Stuart Whitton

TINY PENCIL– ISSUE 1 LAUNCH

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:17:00 +0000

The launch party for the first issue of the Tiny Pencil titled 'Forest' is tomorrow night at Gosh Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London, W1F 0DR from 7pm.

You will be able to purchase and receive your copy of this beautiful publication at the event but only pre-orders will be in for the chance to win an original from the amazing contributing artist Vanessa Foley.

Make sure to get there for 7pm to catch the beginning of the live drawing which will feature a number of Tiny Pencil artists.

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Tiny Pencil
Tiny Pencil Launch Party
Pre-order issue 1 'Forest'
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SECRET 7"– NEW WORK

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:25:00 +0000

Here is my contribution for this year's Secret 7"s that has been created entirely with charcoal pencils. I chose Laura Marling's evocative track titled 'The Beast' and decided to illustrate the 'beast' coming home.

Before I began work on the new original I was contacted by Computer Arts magazine who enquired about including the project in their recent redesign issue. In the print issue you will find a step-by-step process of how I approached and executed the piece, however, in order to give that extra insight we made a stop frame time lapse for the iPad edition.

Hope you enjoy seeing how the piece comes together.

Thanks to Computer Arts for the feature.

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Secret 7"s
Computer Arts

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PICK ME UP- HANDSOME FRANK EMPORIUM

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:20:00 +0000

(Artwork by Martina Flor)

This evening brings the private view of the infamous Pick Me Up graphic art fair at Somerset House. It is with great pleasure that I will get to join the rest of the Handsome Frank family as the agency makes its debut appearance by presenting the Handsome Frank Emporium.

Judging from some of the sneak peeks of the installation process the guys have pulled out all the stops and will offer a variety of visual treats for those attending.

There will be a number of workshops available throughout the 10 day duration of the fair from an introduction to indian inks with Tim McDonagh to papercraft with Helen Musselwhite. To take a look at what is happening and to purchase tickets for the events click on the link below.

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Pick Me Up
Handsome Frank Workshops at Pick Me Up
Handsome Frank
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THE MIGHTY PENCIL– NEW WEBSITE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0000

The Mighty Pencil has now launched a brand new website which brings each illustrator's portfolio in the collective to your screen in a beautifully clean manner.

A massive thank you to Ben The Illustrator for all his hard work!

Click on the link below and check it out.

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The Mighty Pencil
View Stuart Whitton's portfolio on The Mighty Pencil

SECRET 7"

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:54:00 +0000

This weekend (13-14th) brings the first chance for the music loving public to see the collection of sleeves in the flesh created by the contributors of the Secret 7" project.

For those eager to see what will be available to purchase this year the majority of the artwork can currently be seen on the Secret 7" website.

However, it won't be until the 20th April (Record Store Day) where the desired sleeves can be purchased from the venue.

The details of which are as follows:

Mother London Biscuit Building
10 Redchurch Street
London
E2 7DD

10am - 6pm

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Secret 7"

COMPUTER ARTS REDESIGN ISSUE– FEATURE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:14:00 +0000

My Secret 7"s cover featured in Computer Arts Redesign Issue #213. Can you guess which artist it is for?

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Computer Arts
Secret 7"

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TINY PENCIL- INTERVIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:39:00 +0000

A little while back I was approached by duo Katriona Chapman and Amber Hsu about contributing to a project they had created called the Tiny Pencil, an anthology that celebrates work of graphite users.

With an impressive list of contributors and everything coming together nicely for issue 1 which has the title and theme of 'Forest' the pair asked me a few questions that can be seen here.

The 50+ page issue can be pre-ordered via the Tiny Pencil store with the first 25 who place a pre-order receiving a mini print of Rachel M. Bray's 'Inevitability'.

If you also pre-order before 25/04/13 then you will automatically be entered into a mystery fan pack prize draw. There are 5 up for grabs which include a mix of up to ten badges, postcards, mini-prints, comics and specialty goods from contributing issue 1 artists.

That isn't all either, at midnight on 21/04/13 one lucky person will win an original piece that has been beautifully drawn by Vanessa Foley.

For further details visit the Tiny Pencil website.

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The Tiny Pencil
Pre-Order Tiny Pencil Issue 1 'Forest'
View more work from Stuart Whitton

THE BOOK CLUB- LIFE DRAWING ANIMATION

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:27:00 +0000

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Last year I was involved in some life drawing for an animation to help promote the life drawing classes at The Book Club in East London.

I was joined by 9 other creatives who each contributed sketches in order to get the desired effect shown in the video.

It's great to see the finished piece which was organised, shot and edited by the talented Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson at Fallon HQ. To see more of their work click on the link below.

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The Book Club

Wriggles & Robins Vimeo Channel

Stuart Whitton

SOLD LETTERS– ALPHABET

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:32:00 +0000

With the recent purchase of both my 'L' and 'S' letters from my Alphabet I thought it would be an ideal opportunity to remind everyone that each of the original hand drawn letters are for sale.

If you are interested in purchasing a letter then drop me an email via info@stuartwhitton.co.uk, or if you would like a print of the entire collection then two sizes (A3 & A2) can be viewed and purchased through the link to my online store seen below.

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View more work by Stuart Whitton
View available items in store

NEW APPROACHES

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:23:00 +0000

I was looking over some old work and found these charcoal pieces that I created for a brief last year. The images were unused but I really enjoyed creating them,. It was actually due to these that encouraged me to try the medium for my Ghost of Gone Birds piece.

I have a feeling that more of this will be creeping into my work.

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FEATURE– HUFFINGTON POST

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0000

I have a feature regarding a particular area of my work published on the Huffington Post Arts & Culture page. To view a curated selection of my images, some insight into my scrunched portraits and some interesting comments please click on the link below.

Thanks to Priscilla for the opportunity to show my work on the page.

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View the feature on Huffington Post Arts & Culture

View more work by Stuart Whitton

FEATURED– HUNGER TV

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:12:00 +0000

A recent interview and selected images have now gone live on Rankin's Hunger TV website. To view the feature please click on the link below.

Thanks to the Hunger team for making this possible.

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Read the full interview on Hunger TV

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NEW WORK– DERWENT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:22:00 +0000

Just before 2012 had come to an end I was commissioned by Derwent to use their willow charcoal to create an illustration that showed a range of techniques within a realistic depiction of a bird.

We decided on a crow which would allow both fine detail and bold strokes to exist throughout the piece which features in their 2013 Product Catalogue.

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Derwent Products
View the details of 'Crow'
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GHOSTS OF GONE BIRDS– SWANSEA

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:48:00 +0000

The Ghosts of Gone Birds will migrate to Swansea, Wales towards the end of this month with a pop-up print exhibition.

It's great to see a cause such as this reach my neck of the woods and support the art scene in South Wales. If you are able to attend, please do, I am sure there will be an array of visual treats that help raise awareness of beautiful specimens which are sadly no longer with us.

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Ghosts of Gone Birds
Ghosts Swansea Facebook Event

SIGN UP– NEWSLETTER

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:55:00 +0000

For the new year I have decided to create a newsletter to deliver a curated selection of updates straight into your inbox.

If you would like to be updated periodically about my work including new originals, sneak peeks, upcoming projects, products and general news then you can sign up via the link below or under the 'Contact' page on my website.

As a little sweetener every person who subscribes will be rewarded by automatically being entered into a prize draw. (More details on this to come)

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BOOK– 1000 PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATIONS

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:28:00 +0000

A few examples of my portrait work have been included in the recently released book '1000 Portrait Illustrations' from Quarry.

The book contains an eclectic mix of portrait work produced by creatives working today and is arranged into categories that best classifies their approach to the work. I was very pleased to see the level of talent in this edition from established names to some I have only just discovered. If you are interested in portraiture then this book is well worth looking at.

Thank you to the editor Julia for thinking of me and including my work in the publication.

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Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (UK)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (USA)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (FR)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (GER)
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INSPIRATION– THE MAKERIE STUDIO

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:13:00 +0000

Sometimes when you least expect it there is some talent out there that will make your jaw drop upon witnessing their creations. This kind of work needs to be celebrated and shared which is the sole purpose of this blog post.

I was sure that the opening of the Ghosts of Gone Birds Part III in Brighton's ONCA Gallery was going to be a night filled with incredible work and good company. However, I was not expecting to be greeted with what can only be described as an outstanding piece of paper sculpture hand build by The Makerie Studio. (Unfortunately my poor photography skills don't do this any justice.)

The Makerie Studio is formed by Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft who as you can see produce wonderfully detailed sculptures for a range of personal and commercial clients. With an impressive client list I feel a little ashamed for not coming across their work sooner. If you have the chance to visit the gallery this piece will be there until the show closes on 31st January.

I look forward to seeing more from these two in the future and suggest that you take a look at their website.

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The Makerie Studio

GHOSTS OF GONE BIRDS– 'HUIA'

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000

After a wonderful opening at the ONCA Gallery for the final chapter of the Brighton edition of the 'Ghosts of Gone Birds' exhibition here are some detailed shots of my contribution to the project.

If you are able to make it to Brighton before the 31st of this month I strongly suggest that you pay the gallery and the exhibition a visit which holds a great variety of artwork produced by both emerging and established artists.

However, if you are unable to do so you can see the full image of my Huia bird by following the link to my website below.

A big thank you to Chris and Laura for the opportunity to be apart of this exhibition!

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Ghosts of Gone Birds

ONCA Gallery

View the full image

GHOSTS OF GONE BIRDS– PRIVATE VIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0000

I couldn't think of a better way to bring in the new year than to contribute to a project such as 'Ghosts of Gone Birds' which has the third installment of the exhibition in Brighton's ONCA Gallery this evening.

Before I closed the studio doors for 2012 I was asked to complete a never before seen piece depicting one of the species of bird that unfortunately no longer exists.

In addition to the wonderful pieces that adorned the ONCA gallery since the initial opening in November tonight will give those of you who may have been unable to make it to the show a chance to see what has been on display and much more.

Hopefully I'll see you there!

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Ghosts of Gone Birds
ONCA Gallery
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GIFT IDEA– GO PLAY T-SHIRT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:40:00 +0000

The last item I wanted to remind you of before the UK cut-off date for Christmas delivery is my first t-shirt which displays my 'Go Play' artwork made possible by the lovely people behind Origin68.

The t-shirt is currently available in the following sizes:
Mens: M, L, XL (size S sold out)
Womens: S, M, L, XL

The original piece is also available to purchase, to register your interest email– info@stuartwhitton.co.uk

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Purchase 'Go Play' t-shirt

View available prints from Stuart Whitton

GIFT IDEA- LION PRINT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:57:00 +0000

Something a little different for today, here is my 'Lion' print which is also in a small limited edition of 30 (A3).

The piece was the first animal that I created for my solo show in 2011 and would be ideal for someone interested in animals, big cats, and traditional pencil drawing.

The original piece is also available to purchase, to register your interest email– info@stuartwhitton.co.uk

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Purchase 'Lion' print

View available prints from Stuart Whitton

GIFT IDEA– T.D.I.I.T.D LIMITED EDITION PRINT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Today brings more typographical illustrations with my 'The Devil Is In The Details' print which is not only available from my online shop but also from The Brick Lane gallery's 'Christmas Pop-Up Shop' that opens tonight at 6pm.

The print is in an edition of 30 and would be ideal for someone interested in typographic illustration, quotes or sayings, and hand made traditional illustration.

The original piece is also available to purchase, to register your interest email– info@stuartwhitton.co.uk

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Purchase 'The Devil Is In The Details' print

View other available prints from Stuart Whitton

GIFT IDEA– ALPHABET LIMITED EDITION PRINT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:02:00 +0000

The Christmas countdown is well on its way and so I thought I would share with you what I have to offer to include in your baskets.

Over the next couple of days I will be highlighting the contents of my online shop to help your Christmas shopping.

First up, here are a few photographs of my first limited edition print available in A3 and A2 to try and beautifully fill that perfect space in your home. The print features all 26 hand drawn letters which would be ideal for someone interested in typographic illustration, fashion, and pencil drawing.

The individual letters are also for sale, to register interest in purchasing one or more of the original letters email– info@stuartwhitton.co.uk

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Purchase 'Alphabet' print

View other available prints from Stuart Whitton

THE BRICK LANE GALLERY– CHRISTMAS POP-UP SHOW

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:34:00 +0000

I have some limited edition prints that have been selected to be included in The Brick Lane Gallery's Christmas Pop-Up Exhibition which opens on Wednesday 12th December.

The show has brought together a number of creatives that may just have exactly what you want to give someone or yourself this Christmas at a really good price.

It looks like I will be in good company in this show and look forward to seeing everything set up.

See you on the 12th!

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The Brick Lane Gallery

View available prints from Stuart Whitton

THE FIFTY NEW LOGOS PROJECT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:58:00 +0000

This is my contribution to 'The Fifty New Logos Project' which asked designers to re-interpret the iconic Rolling Stones logo to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.

In order for the piece to make the connection I felt it had to be in colour, something that if you are familiar with my work I don't tend to incorporate. I'll be continuing to try and make colour my friend in the new year so consider this a taster.

To view the other submissions to the project click on the link below.

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The Fifty New Logos Project