A VIEW OF LONDON
By
Edward Pagram
Hamish Hamilton
First Published in Great Britain 1963
Showing posts with label illustrators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustrators. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A VIEW OF LONDON
I went on another shopping excursion and found some cool out of print books. This one is called:
A VIEW OF LONDON
By
Edward Pagram
Hamish Hamilton
First Published in Great Britain 1963
A VIEW OF LONDON
By
Edward Pagram
Hamish Hamilton
First Published in Great Britain 1963
Thursday, July 28, 2011
WORK/LIFE
I was at the Strand yesterday (always a dangerous thing!) and stumbled upon this cool book:
It goes inside the homes of illustrators of all kinds -- children's book illustrators, editorial, etc. and shows photos of their spaces, which I always love! This book interviews illustrators from NY to Australia.
The book does a bio of 50 or more illustrators. Here is a sample of what some of them say:
MICHAEL BYERS
CANADA
michaelbyers.ca
"I think about how I'm going to approach the subject. I'll sleep on it from time to time. Sometimes I'll go for a walk, journal, workout, or have some drinks with some friends. Other times I have a shower. I tend to think a lot while I'm in the shower. A lot of great ideas have come to me while scrubbing my feet."
CAMILLA ENGMAN
SWEDAN
camillaengman.com
"With Camilla, work and life are in balance, as they are treated with equal measure and consideration. 'I love what I do and it is a big part of my life. I take long walks with my dog, Morran; she is never in a hurry. I also like to go to a cafe to get other input during my working day.' Starting a new project, Camilla's creative process seems possibly learned from her beloved pup. 'First I walk around the subject, sniffing and thinking. Finding words and pictures that I associate with it. Thinking about who's the sender, the receiver and who am I. Then I just have to start to work it through and try it all out.'"
JENNY MILIHOVE
ISRAEL
mytinydream.com
"There is music in the house all day long. 'I am listening to music from the first moment I woke up on the morning to the last minute I am going to sleep. I can't paint without music!" she says" Music helps her concentrate on her work. 'I am always thinking about the thing I am painting and trying to put myself into that world that I am painting, or to become that person myself at least for a time" Jenny hopes that the joy she finds in music translates into her illustration and art works. "I really hope and want my artworks to bring happiness to everyone who is looking on my art.'"
It goes inside the homes of illustrators of all kinds -- children's book illustrators, editorial, etc. and shows photos of their spaces, which I always love! This book interviews illustrators from NY to Australia.
The book does a bio of 50 or more illustrators. Here is a sample of what some of them say:
MICHAEL BYERS
CANADA
michaelbyers.ca
"I think about how I'm going to approach the subject. I'll sleep on it from time to time. Sometimes I'll go for a walk, journal, workout, or have some drinks with some friends. Other times I have a shower. I tend to think a lot while I'm in the shower. A lot of great ideas have come to me while scrubbing my feet."
CAMILLA ENGMAN
SWEDAN
camillaengman.com
"With Camilla, work and life are in balance, as they are treated with equal measure and consideration. 'I love what I do and it is a big part of my life. I take long walks with my dog, Morran; she is never in a hurry. I also like to go to a cafe to get other input during my working day.' Starting a new project, Camilla's creative process seems possibly learned from her beloved pup. 'First I walk around the subject, sniffing and thinking. Finding words and pictures that I associate with it. Thinking about who's the sender, the receiver and who am I. Then I just have to start to work it through and try it all out.'"
JENNY MILIHOVE
ISRAEL
mytinydream.com
"There is music in the house all day long. 'I am listening to music from the first moment I woke up on the morning to the last minute I am going to sleep. I can't paint without music!" she says" Music helps her concentrate on her work. 'I am always thinking about the thing I am painting and trying to put myself into that world that I am painting, or to become that person myself at least for a time" Jenny hopes that the joy she finds in music translates into her illustration and art works. "I really hope and want my artworks to bring happiness to everyone who is looking on my art.'"
Friday, March 25, 2011
WAIT AND SEE
WAIT AND SEE. This was a favorite book I remember from my childhood. It had a lot of text on it and it was only two colors but it was the mechanical drawings and story that pulled me in.
Written and illustrated by Friso Henstra.
"Once upon a time there was a little man –– you could even say a very little man. This little man thought that he was remarkable, more remarkable than the king and more remarkable than the emperor. The townspeople were forever laughing at the little man.
Well, he would show them."
The little man went to the store on the corner of the street. He bought screws, nuts sheet metal, lumber, pliers, a saw and many other things. He locked the door of his workroom and set to work. He built an iron dog.
Unbelievable.
That dog had an iron mouth, teeth of steel and a tongue of leather...
With a whirring of gears and a rumbling of engines, he roared out the door, one day, on his heavy iron legs. HIs little master ran behind, holding his leash and shouting proudly, "Here comes Mighty Herman and his terrible dog! Keep out of the way!"
It started to rain...
"Then, with a final screech, the terrible dog stopped stock still. HE stood there like a statue in the rain. The little man stared, with tears in his eyes, as patches of rust appeared on the head and body of the dog. Those patches spread until finally the terrible dog was covered with rust -- rust from head to tail.
And the people began to laugh at the little man. They laughed at his rusty dog, too. That wasn't so nice of them."
"Full of anger, the little man went home. He put his shoes near the stove, hung his shirt up to dry and sat down to think things over. The people would live to eat their laughter. Wait and see....
He locked the door of his workroom, and he set to work.
He built a rocket balloon.
Unbelievable.
Of course his later experiments didn't work either...
"And the people began to laugh at the little man. They laugh at his lost giant, too. That wasn't so nice of them.
Full of sorrow, the little man went home. He sat in his workroom and let the tears run down his cheeks. He couldn't eat, and he couldn't sleep, and he couldn't think of any new plan to prove what a remarkable little man he was.
The little man grew pale and thin -- so thin that his trousers began to droop. He had to hold them up to keep them from slipping right to the floor. Finally he took some steel wire. He bent it, so, and made two small clips to pin his trousers.
"Oh look!" people said. "Aren't those hand? We could use them very well when a button is missing or a baby's diapers need pinning. THOSE pins are SAFE.
So the little man became the inventor of the safety pin. The king gave him a metal...
I just loved this book. I loved imagining making my own ships and metal dogs! And l loved that the little man never gave up. It's sad that books go out of print but they don't disappear if you save them and share them with others!
Written and illustrated by Friso Henstra.
"Once upon a time there was a little man –– you could even say a very little man. This little man thought that he was remarkable, more remarkable than the king and more remarkable than the emperor. The townspeople were forever laughing at the little man.
Well, he would show them."
The little man went to the store on the corner of the street. He bought screws, nuts sheet metal, lumber, pliers, a saw and many other things. He locked the door of his workroom and set to work. He built an iron dog.
Unbelievable.
That dog had an iron mouth, teeth of steel and a tongue of leather...
With a whirring of gears and a rumbling of engines, he roared out the door, one day, on his heavy iron legs. HIs little master ran behind, holding his leash and shouting proudly, "Here comes Mighty Herman and his terrible dog! Keep out of the way!"
It started to rain...
"Then, with a final screech, the terrible dog stopped stock still. HE stood there like a statue in the rain. The little man stared, with tears in his eyes, as patches of rust appeared on the head and body of the dog. Those patches spread until finally the terrible dog was covered with rust -- rust from head to tail.
And the people began to laugh at the little man. They laughed at his rusty dog, too. That wasn't so nice of them."
"Full of anger, the little man went home. He put his shoes near the stove, hung his shirt up to dry and sat down to think things over. The people would live to eat their laughter. Wait and see....
He locked the door of his workroom, and he set to work.
He built a rocket balloon.
Unbelievable.
Of course his later experiments didn't work either...
"And the people began to laugh at the little man. They laugh at his lost giant, too. That wasn't so nice of them.
Full of sorrow, the little man went home. He sat in his workroom and let the tears run down his cheeks. He couldn't eat, and he couldn't sleep, and he couldn't think of any new plan to prove what a remarkable little man he was.
The little man grew pale and thin -- so thin that his trousers began to droop. He had to hold them up to keep them from slipping right to the floor. Finally he took some steel wire. He bent it, so, and made two small clips to pin his trousers.
"Oh look!" people said. "Aren't those hand? We could use them very well when a button is missing or a baby's diapers need pinning. THOSE pins are SAFE.
So the little man became the inventor of the safety pin. The king gave him a metal...
I just loved this book. I loved imagining making my own ships and metal dogs! And l loved that the little man never gave up. It's sad that books go out of print but they don't disappear if you save them and share them with others!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
DRAWING INSECTS - MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN
I just discovered this book in the Bargain section at Barnes & Noble for 15 bucks:
It's called INSECTS OF SURINAM and they're color plates done by a woman called Maria Sabylla Merian. She lived from 1647-1717. I was shocked by these dates! Apparently it wasn't very lady-like to draw insects, which were considered "unclean vermin." But Maria drew them in the name of religion, saying that they were all God's creatures. I can't find the plate where she describes the bumps in a caterpillar like rosary beads. She travelled and was quite adventurous. She was determined to depict the insects and plants with great accuracy, when others did not. This was valuable information. I've only started to delve into this book but I recommend checking it out!
It's called INSECTS OF SURINAM and they're color plates done by a woman called Maria Sabylla Merian. She lived from 1647-1717. I was shocked by these dates! Apparently it wasn't very lady-like to draw insects, which were considered "unclean vermin." But Maria drew them in the name of religion, saying that they were all God's creatures. I can't find the plate where she describes the bumps in a caterpillar like rosary beads. She travelled and was quite adventurous. She was determined to depict the insects and plants with great accuracy, when others did not. This was valuable information. I've only started to delve into this book but I recommend checking it out!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
ATSUSHI HARA
After posting about the old-school folks such as Erdoes I stumbled upon this new guy, Hara. I love his stuff!
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