgian shoes into a magazine cover mock up with hand painted lettering.  It's certainly kept me on my toes!  Playing in photoshop as a complete beginner has had its mind bending moments, but here is my finished piece and the shoes as a pattern repeat.  This was my submission for MATS A Self Paced course, you can view it in the online gallery here: http://makeartthatsells.com/galleries/mats-a-self-paced/mats-a-live-review-april-2016/page/4

Alternatively, check out my sketches that evolved into this final piece:

http://www.illustratorsimaginarium.co.uk/sketchbook-drawings-of-vintage-regency-shoes/

Sketchbook Drawings of Jane Austen Style Shoes

While I'm waiting for some new paint to arrive, before I can finish my 'Woodland Animal' series, I thought I'd begin work on my next project.  It's all beginning in my sketch book, with a collection of twelve Georgian Shoes.  Come back soon to see how things develop.