Or Ages Dark & Light
New books are always a welcome event, especially as they provide an excuse to briefly escape from the studio and get out into the rest of the world a moment. (Like many illustrators, the time spent proportionately in the former as opposed to the latter is sadly inferior in quantity; quality, of course, not being issue open to debate or even wise to contemplate.)
And, yet another chance to set thoughts to paper. A portion of this is my personal ramblings for the book itself, but has been considerably restructured and augmented thanks to the kind prodding (ignore illustrator’s hesitations, uncertainty, unsureness, doubt, irresolution, indecision, equivocation, vacillation, waffling, wavering, second thoughts, dithering, stalling, dawdling, temporization, delay, reluctance, disinclination, unease, and dubiety too) and pertinent questions (“Can you repeat that? Intelligibly. Please?”) of Ruth Prickett at Illustration Magazine. See their FALL 2007 issue. Buy a copy. Subscribe. (Buy a back copy – there is a lovely article in the Spring 2007 issue which should be in the libraries of all self-respecting admirers of Mervyn Peake.)
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Templar Publishing has organised a little show of originals and prints at a London gallery called The Illustration Cupboard. The prints are signed and numbered from 1 to 50.
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For more information:
The Illustration Cupboard
22 Bury Street
St. James’s
London SW1Y 6AL
The exhibition at Illustration Cupboard runs from 17th October to 3rd November.
Gallery opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 12pm to 5pm
Entrance is free, no appointment necessary. Families most welcome.
Ask for: John Huddy
Telephone: + 44 (0) 207 976 1727,
Email: john@illustrationcupboard.com
Website: [url=http://www.illustrationcupboard.com]http://www.illustrationcupboard.com[/url]
Nearest Underground: Green Park Tube Station
Buses: 9, 14, 19, 38 and 22
By Car: Metre parking nearby. Congestion Charge applies in the week.
As for the book itself, here’s a press release:
AND SPEAKING OF BOOKS…
The FANTASY ART WORKSHOP will be published in the US on October 16th. More information here on Amazon, or directly from the editor. More on that next time.
