This is a strange entry for me, a post without a picture!
However things are changing. After some 22 years working non stop in the publishing industry and for the last 18 for the same company I have been made redundant. During that time I have worked in many capacities in the industry and now it is time to go back to my roots...I think and I hope it works.
I started out life as an artist and designer and worked in the good old days when pretty much everything was illustrated in magazines and newspapers and cut my teeth after university doing hundreds of pen and ink illustrations a week for newspapers and magazines working as an in-house artist and then Studio manager before moving onto other aspects of the business when artwork moved onto computers and I lost heart. I know many work on computers illustrating and produce great work but that's not for me, my computer doesn't have a soul the over one hundred year old dipping pen I use to draw does have a soul to me.
Now in my mid 40's (shhh... 'tempus fugit'...as the inscription on a pewter pocket watch some of my long term colleagues bought me when I closed my laptop for the last time in January), I want to go back to doing something I love but in a different way. So while it might be a little quiet on here I am actually beavering away working on more complete (I hope) illustrations rather than the quick illustrations and drawings I post on here in order to get the new website up and running and those self promotion cards out to the Children's book publishers.
It might be a great new move or it might be the start of mouldy bread and cheese for dinner..(Smudge of course will still get Blueberry Muffins), but there comes a time and opportunity when you have to say what the hell, lets give it a go! If I don't succeed then a least I tried, If I don't try at all then I will never know.
I wish you all the lucky you need,but I'm sure you'll succeed.
Your art is wonderful and only an empty mind (hoping this is the right word in english)wouldn't notice it
Posted by: theartofpuro | February 24, 2009 at 05:51 PM
You are still so young! You have time for at least 3 more careers, but since your paintings and drawings are so catptivating, I am secretly delighted that you will have more time for them....
Posted by: GingerPixels | February 24, 2009 at 07:47 PM
Hi Monica/Andrea thank you for the well wishes and the compliments, at least I have two people on my side!
Ginger, you can keep telling me that I am so young... no really :) Well I hope one career will do for now..fingers crossed to getting it off the ground and well it will be nice spending more time on the paintings and drawings... I had forgotten how expensive illustration board was though...sheesh!
Posted by: CharlieCreek | February 25, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Charlie
Sorry to hear about the redundancy but best of luck with your new venture. I have always admired your work, you are so tallented and I am sure things will flurish for you. Sam
Posted by: Sam | February 25, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Thankyou Sam, the redundancy could have been a good thing to allow me the chance to re-evaluated.. so here goes..
Posted by: CharlieCreek | February 26, 2009 at 09:56 AM
They say things happen for a reason and I’m sure your redundancy was one of them. It has given you the chance to do some thing you truly love, draw. I’m sure you will succeed.
Posted by: Jay | March 01, 2009 at 04:38 PM