Thursday, May 17, 2012

Santiago Uceda's portraiture


Here is a recent portrait that Santiago Uceda did of Oregon congressman Peter DeFazio.  Santiago describes the style as a hybrid of his older style and what he's doing now.  In Santiago's own words, "The way I draw portraits now is not that different from the way I did them before; the difference would be that DeFazio is not as painterly, it does have texture, but has more of a collage approach, the older pieces feel more like paintings."  Below is the DeFazio portrait, along with a few older pieces for comparison.  Whether old or new, we think Santiago's style of portraiture is super cool!

Santiago Uceda - Peter DeFazio



Santiago Uceda - Jorge Luis Borges

Santiago Uceda - Fidel Castro

Santiago Uceda - Lula

Santiago Uceda - William S. Burroughs


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Lucie Rice - Hey, Nashville!

Lucie Rice created these fun illustrations for a local promotional mailer that she designed to send out to businesses in the Nashville area where she lives. The font she designed to spell out "Nashville" is great, and we're big fans of her color palette!

Lucie Rice - Nashville promo - front


Lucie Rice - Nashville promo - back

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Marco Wagner 's portrait of Sojourner Truth

Here is a recent illustration by Marco Wagner: a portrait of Sojourner Truth.  He was commissioned by the German magazine, Chrismon, to create the image of the well known abolitionist and women's rights activist.  We love how Marco's style translates into such unique portraiture!

Marco Wagner - Sojourner Truth