NOV 09: CHRISTMAS ART FAIRS DATES

I'm doing a number of Christmas art fairs between now and December, where you can come and buy my prints, postcards and gifts. Including a new exciting venture in London at the Old Truman Brewery called All I want for Xmas.
All I Want for Xmas will feature a wide variety of exclusive goods on sale from independent retailers in the form of gift markets, exhibitions, designer sales, independent shops and even a pop-up emporium, which will take over the first floor of the vast T1 space.

My Dates are:
26th November - Sandwell Civic Square, 12-9pm
28th November - Moseley Christmas Arts Market, Birmingham, 9-3pm
5th December - Flair Art Fair, Wolverhampton Lighthouse, 11-4pm
5 - 6th December - Old Truman Brewery, London, 10-6pm
12 - 13th December - Old Truman Brewery, London, 10-6pm
19th December - Moseley Christmas Arts Market, Birmingham, 9-3pm
20th December - Christmas market, Hereford High Town, 9-3pm
19 - 20th December - Old Truman Brewery, London, 10-6pm

NOV 09: INFLUX MAGAZINE NEW ILLUSTRATION

I have just completed another illustration for Influx magazine. This is the first draft and the brief this time around, was to not only do my usual colourful vector work on the car but also somehow give a sense that this car is a product of 2009/the naughties. I'm pretty happy with it.

OCT 09: IMAGES 34 SUCCESS

I've just found out my work has been selected for Images 34: The Best of British Contemporary Illustration! I have had one of my portraits illustrations selected by a rather prestigious jury for the Self Initiated category, so I am very please! Images 34 kicks off with the exhibition launch in London in July 2010 and then the book is sent out to art directors and designers from early August.

OCT 09: NEW FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS

Here's some of my latest personal work, I'll be adding more as I complete them. This project has been on my horizons for a while now but I only finished a few of them this weekend. Hoping to push my own work more in the direction of fashion illustration & get some work published in this style. It a mix of photoshop & illustration/vector work. Oh and I love origami birds.

OCT 09: KISS ME CUPCAKES BRANDING

Just done some branding work for my friends who run the very lovely Kiss Me Cupcakes. Used a nice colour palettes from colourlovers. I'm happy with the branding and they are too, sweet!

OCT 09: INFLUX MAGAZINE

I've just been commissioned again by Influx magazine to illustrate some classic cars. Used lots of layering in these to get a bit of texture. Some bright colour treatments going on too.

Hope i've managed to do them some justice.

OCT 09: MENAGERIE POSTCARD BOOK - ITS HERE!

Our Menagerie book is finally here. The book features artwork from 10 different illustrators. This book is full of amazing, beautiful postcards.

The other contributing artists are: Anke Weckmann, Gemma Correll, Sarah Ray, Mary Kilvert, Yee Tin Kuit, Michelle Turton, Karoline Rerrie, Amy Timms, Ruth Green, Kate Hindley. We'll be showcasing these illustrations in 2010 at a number of venues across the UK. In the meantime take a peak at the book on our blog www.menageriebook.blogspot.com

If you want to buy a copy of the book visit my shop. It's hot off the presses http://currentstate.bigcartel.com/

SEPT 09: INFLUX MAGAZINE

Here's four illustrations I recently completed for influx magazine on Italian Car Designers. Even though the original images were very low res, I did ok and influx mag were happy with the results.

http://www.influx.co.uk

OCT 09: MARVIN'S MINI MART

Last week I took part in a little project called Marvins Magical Mini Mart. It was a bunch of local designer makers & illustrators selling there wares, as part of the Pop Up Style shop in Birmingham city centre for three days at the end of Sept. Some lovely work by Mr Ben Javens, Sara Fowles (Needles & Hooks) Ruth Green, Joe Rogers, and the Love to Print girls.

We're all hoping to repeat the shop nearer to Christmas, so i will keep you posted!

AUG 09: MENAGERIE - GIRLS WHO DRAW

I've been working on a few new illustrations on the theme of Menagerie for the new postcard book by 'Girls Who Draw' collective. I will keep you posted for when the book arrives on the shelves.

The first illustration is about Hannah Twynnoy, the first lady to be killed by a tiger from a traveling roadshow in the 1700's. The artwork gave me the chance to mess around with some more hand drawn type, which i've been dying to do. I worked for so long hand scratching this type in a miniscule stroke weight that I'm now suffering with Carpal tunnel syndrome (check out the detail), ouch :(( and now having to take a rest from illustrating for a little while if i can. The second illustration, Sloth - what more can i say but they are ace and i want to draw many more!

JUNE 09: FAMILY PORTRAIT

It was my sister Faye's 40th birthday and I decided to immortalise my neices in one of my colourful portraits. I think everyone was well pleased including me. Have a look at more work like this is on my portrait site www.jane-anderson.co.uk

MAY 09: AOI ILLUSTRATOR OF THE MONTH

Each month AOI (Association of illustrators) feature three illustrators who describe a little about how they work and who they work for. I was really chuffed to be selected as May's featured illustrator. Nice exposure, cheers guys!

MARCH 09: NEW WORK

I'm working on quite a few new illustrations and cards. Spurred on by the fact that i want to get rid of all of my old work and have lovely new stuff on my once a month Moseley Arts Market. I shall be posting a few things over the coming months. Have some other interesting things in the pipeline will keep you posted as and when.

MARCH 09: NICE REVIEW

A few months ago I had my red riding hood illustration as a limited edition screen saver on Sky Arts, a project co-ordinated by Arts & Business. Then last month had this little review emailed to me by A&B..... Thanks Neil.

'Discovering Jane Anderson - I think she has a really interesting style that crosses over from the analog fine art landscape into her digital work". Read the full review here, http://neilbennett.blogspot.com/2009/02/discovering-jane-anderson.html

FEB/MARCH 09: NEW WORK

A recent digital portrait commission for a client. The Shawyer boys. Spent a long time on this trying to get it right. Happy with the results, I hope the family are too.

FEB 09: MISFITS & MISCELLANY EXHIBITION

This is our first exhibition as a collective. Its at exposure gallery. Exhibition runs from 3rd Feb-3rd March. Private view is on the 26th Feb 6-9pm. We've been very gratefully sponsored by Asahi, so it looks like it will be a good night. Do come along if you can. All of the details on the flyer.

JAN 09: MORE MISFITS CAPERS

Our Girls Who Draw collective are getting ready to have our first group exhibition at Expose Gallery in London, its all a bit of a whirlwind, more info to follow. I've been doing more on my geek series. Here's a couple of new ones.