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Citrus! I don’t know about you but, for me that word makes me think of Lemons, and you might say that 2020 was a real lemon of a year! Throughout the lockdowns and uncertainty, one thing that made my year more bearable and less of a lemon was the weekly briefing challenge set by the creative image library Arcangel who represent my work.
One of the challenges we were invited to interpret late last year was around that very word - Citrus! Throughout 2020 you may have already noticed citrus fruits on homewares and giftware. As is often the case trends often start in fashion and filter down through into different areas of design including onto book covers and other media. 
And although Lemons grow in other parts of the world, it got me thinking about Italy, and the Amalfi coast...but before I go all Audrey Hepburn on you...I felt the Citrus theme tied in well with the announcement made by the influential colour forecaster Pantone, who named Illuminating Yellow and Ultimate Grey as it's colours of the year for 2021. With such a lovely classical combination I think we may see the jesty lemon trend continuing for a little while yet... Need a little more uplifting colour trend inspiration - check out my Pinterest board here...
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 Whether myth or legend, the concept of six degrees of separation has long been of interest to me – not only in our connection to each other but to our surroundings and nature too. As Andy Goldsworthy OBE the British sculptor and environmentalist states, " we often forget that we are nature, and nature is not something separate to us"...
After the year we have just experienced the need for connection to each other and nature has never seemed greater. As we enter the year 2021 and another lockdown due to the pandemic, I’m not making New Year’s resolutions as such but I am committing to the concept of Connection…. So this year through my illustration work and beyond I hope to connect or reconnect back to home and consequently nature through Food… so whether it’s eating it, growing it or simply having a go at drawing it... look out for more food inspired illustrations to come.... Whatever connection means to you, whether it’s sitting around a table with sustainable good food and shared experiences with family and friends… or going for long peaceful walks in the forest, I’m hoping that 2021 is the year that we can all begin to reconnect in a positive way with each other and the places and spaces we call Home!  Stylized Female Face - Available to licence Exclusively from Arcangel Images - Image ID AA11443961 "Are we Human or are we Dancer? ", You may have heard that line...from The Killers song Human, and if you know the song well you may know that it follows a few lines later with "I'm on my knees looking for the answer". Well my friends let me tell you firstly that Yes! We illustrators are human, and whilst it may seem a little bit alien commissioning or working with an illustrator if you have never done it before, you don't have to get down on your knees to find the answer you only have to ask... reach out - we're a very friendly bunch.... Art Licensing...What's That?Art Licensing? You may be asking yourself what the heck is that? I'm an illustrator not a lawyer, but here are a few of the basics to help you if you are new to licensing Artwork... Firstly when you commission work from an Illustrator you are in effect paying to use the image for a period of time, but usually you do not actually own the artwork outright as the copyright remains with the artist /illustrator. (Like anything there are exceptions to the rule but these must always be agreed with the artist first.) To get you started - here are a few things we are going to need to know ...Before we start the process of illustrating or licensing a piece of artwork to you here are a few questions that we may ask you in order to give you a quote...
For more information about the process of commissioning and licensing you can check out the helpful industry guidelines from the Association of Illustrators here. Please don't be daunted...if you see the work of an illustrator that you would like to work with ... reach out , connect and ask questions.
The image above is part of a mini collection called Humanity that I created a little while ago and can be licensed exclusively from Arcangel Images Image ID AA 11443961 ... and if that song line from Human by The Killers is going round in your head why not sing along and check it out here.... |
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