Sophie Gengembre Anderson

Sophie Gengembre Anderson,
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/sophie-gengembre-anderson-358.php
http://www.sightswithin.com/Sophie.Gengembre.Anderson/

I found my inspiration for this pre-Raphaelite artist here;
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/pre-raphaelites-victorian-avant-garde
Yet I have always found inspiration from art pieces within the earlier periods of time but also by visiting Tate Modern's Gallery in London.

Widely known for her beautiful, delineation of Victorian children. Throughout her work Anderson captured the essence of beauty and detail of the human face, using oil paint as her chosen media.

Andersons' specialised in the workings of children and women which was only acceptable in
England during the Victorian era. However, her expertise expanded, not only with portraits but
with the concept of landscape, depicted and illustrator.

Today most of her artwork "adorn" art galleries and the homes of many art lovers. The delineations
were vintage and captured perfectly for the pre Raphaelite style of producing a painting.

In the place of Cinnitati, moving away from the revolution in 1849, Anderson began working with
portraits, charging families within Ohio and Pennsylvania for her painting pieces. In 1849, 5th of
October she hosted her own exhibion at the Western Art Union Gallery. When her earlier works
restricted only to portraits and figures. Four or five of her designs became apart of Henry Howe's
"Historical Collections of the Great West."

I found my work inspired by her, mainly because of the vintage feel of the design in a way in which
can influence a future artist in illustration and painting, also the difference many centuries have
provided for the viewers of her design work. Her detail and persivive edge could not uninterested you
in the slightest.

"A Young Girl Fixing Her Hair"
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"When The Wind Falls"
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"An Autumn Princess"
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"When The Heart Is Young"
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"Ready For The Ball"
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Susan Seddon Boulet

Susan Seddon Boulet,
http://www.mysterium.com/boulet.html

Susan Seddon Boulet spend most of her childhood living on a Cattle Ranch in South Africa, with
the freedom given, her love for fantasy and fairy-tale was created, which later depicts within her 
artwork pieces. Educated in Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, later on in Switzerland.

A prolific artists who's theme of art focus' on medieval periods of time, from medieval to fantasy,
leading towards the drawn designs of goddess' and Shamans'. Working with a variety of medias 
which include oil paint, ink and occasionally pencil. Her influences mainly evolve from mythology
and poetry, Jungian Psychology and worldwide spiritual traditions, with her love for animals and 
the natural world but during this time she never loses her traditional routes from where she lived
for so many years, keeping her greatest love for the land and people of Brazil. 

I find myself relating with her work, with my love for fantasy, fairy tale, mythology and a little poetry,
yet my work has slowly improved over the years, discovering my desire for illustration with the same
medias with a few added extras.

Boulet also published a couple of books by Pomegranate art books in Rohnhert Park, the books are
called; Shaman: The Paintings of Susan Seddon Boulet, (1989) and The Goddess Paintings, (1994).

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Marguerite Sauvage.

Marguerite Sauvage,

http://www.margueritesauvage.com/
http://www.magnetreps.com/bio/artist/10/

Marguerite Sauvage works as a illustrator, creating modern illustrations within the influence of present day trendsetters. Her work provides a soft yet powerful outlook on the artwork designed.

She has found her inspirations in Japanese art. Rumiko Takahashi's "Lum" influenced Sauvages' interest in becoming an illustrator, also her inspiration moves between a small amount of places, not only in Japan, but in Czechoslavakia Morocco and USA. Mentioning the fact everyday life has been her main inspiration. "Happiness and anti-stress: I just want to make things prettier."

The work produced starts with pencil drawings then transferred onto the computer and manipulates any element of the design before adding colour digitally. Described by Computer Arts Magazine as able to "capture character with just a few simple lines, and her eye for clever graphic elements is exemplary."

She has worked with many clients, including; USA, Canada, Spain, France, Switzerland, England, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Japan and Korea.

With the design work creating such an imagination, "stylish yet accessible", she has been in demand for prominent advertising and corporate clients which include Mattel, PlayStation 3, Apple Computers, Old Navy, MTV France, Marshall Fields, Motorola, Orange, and so much more.

"Marie Claire, 2012"
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"Alice in Wonderland"
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Marie Claire, 2012 artwork.
http://www.margueritesauvage.com/72438/625804/a-glance-at-my-work/marie-claire-astro-2012

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum_Invader
"Lum" Agnes Lum, 1980s model who inspired the manga.
Nanga series written by Urusei Yatsura
                                        
                                      

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David Downton.

David Dowton,
http://www.daviddownton.com/
Masters Of Fashion Illustration, David Dowton.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73DRQus5_04

David Dowton studied illustration and graphics in Wolverhampton in 1979-1984, which started his illustration career. For the next twelves years, a period in time he describes as "wagging my tail when the phone rang" -
http://www.daviddownton.com/biography.html he has worked on a ranged variety of projects, ranging from advertising, to putting illustration within fictional books, cooking books and on occasion fashion, such as Vogue.

                                        

Celebrating Australian Vogue 50th Birthday.

                                     
From his work, many of my own designs have been inspired by his technique and style placed upon the drawings. Having seen some of his work, I noticed he hardly uses many medias apart from oil paint and pencil yet the way in which his work appeals the viewer gives a new outlook on illustration.

David Downton's current clients include; Tiffany & Co, Bloomingdales, Barney’s, Harrods, Top Shop, Chanel, Dior, L’Oreal, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine and the V&A Museum.

In 1998 Downtown produced a portfolio based on life, mostly focusing on some of the worlds most beautiful women, including Erin O’Connor, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Deneuve, Linda Evangelista, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Iman and Dita Von Teese.

His portraits will always be one of my many desires for art, most illustrators have different ways of inspiring a future artist but the imagination of creating a piece should always be put in effect.

http://www.daviddownton.com/interview.html
An interview by Tony Glenville

"Erin O'Connor"
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"Dita Von Teese"
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"Carmen"
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Mark Ryden.

Mark Ryden
http://www.markryden.com/
His website. Artworks, biography and information given here.

Mark Ryden believes he took part of beginning the new genre called, "Pop Surrealism" during the
early 1990s.

His work remarks the innocence of childhood, showing the goodness a child brings, the innocence
they bring. Ryden still works upon this yet he adds his own views upon the innocence,
revealing the devastation's many suffer through, mostly the beliefs within the varieties of religion.
Life after death perhaps or what happens when you die. Basically how Innocence turns into the darkness or horror.
I found his work slightly unhinged from my view point but the detail never disappoints in the slightest. My inspiration within the fantasy some artists create keeps my artwork up to date and the
imaginations hardly losing a persons interest, reveling in the idea of something new has given me the opportunity of improvement.

His work provides many similarities within the concepts of gaming, delicate details are slowly
changing from one persons belief or idea and bringing an alternative upon the thing we call "reality." He has not created any work for people's entertainment in gaming but his work may give someone
the motivation or at least bring an idea to the table.

From Ryden's work, my love for illustration has mostly been because of his work, amongst
others, but I strongly believe his work can make you think about the simplest of things and how
the reality can alter the perspective of the life you lead or infact led as a child.


"Yoshi"
Oil on canvas
36x48



"Omnibus"
Graphite and watercolour on paper, 2010
50.8x101.6cm

"Piano Man Drawing"
Graphite on paper, 2010
11x16 inches; 27.9x40.6

 

"60 California Brown Bear"
Oil on canva
20x18

     

"64 Goodbye Bear"
Oil on canva
9.75x8

       

"57 Girl Eaten by Tree"
Oil on canvas
12.75x19.75

"Inside Sue"
Oil on panel, 1997
15x11

     

"A Dog Named Jesus"
Oil on panel, 1997
11x17

Through the current years my interests in art has evolved. Changing from simple drawings to the work I have designed within the previous three years spent at City College Norwich. From this, my techniques within art have slowly improved, working from - Observation and scaled drawings, but through these studies, I found myself leading towards my passion of art, not only drawing but the body, the face, the detail of a person's overall design, mostly life drawing has always been a strength of mine.

Many artists' have given the inspiration for some of my work but these artists' in particular caught my attention immediately after viewing their work, includes; Marguerite Sauvage, David Downtown, Susan Seddon Boulet and Mark Ryden.

I have chosen these artists because of the detail and imagination they reveal by creating different varieties of work, each having their own outlook on the word "Art".

Marguerite Sauvage influenced many of my designs simply for the way in which the drawings have a delicate feeling towards them, showing a vibrancy of colour throughout every piece and the details presented in a simple fashion. Looking closely, you can see the drawings attract you towards another image within the same piece of work, having kept your interests afloat.

This is her website - http://www.margueritesauvage.com/

All her work has been allocated on her website which is shown above.

David Downtowns' a well known fashion illustrators whose artwork shows many similarities 
towards Marguerite Sauvages work, yet they work differently by their focus on reality and 
someone's ideal fantasy placed within the minds of the viewers.

David has worked with many models, actresses, etc. some of the 
famous faces, including; Twiggy, Dita  Von Teese, Lily Cole, Carmen Dell'Orfice, Erin O'Connor
 and many more. His work has been published in a variety of newpapers and magazines across the world. 
Commercial clients, include; Tiffanys New York, SAKS 5th Avenue, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Burberry 
and The Bristish Fashion Council. 

His works have always inspired my interests in designing and drawing portraits simply because of the 
allure his work creates, the detail and the boldness of the colour within his work has will hopefully give
one of the many reasons why illustration has become my obsession in life.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/person/david-downton/blog
A few of his designs and some information about his work during the years.

These are only two of the artists I have found my influence through, but from this, I believe my experiences of
looking through artists work, biographies and their own work has become the reason why I decided on the idea
of becoming an illustrator in art or teach something I passionately love above all else. 

Throughout my highschool years, leading onto the GCSE's years, I moved from the basics of mixed media and style. 
Creating a fresh outlook on the artist side of life, I will always be thankful for the many obstacles I have
overcomes and the influences which have given me an opportunity for finding my way through. My art 
has encouraged the love for the art, course, I was not given much time for improvement yet I found this
experience worth my while.

Throughout, I kept myself focused upon my strengths,  where I have used a variety of medias, such as; oil paint, 

water-colour, charcoal, graphite. line drawing and Lino printing. I still struggle at furthering my development in the weaker areas  of my design work but I willalways welcome new opportunities. The artists, my teachers, and most of all my parents have played a big role in the life choices I have made or will make in the world of art.

These designs are a selective few of the many more I have previously designed last year, using my influences of the illustrators shown. I have mostly worked on the form of the human body but also my work pieces are created from scratch, leading on from a simple idea to the final design.