Artist Attraction #6 | Andrea Lauren

Images from Andrea's website, linked below. 

Bringing back my old series Artist Attraction; where I introduce you to new artists that I've recently come across, starting with Andrea Lauren. 

I came across Andrea via Pinterest and instantly fell in love with her work. After studying letterpress at university last year I have a new found love for all things print. This British lady specialises in linocuts, silkscreens, and block prints like those above, the latter being my favourite. I slightly wish that I came across her before I finished my assignment as I'd have loved to include some of her influences in my work. The thing I love about this kind of art is how simple it is but how much thought and consideration goes into it. The problem with simple is it has to be perfect and Andrea just pulls it off! 

You can find all her work on her website or instagram! I totally recommend looking through her site though some of her designs have even made it to clothing and she has instructions on how to do prints like hers. It makes me want to do more printing but I have no idea where the new print room is now the unis been rearranged. Unfortunately... 

Artist Attraction #5 | Emma Leonard

Another Melborne based artist, I'm somehow staying close to home with most of these artists I like which is really weird as all the 'native' type artists they used to bring out in art classes were horrible and I hated them but I guess there are many decent ones out there. Emma Leonard mixes both traditional painting and watercolour with digital enhanced imagery producing very clean and interestingly detailed women. If I could even draw people half as well as she does let alone paint then I would be one happy camper.

Time to take a much needed break

http://yourpersonalcheerleader.tumblr.com/post/35708454234/kate-bartolotta

With hand-ins happening next week the end of the semester is looming and creeping towards us so quickly it's hard to believe we're almost through half a year of University. It felt like only last week I had stocked up on energy drinks getting through the massive amounts of work for first quarter hand-ins and now we're here. The one thing I do seem to struggle with whenever due dates start looming is time management... I suck at it. I am constantly leaving everything to the last minute and stressing until the very half hour before the due time about not getting it done. I do of course, I always do but I just feel like it's never going to be my best work if I rush it all at the end but it's who I am. 

I came across this graphic while surfing Tumblr on one of my many study breaks and thought to myself that I should really do more with my breaks than just switching tabs from research websites to Tumblr. So I might not be doing everything on that list but some I might just give a go in the many breaks I have left until last hand-in. I've already started on a wee little project of my own that I've been doing in breaks and it's going pretty well if I must say but you guys will have to wait and see when I've finished hehe x

Am I an artist yet?

I started following this girl Jaesama on Tumblr for her fabulous doodles of people such as One Direction, okay I'm not a huge fan of the band but her drawings are great. Her influence got me downloading Paint Tool SAI and having a go at my own doodles, they obviously weren't that great and I realised it was because I was trying to copy her style and I needed my own. 

Not sure if the drawings I produce are my own style seen as down the line they get less and less stylised and more realistic but I like them and I guess if I like them then others might. Can you tell who they are? If not left to right; Amanda Seyfriend, Zoe Sugg and Mila Kunis. 

  

I'm having a go at creating a collection of celebrities in this style and at the moment I have Louise Watson (SprinkleOfGlitter) on the go so we shall see how she turns out! x