Suzy Q

Suzy loves her Scottish heritage and makes these intense images. it appears that it is a continuous line drawing which contains limited colour pallet. This image it is not very eye pleasing as objects and colours are scattered throughout.

image from illstrationweb.com

Tal Rosner

Tal Rosner studied graphic design, creating an independent language i.e. rhythm and movement were his interests.
One of his major film productions was ‘Doppelganger’, duration 4 minutes 10 seconds which displayed pulsation and shift.
He uses environment to create linear shapes - triangles, rectangles etc. This is his passion.
He generally uses a small budget, which is occasionally personally funded.
He progressed from techno music to more sophisticated classical tunes due to the briefs that were required.
One of the films we watched ‘Stravinsky Debussy’ contained a part named ‘Conmoto’ which used a similar technique to Doppelganger - with the splitting screen and the violence was suggested with sudden jolting movements.
Another clip from this showed scenery of sea, pylons and boats which were multi-framed, gradually morphing into one another.
He did the ’Skins’ programme for Channel 4 / E4 which contained 72 different versions of people covered with abstract layering which concealed his style.

Belinda Murphy Bee

This illustration was created by Belinda Murphy Bee who feels that popular culture is embedded in the bric-a-brac of everyday life. Bee depicts nature harmoniously here, with the young woman’s back and skin looking elegant in a yoga pose. Her plaited hair is sleek and chic and would make an excellent advertisement for an organic body product.

Nathan Reed

Nathan Reed was commissioned to produce illustrations for this children’s book by Jonathon Emmett. You can tell immediately that this will be an action-packed story due to the motion suggested by the rocket’s jets. In this picture (and indeed throughout the book) Reed employs a patchwork effect of candy colours and shapes.

Russell Ayto

Russell Ayto was commissioned to create this mischievous little ‘monster’ Charlie. Charlie is a young imaginative child who believes in monsters and adores sugary doughnuts. You can guess from the shadow in the background that Charlie is about to have an exciting encounter with something rather frightening creature. Reminiscent of the work of Ungerer, Ayto uses sombre colours effectively here.

This is another image created by Russell Ayto for children. An immediate criticism that springs to mind is that Ayto failed to grasp that all ginger cats are in fact male and ‘Fat Cat’ is a pregnant female who adorns a ribbon. Warm colours emphasize her stripes and the hay in the background.

Allan Sanders

These two illustrations appear to be advertisements for travel insurance and satellite navigation systems respectively. Allan Sanders utilizes a graphic approach visually. The individual characters are the most significant aspect of his work. He places them in situations or environments which can be exploited to produce a quirky humour. Notably in these illustrations the heads of the characters are disproportionate to the rest of the picture!!!

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Anne Wilson

Her work is used for Children's Books though I am not sure if she is also the author. I just picked them because she has had a long and fruitful career. Her use of colour is also very striking which I know is important to you. Here is a link to an interview that she has given.

Andrew Selby

From looking at your recent post, I thought that you may also like the beautiful, vibrant landscapes by the illustrator Andrew Selby. You can see his work online as he is with an agency. He is also a lecturer so maybe a good person for you to contact if you can think of some probing questions to ask about the context of his work and the industry.

Serena Feneziani - Countryside

Title - Countryside
Brief - Pop-up book
Medium - Watercolour and pen
Purpose of work - Picture of countryside to be used as background
Commissioned by - Sue Tarsky

This playful image has a appeal to children as it is colourful and maze/map style, hype's up country living, the rules applied to normal structure in this image are completely eradicated, making it unconventional and surreal.