January 26, 2012

sketchbook week (day 4)


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I hope you are not getting sick of seeing my sketchbooks, as I'm having a lot of fun going back through them! Lots of wedding paper good ideas in these newer books, as well as logo design sketches.

Sabina (who has a beautiful website full of lovely design) asked yesterday who are some artists/illustrators that influenced me while I was developing my style - and I am having a tough time answering that question! It is probably the same people I still love today; Edward Gorey, Margaret Kilgallen, Olle Eksell, Camilla Engman, Shinzi Katoah, Alice and Martin Provensen - there are probably a million others.... I really try hard to look at other peoples work and enjoy it, but bring my own way of illustrating it to the table and I hope that shows through in my work. 

3 comments:

  1. i love seeing other people's sketch books! there's something about it..it's so personal. your sketches are great! :) thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. aww thank you so much for answering my question! You have a very distinct style that is your own and your drawings do not look like other artwork that I have seen. I can see how your work have developed with the time and this is a result of inward decisions (the inner workings of your awesome imagination) as well as some influence from outside, even though it is really not obvious who influenced you most.

    I am grateful for the names and I am checking their work. This will help me broaden my own horizon. I am mostly aware of the web and graphic design field and this makes me feel restricted. Thank you again and I am loving the sketchbooks!

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  3. jane - i know it's so great isn't it! i probably have some pretty embarrassing stuff in these books!

    sabina - of course! thank you for saying such sweet things!

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