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.