Computer Arts BOOOM!

A feature on my work in the March issue of Computer Arts... first time I've been able to walk into WHSmiths and find my work on the shelves!

T&B Interview

Check out this interview with yours truly on teanbiscuits.com

http://teanbiscuits.com/article/lucy-evans-illustration-tb-interview/

Florence and the machine's secret 7"

I'm taking part in a competition to have my artwork made into a 7" vinyl for one of Florence and the machine's (one of my faaaave musicians) singles. If I get through to the final 45, the 7" vinyl that I designed will be exhibited in London and sold at a charity auction raising money for the teenage cancer trust. I will also receive a signed copy for myself! Too good to be true.... I even did my final degree work on her, so this would, as cliche as it sounds, be a dream come true!!

So please pleeeease help me raise money for this great cause by voting for my artwork. 

Click on the link below to vote:

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a231f57bafa101daff0384fad28eae7c/383

Many many thanks :)

Print repeats

Florence And The Machine competition entry

Please pleeeease support me here - voting opens Friday!

Artwork inspired by the song 'Only If For A Night' by Florence And The Machine.

I believe the song to be written about past loved ones, and how they still live on in your memory and dreams. I want to portray the overwhelming presence of someone Florence experiences in the song. Although this person may have died a long time ago, she can speak to them in her dreams as clear as if they are alive.

The funeral wreath signifies the death of the loved one, and the protagonist reaching past demonstrates her defying the obstacle of death, and communicating with this person on another level, whether it be in her dreams, spiritually or just through her memory. 

Her expression shows her getting lost in the surreal and extraordinary moment. 

Created using, pencil, ink and Photoshop.

Apple juice Portfolio crush: Lucy Evans!

On saturday, I was featured on Apple Juice online blogazine as they're Portfolio Crush.. I am very happy with this :)

Check it out here

Kiss

A little piece I did for a christmas present. She loves giraffes, so what better secret santa gift than a picture of a baby giraffe.. drawn by me no less ;)  Thinking about adding some flat play grey into the background to lift them a bit.. will experiment. 

Millzy

So to spruce up our website, Paper Jukebox decided to all draw portraits of each other in our own styles to use as our thumbnails. Names were drawn, and then faces were drawn. The outcome was really great - we all surprised each other with our individual approaches to the task. I got the one and only Holly Mills, I hope I did her proud. 

Illustration collective of the week!

Paper Jukebox feature as illustration collective of the week! Go Paper Jukebox!

Take a look, here!

Mac Martians

I had the urge to draw something silly and fun.. whats sillier than a silly face! I wanted to loosen up my mark making and think less about what I was doing. A lot of the time I over think my pieces, which can sometimes lead to work being overly processed and losing its 'pizzazz'... 

Here's a quote I found a little while ago which encouraged me to just go for it once in a while: 

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

Ray Bradbury