Thursday 31 December 2015

Wednesday 30 December 2015

Renia


Again selected for its sense of peace and time, this illustration is by Renia (Lookarna) a Polish illustrator who works predominantly in monochrome using pattern as her colour.

Tuesday 29 December 2015

한차연 Han Cha Yeon I






I find this time after Christmas and before New Year to be like a no man's land, a welcome pause and so Korean artist 한차연 Han Cha Yeon's doodle sketches really appealed to me as they have a sense of time, space and enjoyment of life's simple pleasures.

Monday 28 December 2015

Nicholas Stevenson




Frost Fair by Nicolas Stevenson
" The River Thames froze over 24 times from 1408 to 1814, sometimes lasting long enough to hold a fair on the ice. The frozen river played host to rides, beer tents, ice skaters and once even an Elephant! William Shakespeare is said to have moved his Globe theatre across the ice to avoid paying tolls on the bridges, and King Charles I dropped by to enjoy some roast beef."

Friday 25 December 2015

All was quiet.


Happy Christmas everyone.
Wishing you all a good holiday full of fun and rest.

Thursday 24 December 2015

Ri Tori III


Love this snow sprinkling moon man by Ri Tori perfect characterisation of the magic of Christmas Eve and the characters that you imagine constructing magical mischief.

Agata Krolak III



All was quiet and we waited . . .
Christmas light illustration by Agata Krolak 

Gerald Rose, Christmas


Gerald Rose is an illustrator that brings me so much joy and so I am sharing his 1960 Christmas card illustration this Christmas Eve hoping it bring you joy to.
Wishing you all a Very Happy Christmas. 

Wednesday 23 December 2015

Sunday 20 December 2015

Friday 18 December 2015

Thursday 17 December 2015

Ilonka Karasz





Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981) was an American illustrator and graphic designer. The style of her work and other designers of this era is so popular now that these screen printed designs look completely contemporary.

Tuesday 15 December 2015

Monday 14 December 2015

The Tree


Christmas hasn't quite arrived at home yet it is still a little soggy and droopy as I battle with a paper mache silver birch tree. The tree is always a battle at home as I don't like celebrating anything by killing a tree. Hopefully, when the branches stop drooping, it will start to be more Christmasy.

Christmas Tree


R. O. Blechman's animation for CBS from 1966.

Saturday 12 December 2015

Pawel Pawlak II


Pawel Pawlak has created this wonderful Santa, who seems to have grown a beard from Father Christmas letters, for the magazine TRALALIRE (157. 2013).

Friday 11 December 2015

Round robin


A robin bauble is my last holiday post for this week. It looks very female for what is the male bird, but I do like her.

Thursday 10 December 2015

Cintia Martin Esteban III


Continuing in my Christmas theme I love the singing violin and all of the expressions and red hats in this collaged illustration by Cintia Martin Esteban.

Monday 7 December 2015

Miroco Machiko VI


Miroco Machiko's illustration of Father Christmas on a new form of transport, a white footed bird like a grouse continues my Christmas themed selection of illustrations.

Sunday 6 December 2015

Miroco Machiko V


I have been saving many Christmas illustrations all year and now at last it is time to share them. Here is Miroco Machiko's Father Christmas, in his wonderful naive style, riding a reindeer through a blizzard.

Saturday 5 December 2015

Friday 4 December 2015

Father Christmas


Father Christmas sometimes looses letters, it can't be helped when you have a beard as big as that!

Turkey


A happy turkey, one who escaped thanksgiving and Christmas.

Thursday 3 December 2015

Hannah Coulson III



Beautiful illustrations by Hannah Coulson formed with tiny stencil cut outs and blended images and textures from her sketchbooks.