Look at that Thing go!

That's right look at the Thing go. For those of you who may not be familiar with this fella he is Ben Grimm, other wise known as the Thing from the classic marvel comic The Fantastic Four.

A friend of mine has set up a blog titled Houdini's Last Escape. Each week he sets a new theme and asks myself along with a few other contributors to create an illustration on this nominated theme.

So to check out more wonderful things head to
http://houdinislastescape.blogspot.com

Diana

This is an illustration I submitted to a magazine that was publishing an issue based on the theme black. The illustration did not make the cut, but it liked it.

It is loosely based on Diana, the Ancient Roman Goddess of the Moon. She was also considered the Goddess of the hunt and was often associated with woodlands and animals.

IA A3 SHOW

Good Gravy! It has been too long since my last post. It is amazing how quickly time can appear to pass.

Well seeing as it is nearly mid way through the year that means the annual North Exposure Arts Festival is on again in Northcote, Melbourne.

As part of this years festival, IA will be hosting THE A3 SHOW in the Northcote Town Hall. Kick off will be at 6pm on Friday the 18th of June. The show will run till Sunday the 20th of June.

The exhibition is a collection of IA members’ work printed on high quality paper.

The IA branch in NSW originally displayed the show in Sydney. Due to the shows success the Victorian branch of IA decided to bring the show to Melbourne.

So if you’re interested in seeing great Australian illustration, then head on down to this exhibition!

Tim Cahill

Well this time I have opted to do an illustration the football magazine FourFourTwo. This illustration was a response to a letter submitted by a reader, who was displeased that Tim Cahill had been excluded from the magazine's list of the 100 Best Football Players in the World. The letter was titled In the Tim Bin. In my illustration I included the image of a sideline bench marked with the name Tim Bin. I also placed the number 101 on Cahill's jersey, implying that he was just short of making the list. Cahill's displeased expression is a reflection of the author's own displeasure that Cahill was excluded from the Best 100 Footballers in the World list.

Hayden Illustration

In keeping with the assignment I gave myself a few days ago, I have completed another illustration based on an existing article. This illustration is for an article titled The Opener Closes. The title is in reference to the former opening Australian batsman Matthew Hayden talking about the ending or closing of his career. In this illustration I went for a rather literal illustration showing Hayden closing a door behind him as he starts his new life after a career in international cricket. In this illustration I attempted to combine a painterly background with my typical graphical style for the figure. I think these two styles are working well together.

X-factor

In an effort to build up a body of consistent work I have been doing a series of illustrations in response to articles I find in current magazines. This illustration was my response to article on upcoming Australian batsman Phil Hughes. The author of the article David Sygall commented that he felt Hughes has an X factor that seems to set him apart from other batsman from his generation. I decided to retitle the article X factor and design and illustration that would fit into that title.

Hussey Illustration

For those of you who follow the cricket you would have notice that Australia grabbed a miraculous victory yesterday at the SCG against Pakistan. One of the main contributors to Australia's unlikely victory was Michael Hussey. Hussey scored 134 not out and with Peter Siddle created the fourth highest ninth wicket partnership in test history. In a strange coincidence I began work on an illustration of Hussey the day before his incredible batting performance. I thought given the historical nature of Hussey's performance that it would be appropriate for me to display the illustration I completed of him just today.