Coming to the Baltic next month!

On Opulance illustrations

Illustrations for Hope Whitmore's article On Opulence, published 6th May 2013.

Full article at http://hopewhitmore.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/on-opulence/

BABE 2013

Photo by Francesca Phillips

The Bristol Artists Book Event (BABE) is finished for another two years.  Last weekend's fair at the Arnolfini in Bristol was fun, inspiring and another great opportunity to see book art by national and international artists.  It was also very busy!  

 

Also, the Jekyll and Hyde laser cut books sold out.   There were a couple of people who expressed interest in buying the last copy of the laser cut book, however I was a bit slow to write down the names and email addresses of those of you who were interested.

If you would like to order a laser cut copy of Jekyll and Hyde, then please contact me at Robsonjk@yahoo.co.uk

Coming soon...

....next weekend at the Arnolfini in Bristol! 

New laser cut book

 
New work - all laser cut from black plike paper

The narrative for this is based on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and features dozens of silhouetted characters in a city based on Edinburgh's New Town.

The book isn't yet finished, but below are some photos of the work done from yesterday's session on the laser-cutter... 

All photographs copyright to Tai Kedzierski

shadow play

soft light and hard light combined

 

Books measure 60cm by 15cm

Live performance drawings

Fifty Plays for Edinburgh at the Traverse

Sanctuary by Black Dingo Productions

Richard III

Too Long the Heart (left);
A Taste of Honey (right)

Rebecca Ryan as Jo in
A Taste of Honey

Brutal murders, fights, period costumes and more: why the theatre can be great for life drawing

Figurative work is an important part to my illustration practice and it's an area that I find needs continual practice.  Traditional life drawing classes and others (like Dr Sketchys) are always great for life drawing, but lately I've been trying to find alternatives to stationary models.

It was only after a friend organised for me to come in and make sketches of a play she was involved in that I realised that drawing from theatrical performances was the alternative I'd been looking for.

Many of the drawings done in the theatre are ineligible scrawlings and most of them won't ever see the light of day.  But some of them have been really useful for capturing a facial expression or a gesture or pose.

The only drawback to drawing from a live performance (appart from drawing very fast!) is that you're drawing in semi-darkness.  It's only when the lights come on again do you see the state of your sketchbook...

Sketchbook work from Richard III by the Edinburgh Theatre Graduate Group

Sketches from 'Winter, Again'

Some sketches from 'Winter, Again' by Scottish Dance Theatre.  With dark images and amazing choreography, the show was a visual joy.

Video promo for 'Winter, Again' by Scottish Dance Theatre

Kolektyw - Nov 16th to Dec 2nd 2012

The exhibition will show work by 13 artists who have a connection to the beautiful city of Edinburgh. The show aims to present the viewer with the very latest in contemporary art and design from across the globe and includes works by artists whose origins are Scottish, Polish, Italian, French and Indonesian. This event will show new work from each artist and will summarise each individual’s creative development over the past year.

Artists Taking Part:

Lisa Arnott – jewellery
Krzysztof Borkowski – jewellery
Sophia Burns – paintings
Agata Dymus – Kazmierczak – prints
Fiona Hermse – jewellery
Eliza Kesuma – paper
Fiona Michie – drawings
Radek Nowacki – photography
Aneta Pieta – paintings
Sharon Robertson – paintings
Joanna Robson – artist books, prints
Eleonor Symms - jewellery and mix media
Federica Lucia Vinella – watercolours

Art’s Complex, St. Margaret's House, 151 London Road, EH7 6AE, Gellery 1 (3rd Floor)
Exhibition opening times: 16th Nov 6-9pm, Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat – Sun 11-7

For more info visit Kolektyw's Facebook Page.

Illustrations for Black Dingo Productions

Illustrations and sketches for Black Dingo Productions' Shots: Eros & Psyche and Sanctuary.