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Author Archives: chris cowdrill
retro robots
a short while ago i was back on robots again. if you’re a follower – you will have seen this bunch before, but they were in traditional cut-paper form. so recently i decided to go back and produce digital collage … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork
Tagged ace of sapdes, aladdin sane, bowie, digital art, digital collage, digital illustration, happy, heart, illustration, retro robot, robot, sci-fi, sci-fi art, smile
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brum zine fest 2019
last month i was at brum zine fest which ‘celebrates independent publishing and diy making, bringing people together using zine approaches, methodologies and formats.’ the event was organised and managed by a lovely group of folks, who put together a weekend … Continue reading
Posted in graphics, indigo octagon
Tagged Brum zine fest, edgelands, graphics, illustration, indigo octagon, self-publishing, urban art, zine, zines
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peacock
a few months ago i developed a series of works based on peacocks. i’d been wanting to develop this work for a while and produced outcomes that included drawing, digital collage and traditional collage. The first piece I worked on … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork, handmade
Tagged art, art and design, birds, collage, design, digital illustration, handmade, illustration, made by hand, nature, peacock
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christmas 2018
is it really nearly christmas again!? apparently so, and i’ve produced another series of designs for cards and prints for this festive season. there are three different designs and they follow in the same vein as the designs i produced … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cards, christmas, christmas card, collage, digital collage, digital illustration, fox, handmade, illustration, owl, sloth
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visions of a free-floating island
i recently worked on this booklet for artists andrew smith, hugh marwood and shaun morris for their exhibition at surface gallery, nottingham. the title is taken from andrew’s painting featured on the cover which they had selected to use for … Continue reading
Posted in graphics
Tagged andrew smith, art, art exhibition, chris cowdrill, exhibition, graphic design, graphics, hugh marwood, shaun morris, surface gallery
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christmas 2017
merry christmas. i thought i should post my designs for christmas this year. i produced four different animal illustrations – a penguin, a flamingo, a llama and a rabbit – each wearing a scarf or hat to keep them warm … Continue reading
Posted in finished artwork, handmade
Tagged art, bagdes, bunny, cards, christmas, collage, digital collage, digital illustration, flamingo, handmade, illustration, llama, penguin, rabbit
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bugs
i’m working on a series of insect-based illustrations using ladybirds (or ladybugs), as the starting point. here’s the first two i’ve completed. there’s been some new challenges in producing them – although they only contain about 40-50 individual cut pieces … Continue reading
baby shoes
if you’ve seen my twitter feed, then you’ll know i’ve been drawing a lot of shoes recently. i’d wanted to document all of my daughter’s footwear from when she was first born (just over a year ago), and had been … Continue reading
Posted in sketchbook
Tagged Apple pencil, art, chris cowdrill, digital drawing, digital illustration, drawing, illustration, ipad drawing, procreate, shoes, sketch, sketchbook
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christmas 2016
i’ve got a couple of craft fairs coming up before christmas and have been preparing some new stock for them. i’ve produced two new card designs for christmas this year, both featuring drawings of some vintage bauble decorations. i produced … Continue reading
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a minor place
i recently worked on publicity material for an exhibition of work by friends and past collaborators hugh marwood, shaun morris and andrew smith at artists workhouse in studley. the exhibition was described as “working across a range of practices including … Continue reading