04:25

i drew a car


The Jaguar E-type has recently been voted Britain's favourite classic cars in this poll. I was commissioned to produce a drawing of it. It's not surprising that it is in the number one spot as it really is a thing of beauty.

I used pencil (a soft thick 4B) and marker pens, to make this drawing, both of  which are drawing materials that I've recently started using. I've never been much of a pencil girl. It doesn't really do it for me, but I kinda like these soft pencils now and again. The marker pen has been a revelation and I can't get enough of them these days. I did all the darker tones and areas with the markers, and it struck me that at one point I would have filled all that in with tiny cross hatched fine lines. Just the thought of doing that, now, brings me to tears.

You can see the rest of the list of Britain's favourite cars, and if you vote you can actually win this drawing HERE.



@темы: car, AJ, illustration, illustrator, andrea joseph, Andrea Joseph drawings, pencil, illustrator for hire, marker pens, 4B, car drawing, Jaguer E-type, pencil drawing



Here’s a sneak peek at a finished painting for The Moleskine Project IV. It’s about 8” x 10” in total (8” x 8” image) and is pencil, coloured pencil, ink, acrylic and oils. Big warm thanks to moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help in modelling and photography. In case you’re interested, this is an exhibition I’m co curating with Ken Harman for Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery in San Francisco and will feature art on moleskine sketchbooks by almost 80 artists. It runs from April 4th- 25th #themoleskineproject #rodluff #hashimotocontemporary





@темы: rodluff, themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary



Painting in progress at the moment for the 7th anniversary show at @phoneboothgallery opening in April. Thanks to @jordankie and @moss_von_faustenberg for help in modeling/ photography. Hope you can check out the show, this painting is oils on paper.







Some hand studies in progress I’ve been trying to knuckle down and finish in my spare time.





@темы: moleskine, rodluff

A little while back I was asked why my book was more expensive in my shop as opposed to on Amazon. It is a good question. It is a fair question. I tried to answer it in an illustration. How else?
It is an issue that faces all of us that run a small business. There's no way of competing with the big guys, no way at all, there is no point in trying. But we do have an advantage over them and that is the service we give.
I am not making big bucks off my book, hell, I forgot to even mention, in this illustration, that I have to buy my book off my publisher in the first place - as well as the currency conversion and bank charges that that entails too. That's before the, above, process even begins. No, I'm just scraping by. Always just scraping by.
But when you do buy from a small business or independent seller/artist you are also supporting them in creating their work. Thank you for that. I really don't mind where people buy my book from. It is an honour that they do buy it at all.  
I'm glad I was asked this question. It's an important one and it gave me the chance to try and answer it. Quite coincidentally, I was chatting with my publisher, whilst I was in the middle of this drawing, about the price issue when he said "in French we say 'le pot de terre contre le pot de fer'. It's a kind of  David and Goliath" and that's how this drawing got the title.





@темы: Etsy, DIY, blue, for sale, French, cartoon, AJ, comic, illustration, illustrator, andrea joseph, drawn by Andrea Joseph, Andrea's book, bleu, illustrator for hire, shop local, self publishing, self employed



Artwork by Jeremy Mann for the Moleskine Project IV, coming soon!





@темы: jeremymann



More progress on this piece for the Moleskine Project IV. It’s not the best photo but leaves are done, first stages on the skin tones.*skip below if you know about the show*
The Moleskine Project IV is an exhibition I’m co curating with @le_ken_fraiche for@hashimotocontemporary Gallery in San Francisco and will feature art on moleskine sketchbooks by almost 80 artists. It runs from April 4th- 25th





@темы: rodluff, themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary



Found a bit more time to block in the tones in pencil on these hand studies #moleskine #rodluff





@темы: moleskine, rodluff



The leafing continues, progress on my second piece for the Moleskine Project IV opening at Hashimoto Contemporary gallery on April 4th. It’s an exhibition of art I’m co curating with @le_ken_fraiche for @hashimotocontemporary and will feature art on moleskine sketchbooks by almost 80 artists. Big warm thanks to moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help in modelling and photography. Getting closer to finishing.





The leafing continues, progress on my second piece for the Moleskine Project IV opening at Hashimoto Contemporary gallery on April 4th. It’s an exhibition I’m co curating with Ken Harman for Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery and will feature art on moleskine sketchbooks by almost 80 artists. Big warm thanks to moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help in modelling and photography. Still a while to go.





More progress, after a few coats of GAC 100 to prime the paper, starting to paint in oils now, working on the leaves. It’s for the Moleskine Project IV opening at Hashimoto Contemporary gallery on April 4th. Big thanks to @moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help in modelling and photography. Really enjoyed painting the greens and blue areas, still a while to go. #





Just started some hand studies last night cause I couldn’t sleep and I wanna paint these up to practice in my spare time for its own sake soon







Work in progress. In the messy phase using pencil/ coloured pencil on my second piece for the Moleskine Project IV opening at @hashimotocontemporary gallery on April 4th. Comprising of almost 80 artists this is a group show featuring works in Moleskine sketchbooks co-curated by myself and Ken Harman @le_ken_fraiche big thanks to @moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help in modeling and photography. Will keep updating with plenty new art to share from the others soon, so much awesome work so far. #rodluff #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary





@темы: rodluff, themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary



Getting more of the surroundings lined in. For the Moleskine Project IV opening April 4th at @hashimotocontemporary and thanks to @jordankie and @moss_von_faustenberg for their help. Using mostly pencil with a bit of coloured pencil in there too, on 8.25” x 11” sketchbook size. #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary #rodluff





@темы: rodluff, themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary



Very early stages of another work in progress for the Moleskine Project IV opening at @hashimotocontemporary gallery on April 4th. Big thanks to @moss_von_faustenberg and @jordankie for their help. It’s pencil at this point, blocking in. #rodluff #the moleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary





@темы: the, rodluff, hashimotocontemporary



Art in progress by @dorian_vallejo_art for the moleskine project IV, an exhibition I’m co-curating with @le_ken_fraiche for @hashimotocontemporary opening April 4th. Highly recommend checking out his art, so many great drawings and paintings in all kinds of media and well worth following @dorian_vallejo_art For more! #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary #dorianvallejo





@темы: themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary, dorianvallejo



Drawing by @reiniergamboa for the moleskine project IV, been a fan of his awesome drawings and paintings a while so it’s an honor to have invited and included him in the show! See more at http://www.reiniergamboa.com



The exhibition opens on April 4th, 2014 at Hashimoto Contemporary gallery. There’s so much great stuff to share, hope you enjoy it all as much as I am! #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary #reiniergamboa





@темы: themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary, reiniergamboa



Sneak peek at a fresh painting in progress by @henrikaau for the Moleskine Project IV, an exhibition curating with @le_ken_fraiche and opening April 4th at @hashimotocontemporary Gallery. I’ve seen the finished painting, it’s so damn good! This is getting exciting, every piece has been inspiring so far. #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary #henrikuldalen





@темы: themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary, henrikuldalen

This week my class, at Sketchbook Skool, has come around again. The course is called 'Seeing' and is about, well, seeing. Really looking at your subject and perhaps seeing all those details that, if you weren't drawing, you'd never notice. I try to demonstrate this through one of my collection drawings.
Here are a couple of my drawings of one collection - my friend's collection of keys to be precise. They belonged to her father who had all sorts of collections. Most of these, I believe, were from model railways and clocks. I love keys. I love the symbolism of them and all the stories they could tell and doors the could unlock. I'm particularly happy with the drawing below. Don't know why. I just like it.
If you're interested, you can find out more about becoming a student at Sketchbook Skool HERE.




@темы: pen, collections, collection, ink, keys, AJ, how to draw, sepia, illustration, key, illustrator, andrea joseph, Andrea Joseph drawings, Sketchbook Skool, illustrator for hire



Photo of @valentin_fischer putting the final touches on his beautiful painting for The Moleskine Project IV, an exhibition I’m co curating with Ken of Hashimoto Contemporary gallery that opens April4th. There’s almost 80 artists involved and I can’t help but share some of the awesome work that’s starting to come in. See more of Valentin’s great paintings at @valentin_fischer and www.valentinfischer.com #themoleskineproject #hashimotocontemporary





@темы: themoleskineproject, hashimotocontemporary