Category Archives: illustration

Friday Night Flicks: Lesley Randall

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Byopia Press

If you studied botany in school, or have used a guide to flower and plant identification, you have undoubtedly seen work by someone like Lesley Randall. For Lesley Randall, it’s the details that really make what she does so important. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Ayesha Gamiet

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick is a brief interview with artist/illustrator/Islamic manuscript illuminator Ayesha Gamiet. In the video she talks about spending a year using the colours of flowers for inspiration in Islamic geometry, then moving beyond that to a more intuitive use … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Tannya Harricks

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Byopia Press

This week’s flick features artist/illustrator Tannya Harricks from Sydney, Australia, and gives a quick look at her working process.     If you would like to see more of Harricks’ work this weekend, you could check out the paintings and … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Kerry Ingham

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Byopia Press

A change of pace from artist’s book, but definitely related, this week’s flick features the illustration work of Kerry Ingham.     You could spend a few minutes this weekend checking out Ingham’s work here and on her Instagram feed, … Continue reading →

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Mixed Messages I

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Byopia Press

I spent much of last week working on my print series Mixed Messages I. There will be nine prints in the edition, each hand coloured. This is the base print with no colour added.

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Week 10 of my #99DayProject and a bit about gradients

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Byopia Press

Ten weeks into my 99 day project I am still enjoying the challenge of coming up with a new design daily. The one below is for today and was inspired by the setting first quarter moon seen through smoke haze. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Love Is Making Its Way Back Home

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Byopia Press

Continuing the theme of paper cutting (after segueing into stop motion animation), I am re-posting this Josh Ritter music video that I first shared in 2014. There were a lot of people involved in this: Director : Erez Horovitz Concept … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Anne Rosat

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Byopia Press

This week’s flick takes a look at another traditional form of paper cutting through the work of Swiss artist Anne Rosat.     You might want to try your hand at cutting  and gluing a little picture this weekend.

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Another week of cutting little squares, and some other things

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Byopia Press

We are waiting for rain, which influenced the square for today in my #99dayproject.

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Friday Night Flicks: Christine Kim

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Byopia Press

Today’s artist, Christine Kim, combines her elegant drawings with both hand- and machine-cut paper designs.     This weekend might be a good time to check out Kim’s website. If you like Kim’s work and have a few minutes to … Continue reading →

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