of June, 2009

The fluidity, creativity and playfulness of Jon Burgerman’s doodle art work never ceases to spark an interest in me, with his work appearing on almost everything from shoes to toys to people’s arms.

This post focuses on Jon’s incredible large-scale mural work, with Jon having been kind enough to explain the process and tools behind spilling a healthy portion of his active imagination on the walls of a building.

Betsy Walton’s bright and meticulously crafted paintings have a mysterious quality that make for a very fun viewing experience. I particularly like her way of contrasting organic forms and shapes with man-made objects, products and geometric shapes.

From Portland, Oregon, Betsy has always enjoyed making things, it being a steady progression. ‘I followed my interests and [...]

Meg Hunt is a very talented illustrator who, apart from great artwork, really gets it right when it comes to choosing and balancing out the right colours in her compositions. I’ve asked her a few questions on how she goes about doing and promoting her work.

Meg has been drawing since a young age, but didn’t [...]

Returning to our (hopefully) very regular illustrator sketchbook feature post, we find ourselves amongst the paint-scratched Moleskine pages of Emma Kidd. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Emma uses a mixture of gouache (when she has access to water and a decent sitting space) and/or Aquarelle pencils, pencil and ink to create her intriguing work.

Emma is inspired [...]

Raised in Idaho and now living in the Seattle area, Drake Brodahl, also known as ‘Pumml’ is an illustrator with a fun painting style I wanted to mention, with a close look into his tools and work processes. His work is influenced by an interest in comics and animation, like that of Hanna Barbera, the [...]

Based in Beijing, China, Nod Young is a co-founder and Creative Director of Khaki Creative & Design and an artist whose passion lies in typography and graphic design. Although he is most keen on the design styles coming out of the UK and Japan, I was recently impressed with Nod’s series of illustrations based on [...]