HF EMPORIUM- THE FRONTROOM CAMBRIDGE

Tonight the Handsome Frank Emporium returns for three weeks at The Frontroom in Cambridge. 

After the success of Pick Me Up my agents will be hosting a pop up shop where a plethora of artwork from the HF illustrators will be available to purchase. The space will also provide portfolio reviews, discussions and of course those wonderfully dodgy records.

Join the private view tonight from 6:30pm where the artwork will be accompanied by the awesome burgers from Steak & Honour!

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Handsome Frank
The Frontroom 
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PICK ME UP- HANDSOME FRANK EMPORIUM

(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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SOLD LETTERS– ALPHABET

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

ORIGIN 02 -LION

The weekend that has just passed us marked the two month countdown until my first solo exhibition, 'Origin.' Therefore what better way to tempt you all into attending the private view than a new promotional video with a brand new original that will be a part of the show.

Have a look at one of my latest experiments and feel welcome to attend the evening. If you are unable to make the evening then not to worry the exhibition will be running for the month of October at the Exposure gallery, London.

Oh, and there will be a few surprises in store.

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Stuart Whitton

Origin

'ORIGIN' - SOLO EXHIBITION

I am delighted to announce that I have a solo exhibition which I have titled, 'Origin' to mark the start of what I hope to be a bright future. The show will be at the Exposure Gallery, London and will open on Thursday 6th October 2011 until the 31st October 2011.

For a sneak peak of what is in store have a look at the first promotional video I have compiled which can be seen via the links below.

I'll be working solidly on the show in an attempt to bring you all a great deal of visual treats.

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Stuart Whitton

Watch on Vimeo

Watch on Youtube

Exposure Gallery

WORK IN PROGRESS

During a little down time I was looking around the web and found an interesting opportunity that called for opening the pack of pencils sent to me by Derwent. The result of which is currently in progress and can be seen above.

I'll unveil the final piece and what it is for later in the month.

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Stuart Whitton

Derwent Pencils

CREATIVE REVIEW

Here is something that I could not wait to share with you, a recent commission for Creative Review.

The crux of the article refers to a recent influx of celebrities being employed in creative roles by big brands. A prime example of this is Lady Gaga's new position as Polaroid's Creative Director. It was decided that this was the best approach to take for the illustration which can be seen in this issue of this wonderful publication.

More photos of the original piece can be seen on my website, Flickr and Behance.

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Stuart Whitton

Creative Review

1189 x 841 mm

My next self-initiated piece is for an exhibition towards the end of the year that I can't say too much about as of yet. A particular point of interest about this piece is that it will measure 1189 x 891 mm (A0). I have always wanted to draw something at this scale but the length of time taken to complete something of this scale is often impossible to fit into deadlines. However, I feel that this occasion calls for something special.

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Stuart Whitton

'INNOCENCE'

I am delighted to finally share this piece with you that I have titled, Innocence. It was unfortunately due to the deadlines of other images that resulted in this image being less of a priority to finish. Having already started the portrait I was eager to get back to it and to continue with a recent push of portrait work.

Thankfully this image is complete and I can now begin a few other projects that I have been planning to start.

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Stuart Whitton

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HANDSOME FRANK LOGO

As I have mentioned in my previous post my wonderful agent Handsome Frank has chosen my illustration of their logo as the cover for their Christmas cards, with this being the case I thought that I would share the illustration with you.

I've really enjoyed creating these recent type illustrations and can assure you that I'll be experimenting further with work in this area.

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Stuart Whitton

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Handsome Frank

EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR CREATIVE REVIEW

After experimenting with pencil sharpenings for my new agent, Handsome Frank I began to think who else I would like to thank with a similar concept.

It was only natural that Creative Review came to mind, not only for being the pinnacle design and culture publication but also for their warm welcome and goodbye I received during my time there.

Hopefully they'll find a good home for this in the office.

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Creative Review

MUSIC TO ACCOMPANY

I thought that I would share with you an important part of my work process... Music.

Unlike many people I've never been one for playlists as I find that I'm not always in the same mood as I may have been previously leaving the time spent creating a playlist waisted.

I tend to listen to an album over and over while drawing a piece as this helps me concentrate and lose myself in what I'm doing. This especially works when I come across a new album to listen to, however my favourite aspect about applying music in this way is that this each piece of my work has somewhat of a musical reference or tag attached.

For example whenever I hear Black Stone Cherry's self titled album my piece 'Brother' will instantly come to mind as that was all I listened to when drawing it. My latest piece 'Laughter' has a different album attached to it, I seemed to have a taste for something heavier and found myself listening to The Black Dahlia Murder's 2007 album 'Nocturnal'.

As I operate in this way I may compile a list on Spotify of the album's that have accompanied my recent work after producing a few more pieces.

I have however included the links to the album's I have mentioned below.

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Stuart Whitton

Laughter

The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal

Brother

Black Stone Cherry - Black Stone Cherry

'LAUGHTER'

Due to an unfortunate encounter with man flu it has taken me a bit longer to complete this piece. However, I am delighted to share with you the newest addition to my portfolio, a portrait that explores both emotion and form.

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Stuart Whitton

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NEW PORTRAIT, WORK IN PROGRESS

Here is a progress shot of a portrait that I'm currently working on. I'll be spending the remainder of today and tomorrow drawing this cheeky chap to be able to include the piece in an upcoming portfolio consultation.

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'BROTHER'

Something that I couldn't wait to share upon it's completion is the newest original I have created, a portrait of my brother. The illustration was revealed as part of the Creative Review tweet up in the Design Museum, London.

The portrait expresses a continuing attempt to explore the distortion of form, an element that I insist on incorporating within my work. The piece also acts as a big thank you to my brother for his help and support over the years.

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PEARL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

The other day marked a momentous occasion as my parents celebrated their Pearl Wedding Anniversary (30 years) knowing that this was an event where simply a bunch of flowers would not be an acceptable gift my brother and myself exchanged some ideas over some morning coffee. He suggested the idea of drawing the wedding photo taken 30 years ago, this I felt was a great concept and so I began sketching the image. I felt that something else was needed In addition to the portrait so I created a simple typographic illustration to commemorate the date further.

Even though I am happy with the outcome of this image I much prefer adding something else into the portrait to make it more interesting. Although on this occasion legibility was absolutely key to the gift.

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MAIL ME ART TWO EXHIBITION

A different kind of news to share with you in this post, my entry for Mail Me Art Two which involved creating an illustration on an envelope will join many other entries in an exhibition at the Red Gate Gallery. To view more photos of my piece and to see the other entries for the exhibition click on the links below.

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An exhibition of Mail Art with an amazing collection of envelopes and boxes from around the world decorated by some of today's most talented illustrators and artists.

Exhibition Opens: Friday 30th of July 2010 - 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm (All Welcome!)

Exhibition runs from: Friday 30th of July - Thursday 5th of August 2010 Opening Hours: Fri, Mon, Tues, Wed: 11.00 am to 6.30 pm - Sat: 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 5th of August: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

‘Mail Me Art: Medium Without a Message’ is the follow-up to the successful 2008 Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

We are proud to announce we have over 700 new pieces of mail art for you to view and buy at the Red Gate Gallery (London) in July 2010. The ‘Medium Without a Message’ exhibition will be an amazing collection of envelopes and boxes from around the world decorated by some of today’s most talented illustrators and artists.

What makes the work special is that every single piece of art was sent through the postal system, exposed and on view as regular mail. We will be displaying the art at the exhibition in its delivered state, as handled by the postal workers during transit! This will be your last chance to see the collection as a whole before the work is sold to private collectors. For a limited time during the exhibition advance and signed copies of the book: ‘Mail Me Art: Medium Without a Message’ along with ‘Mail Me Art: Going Postal’ will be available to purchase from Red Gate Gallery or directly from http://mailmeart.com

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Mail Me Art

Red Gate Gallery