Monday, 27 November 2023

Abel Burger



Painting 'Moonshiner' by Abel Burger. Abel Burger (b. 1982) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice ranges from oil pastel and drawing to video works and written essays. Strongly influenced by the artistic movements of the 1990s, Burger was a central member of the Parisian underground scene, authoring texts on gender and identity, and developing video work series. Burger’s work has been exhibited in numerous solo shows across Europe and the US,he lives and works in Port-Vendres, France. 


 

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Hazel Terry, Folktale Week 2023

 


I have not finished this image as I write, the image below will be it completed. This LRRH creation has been odd, its inspiration was a miss (visually) read greetings card of a cat. Miss-seeing things is always interesting and I tried to keep the misunderstood image in my head.

This is my second ink drawing and it turned accidentally into a hairy (rotten?) apple and so my intention is to make Little Red the pip. 


I like these happy accidents and I like the imagery of the wolf as temptation and that whole sexual dynamic and blame game being turned on it's head. My excuse for creating these is that it is Folktale Week and todays prompt is ink. 

Monday, 13 November 2023

Lost


I am attempting to complete #folktaleweek this year, my first two illustrations for the prompt of 'Lost' involved barn owl feathers, because I have a collection of them and they are so beautiful, and because I wanted a different forest. However I also have some magpie feathers and I wanted an even darker interpretation and so returned to my old favourite folktale Little Red Riding Hood. 



 

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Friday, 27 October 2023

John Hassall I


 Lithograph Little Red Riding Hood Poster for a pantomime 1930 by John Hassall (1868-1948).

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Harry Clarke

 


It is wonderful to find new vintage illustrations this one is by Harry Clarke from The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault 1922.

Henry Patrick Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement, his work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His ink work is phenomenal, very alike to Aubrey Beardsley's.

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Monday, 23 October 2023

Jennie Harbour I


 'Little Red Riding Hood' by Jennie Harbour (1893- 1959) from 'My book of favourite fairy tales', 1921. This illustration is full of the elegance of the 1920's the trees bark is like lines of sequins or pearls on a typical 1920's dress.