of the 'Painting' Category

There are some really nice things coming from UK illustrator Tom Hovey who has made bright and colourful art for companies that include M&C Saatchi, London Design Week, Don’t Panic and Red Bull.

I stumbled over some rather quite radical illustration works of Sao Paulo based MTV art director Beto Shibata recently. His work demonstrates the visually effective outcome of combining a truck load of mediums including ink, acrylic paint, photography, screenprint and digital tools, while at the same time mixing up contemporary and vintage styles and imagery. [...]

I really like the vivid style of Jeremy Forson with his application of acrylic (and occasional ink) on panel. What’s clever about these pieces is that, in drawing tattoos all over the characters that form the subject matter of his paintings, he has managed to achieve paintings within paintings, thus killing two birds with one [...]

Here is an artist who combines typography with beautiful illustration techniques very well indeed. Based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Darren Booth has taken the time to answer a couple of questions on his hand lettering process. What I like about Darren’s work is its use of bespoke type to create very pleasing compositions. Text [...]

  I’ve seen Jeffrey Bowman’s refreshing work frequently in the past in various magazines, adverts and articles. It’s understandable why art of his making has found it’s way to such exciting projects as with Converse, Urban Outfitters, Nike and the BBC. Jeffrey has managed to create an expressive and playful style that is unique to [...]

If any artist I’ve come across shows real dedication to the hand drawn line, that artist is Canadian-born Sougwen. Now based in Stockholm, Sougwen combines intricate vintage pattern, floral design and flourishes, with fresh, contemporary colours and unique shapes. She is particularly good at creating striking images by superimposing organic lines onto simple and clean [...]

The first glimpse I had of UK illustrator Migy’s work was at this year’s Glastonbury festival, with his lanky characters featured on charity posters and guides all over the place. Not a bad place for a bit of exposure. I really like his shapes and colours, but particularly the expression created through his fun illustration [...]