For me the visual documentation of everyday objects will never get old. Artists and illustrators may be doing the 'same' simple thing of drawing and painting objects and ephemera over and over again but for me, every time I discover such works there's always some new and fresh in their perspectives. Each creator brings in their own individual touch and I am inspired by that. I'm hoping sometime in the near future I will be able to do my own documentations of everyday objects and ephemera - perhaps of all the small collections I have.
I especially love when there's a story attached to the objects - there's always something magical about that.
1. Grace Lee: featured on Anthology blog's Sketches Exclusive Series
"Patterns from my electricity, gas, water, and mobile bill envelopes. I’m pretty sure the inside of utility bills back home were white. I don’t even remember keeping them."
"I got this top from the local ward office bazaar. It was a lucky find, because the market was being held on the day I just happened to be going to get my resident card renewed. Plus, it was only 150 yen! I love the painterly floral pattern on the black fabric."
2. Joel Penkman: A collection of painted still life studies.
Penkman has an extensive collection you simply must visit his portfolio!
"I love food, and I love to paint, so combining the two seemed like a good idea.
My compositions are simple still-life studies with clean backgrounds to make easier for individuals to make a connection. Food triggers memories and emotion, I like that people can bring something of themselves to the artworks. My favourite medium is egg tempera. It is very time consuming as I make the gesso to prepare my boards and grind my own paint to mix, but the results are worth it.
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I hope my pictures will make people smile." - Joel Penkman
I mentioned Maira in a previous post.
I absolutely love the commentary she adds to each illustration.
There are more of these illustrations here.
4. Illustrations by Dawn Tan of Handmadelove blog:
The Fisherman's Friend illustration is featured (along with many others) in the latest issue of Frankie.
This amazing lady does a bunch of lovely watercolour painted food pieces, is an art teacher and also runs a bunch of art workshops. She's so inspiring!
5. Illustrations by Christine Berrie.
The one on the left was commissioned for a dating agency. I love the way she is able to turn some objects into quirky pieces of communication. I was pretty much taken back by how simple straight forward realistic pencil drawings could be so amazing and used in a range of editorials!
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