Progression to Stage 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This autumn has been a time of reflection, do I pursue a degree in Fine Art<\/strong> or a degree in Illustration<\/strong>.\u00a0 Illustration, it\u2019s more my way of working. I enjoy the challenge of fitting text within a context. I\u2019m also more into illustration than I realised … get ready for a major brain-fart and please skip this if it\u2019s to long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One illustrator who has been foremost in my mind is Tom Hovey <\/strong>(\u201cFood illustrator to the stars\u201d) \u2013 who I only recently discovered studied at AUB! (\u2018Great British Bake Off\u2019 is back for new tv series this autumn). I\u2019ve always admired the beautifully rendered, mouth-watering images he has created throughout each series. http:\/\/www.tomhovey.co.uk\/the-great-british-bake-off<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jackie Morris<\/strong> https:\/\/www.jackiemorris.co.uk\/<\/a> Stunning, ethereal watercolour images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simon Bartram http:\/\/www.simonbartram.com\/<\/a> <\/strong>Detailed, stylised and colourful illustrations in childrens books \u2018Bob, The Man on the Moon\u2019, and \u2018Deep Sea Dougal\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A couple of editorial photomontage-style illustrator\u2019s whose work I admire: Michelle Thompson<\/strong>, who creates quirky , often mid century vintage-inspired collages for The Guardian, The Economist and many other editorial publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cold War Steve<\/strong> (aka Christopher Spencer) creates satirical photomontages inspired by the government, current affairs, and more recently the Covid-19 pandemic. He created a double-sided giant wind break in his cheeky photomontage style installed at Boscombe Pier this summer as part of the Arts By the Sea festival. It showed some tongue-in-cheek images of local characters and places, its \u201cdark\u201d side was covered up by BCP as they considered it to be negative. It\u2019s part of his \u201cCold War Steve Meets the Outside World\u201d exhibition. (Irritatingly I missed it and I had to make do with seeing his work online). He\u2019s also become known as the \u2018Brexit Bruegel\u2019 and a \u2018modern-day Hogarth\u2019. Can\u2019t wait to see what he comes up with next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-dorset-54292574<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n