I have just started a blog on wordpress.
Hopefully blogger will forgive me for moving on to bigger and better things.
Recently I’ve been collecting leaves as I go about my daily business. I plan on documenting these leaves as part of my current drawing project, and hopefully using them again in a future project.
Just a little bit to get past the awkward first post. I am currently studying third year illustration at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee.
For our first project back after summer, the entire Illustration department has been given the same project. We have been asked to make a design proposal for the wall space in our communal area. After looking at contemporary wall art and graffiti I knew I wanted to design something clean cut and simple.
Click though to look at the images in more detail because this tiny version doesn’t do it justice!
We were given a short story called ‘The Library of Babel’ by Jorge Luis Borges to look at and after reading it (and enjoying it a lot more than I thought) and others he had written in a collection called Labyrinths it was obvious that some of the key ideas in his works were that of infinity, labyrinths and the universe. Using constellations and incorporating quotes from selected stories I feel that I have created a successful piece for the brief given and if not that, something I am happy with.
I really need to get cracking with my summer project but I seem to have a mental block towards it. I’m working through it by doing more (maybe relevant) paintings and drawings.
Yesterday I saw both The Illusionist and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at the cinema. This is just a little post to recommend both films to anybody who’ll listen.
The Illusionist was a fantasticly beautiful film and it was nice recognising places around Edinburgh, which had been wonderfully illustrated. It wasn’t exactly what I expected from the writer of the charming Belleville Rendez-Vous but it was lovely none the less.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was such a massive contrast to The Illustionist. It was loud, colourful and I left the cinema with a massive smile on my face. Also I am in love with Ramona Flowers, or at least her hair. I overheard some girl in the cinema say that she fell asleep but even if you didn’t ‘get’ the film (and I can see how some people wouldn’t) I’d say it’d be impossible to fall asleep to something as full on as this.
Recently I’ve been trying to paint the universe/stars/space with results of varying levels of success. This is one of my favourites I’ve done so far, but sadly it cannot be sketchbooked as it is a birthday card for my wonderful mum!
I’ve been in the print studio over the last few days!
Here is one of my prints, with watercolour and ink added afterwards. I’ve done a range of colours and hopefully my summer project final outcomes will be something similar, although printing these was just for funsies.
I am going through to Edinburgh this week for a little holiday with my mum, which will be nice. I was most excited about being able to catch this exhibition while through but sadly, the dates don’t match up so I’ll need to wait a little longer. If you’re in the area I’d recommend it, the artists that I know of who are exhibiting are all very good.
Tanya Hendrie Illustration 