Character sketches for my new children's book idea 'My Big Little Brother'.
"When I was small I had a little brother and wherever I went I had to take him too. Mum said he was too small to be left on his own and he didn't know things- like how to cross the road, how to tie his laces and not to talk to strangers."
Just because I felt like it. It is just one of those days when I feel the need to paint things pink!
I'm working on ideas for greeting cards at the moment and this is one with a local flavour. Edinburgh's own Bobby in the snow.
An image I drew for my Dad's birthday on Sunday. I'm quite excited by it as this is the first time I've tried to work with black, white and grey only.
Oops, due to a slight mix-up I ended up illustrating the same nursery rhyme as someone else on my course. So here is my new submission for the Master of Design degree show programme.
Four out of six completed and 6 weeks to go! The Masters Show at the ECA will run from December 5th - 12th and the whole set of these will be exhibited. If you want to see the others on my site click here.
A nice commission from an educational publisher, to be used as a postcard advertising the drama guide I've illustrated for them.
My Masters Class are producing a book of illustrated nursery rhymes to act as brochure for our degree show. This will be my contribution. I'm particularly pleased with the border.
I'm currently preparing work for my Masters Show in December. At the moment I'm working on a Japanese street scene. I've also moved house and got a lovely new studio. This drawing was just something I had in my head that had to be put to paper.
And here is the finished image. I've added more people to the crowd and posters at the back.
Further work on the image below. I've added lamposts, a few more people, a bar in the Tabac- well I'll let you find them!
Salut! This is the first image in a series I'm planning showing street scenes from all over the world. This one is, as I hope you can see, France. This is also the product of my entire weekend as the weather is apalling so I've sat at my desk colouring away. Please note- this is an A3 piece! It is officially the largest piece of work I've ever done!
While I'm here, this is another piece I've just finished. It is a modern illustration for the children's nursery rhyme 'The Lion & The Unicorn'. Many nursery rhymes have their roots in politics or historical events and this one is no different. It refers to the joining of Scotland and England by King James and his decision to create a new heraldic crest representing both countries. The unicorn stands for Scotland (and is chained by the crown around its neck!) and the lion for England. In the rhyme the lion 'beats' the unicorn all around town, referring to the not-quite-so-happy union. I've updated this scene with a drawing of the new Scottish Parliament building, relating it to current events and progress.
The image above is for this months Rowing & Regatta Magazine. Anybody notice the subtle use of photography? I'm currently working on a series of exciting new projects that I will update on in the near future. Busy busy busy!
Hello All! Hope you like the look of my new website. If you arrived here from somewhere else go to www.vickigausden.co.uk and take a wee peek. As ever comments and suggestions are most welcome.
This is an image of Edinburgh completed for a new walking guide by 'Pocket Mountains'. Sorry I haven't posted recently but I've been busy (as ever).
I had a headache today and so thought I'd try out some drawing the manual way! I found a bunch of felt tip pens and doodled this...a little different from my normal stuff but it is nice to play around.
It's a cold day and it looks like it might just rain. I'm working on my huge list of illustrations for Storlann and today I've been tackling skeletons. Above is the horse example. Always good to try something new! Now for the frog...
... Because I felt like it. I'm seeing some exciting new directions in my work and really enjoying the freedom to experiment a little. I'm also newly devoted to my Wacom Tablet.
