The Spoon and Me

OK, so the guy, JB, liked the idea for the previous elf (this one, for those that have forgotton:)

Artist Christmas Elf

He asked for a warmer, edgier style. So I produced this elf:

Keith Doodle Final

JB said yes, and so Bron got commissioned!

To keep your appetite whetted, here are the other characters:

Mr Tinkle - the Teacher

Santa

Santa’s Assistant

You may have noticed that the latter images are huge. I don’t know why they’ve done that, the bloghost hates me.
The more observant among you will notice that this is Commission Number 1. I’m afraid you’ll just have to wait for an update to see what Commission Number 2 entails.

Cheers,

Bron

ETA: Apologies for previous big picture links.  Have sorted out, seems I can work out HTML coding!  Oh, and as always, everything shown here is owned by me, Bronwyn Dowle.  Keith Doodle is the product of J. Bastian, his agent and his publishers, and may not be recreated anywhere without his express permission, or mine.

Ah, September arrives… the summer leaves.

Amidst rollerblading, wedding plans and camping trips, I have been a-job hunting.  Included in this super-merry fun post, are some character tests for a couple of people I’ve contacted regarding book illustration work.

Bear

First character for a gentleman in the UK, apologies for the out of focus-ness.  Said gentleman wanted a basic teddy bear character, nothing fancy.  He also specifically asked for aposable fingers and thumbs.

Girl

Second character for the above mentioned gent.  He had requested a girl in a nurses uniform, blonde.  I chose a uniform that was too big and ill fitting to make her look smaller and more, well, adoreable!  Both characters were produced with crayon.

Artist Christmas Elf

This was the initial design for a fellow in the States.  The design laid down was a Christmas Elf with a love of art.  So I chose a traditional artist look; hat, paint-splattered dungerees, pencil behind the ear, while keeping with the Christmas theme, hence the red, white and green colours.  While the fellow was pleased with the outcome, he has requested a second concept in a less “cartoony” style, more leaning towards art deco.

Frog

This was for my sake; I like frogs!  The frog and the elf were both produced in oil pastil on sugar paper.

Peace out.

Bron

PS.  All the above art has been produced by me - Bronwyn Dowle - and is owned entirely by me.  The bear and the girl are designs owned by Mr. BB of the UK and the elf design is owned by Mr. JB of the USA.  Any attempts to copy these designs or use the above work without permission will result in a serious butt-kicking.