kathryn Spreadbury Illustrator - Artist

Cards for February

2012-02-13T07:05:00.001-08:00

A couple of card designs I did. One for a friend, and one for my nephew. I think it's nice to recieve a home made card. Makes it more personal and special. Also there are some awful cards about.

For the Owl card I used different coloured paper and card.Then drew over the top. Collage is very effective medium and has brought a two dimensional feel to the image.

Owl Card

It's my nephew's birthday tomorrow, Laurie and I wanted to do a special card for him. I illustrated him on the front of the card holding his favourite toy 'Bunny' which he has three of them. One extra, in case loses the original one. (Which did happen) and the other was bought to replace the one that went missing!. But then was found again. I wanted to express the cheekiness of Laurie. Also all he bunnies he has are slightly different.
I used coloured pencils and pen for a simple design.

Laurie's 3rd birthday Card

New Painting!

2012-02-13T06:30:00.000-08:00

Been a while since adding new work, been a bit bogged down with work!

Currently doing my own art classes for the under five's at Gymboree Bromley. So I'm doing quite a bit of prep for that, but's kool as I enjoy teaching the classes.

This is a new painting I've just finished. Quite an abstract landscape, wasn't too sure what to call it?.

I used acrylic inks and chalk for the medium. Wanted to create quite a dark moody atmosphere. Also this is currently my website at the moment. As my website has been infected by a virus!! Don't know how exactly?? So I am going to rebuild a brand spanking new website.

Untitled 2012

Beauty and the Beast Competition

2011-07-14T05:28:00.000-07:00

Beauty and the Beast

These are some sketches and character work I did for a competition for Waterstones 'Picture This' 2011

This year it is Beauty and Beast. I thought I'd enter it, as I love Beauty and the Beast. I think it is amazing story and I felt my illustration style would suit it.

So here are my interpretations of the characters. I used acrylic inks and paint as my medium.

Beast - coloured

Beast - Line drawing

Belle - coloured

Cat character

Double page spread entry - coloured

What I've been working on...

2011-07-14T04:59:00.000-07:00

'Down the Drain' by Stephen Saunders

I am currently working with author Stephen Saunders. On a Children's book he has written called , 'Down the Drain'. Which is about a boy who gets sucked into the plug hole when he's sitting in the bath and goes on a journey meeting some rather unusual characters. He ends up on a journey around the u-bend and even travels out to sea only to end up back home again.

Here are some rough sketches and development for the book that I have been working on.

Storyboard part 1

Storyboard Part 2

Character Development

Sketches 1

Sketches 2

Sketches 3

"My mother warned me not to stay too long in the bath..."

"Instead I stayed for hours on end, my fingers going wrinkly; pale and white, just like my feet horrible and crinkly"

Happy Valentine's Day for yesterday!

2011-02-15T07:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's day everyone !!

I thought I'd share my Valentine's card I did for my boyfriend. (Iain)

Why a Tiger and Rabbit? Because I was born in the year of the Rabbit and my boyfriend was born in the year of the Tiger. I thought it would be sweet to make a card. Also I had a look at the cards in the shop and they made me want to vomit, they were so cheesy!!

I wanted to keep my design simple yet interesting. I used coloured pencils and pen.

Mini Project "Do You Work Here?"

2011-02-10T11:06:00.000-08:00

'Do You Work Here' is a mini personal project I did about my experiences working in retail.

It was a way for me to express my frustration and hatred of my job.

I wanted to show a funny side, to were I used to work and show the different characters of people I worked with and came across.

'Out the Back'

'Uniform'

'Queues

Initial sketches

Snowy Birthday Card

2010-12-02T05:21:00.000-08:00

kathryn Spreadbury 2010

This is a snowy birthday card for my Mum. As it's snowing , I felt like creating an image that represents this wintery feel.

I used oil pastles and a pen. I used one of my old pen's to scratch into the pastle to create the illusion of fur on the baby penguins.

Gazette and Herald write up

2010-11-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Hi there here is a link to Gazette and Herald's website :

Watch this space working on new personal project, new work up soon!!!.

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/8480362.Thanks_Sir__says_winning_Marlborough_artist/

Link to UCA website

2010-09-30T03:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=30909

Click on link above to read article about my Award at Images 34 by UCA.

Anniversary card

2010-09-27T03:23:00.000-07:00

Anniversary card, I made for my boyfriend, Iain. Celebrating four years together.
Pen drawing and coloured pencils. Reminds me of Raymond Briggs a little.

GOLD AWARD New Talent 2010 AOI Images 34!

2010-09-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos from the opening night at LCC at Elephant Castle.

It will be at Elephant and Castle from 8th -14 September 2010 and then it will be on the UK tour.

Book Spread of AOI Images 34 2010

Me - Kathryn Spreadbury

Big Boss - Urban Jungle 2010

shiny award!

Finalists 2010 New Talent Category

Fashion Dogs ...

2010-08-20T04:27:00.000-07:00

'So I said... and then he said...'

' A usual night in Maidstone...'

'Strike a Pose'

random rough sketches. ball point pen and felt tips.

Work up In Canary Wharf

2010-08-20T03:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to visit my work that is being exhibited in The Canary Wharf Tower, London.
It is being currently exhibited on the 26th office floor.

I didn't ever think that when I was working on 'Urban Jungle', that it would be exhibited in the offices, which I took inspiration from.
They have been blown up to A1 size, printed and mounted on wooden board.

Internationalist Planner 2011 on sale now!!

2010-08-07T04:20:00.001-07:00

March 2011 Internationalist Planner : copyright of Kathryn Spreadbury 2010

New Painting July 2010: Felt like painting something random!

2010-07-09T03:44:00.000-07:00

Original Sketch

I did this sketch ages ago, just scribbling in my sketchbook and came across it the other day.

I thought it would look great as a painting. I used oil pastels, acrylic paint and ink.

I wanted this piece to be expressive, colourful and to show movement. With the smoke coming out of the wolf's mouth.

NEW PAINTING!!

2010-06-02T07:03:00.001-07:00

Panda Fun! -acrylic inks and paint

New Sketch...

2010-03-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

Bondage Madonna Cat >

Mother's day Abusive Donut Card

2010-03-11T04:43:00.000-08:00

Cheap Skate - Abusive Donut

valentine card design: Sunflower

2010-02-16T08:46:00.000-08:00

valentine card design that I made using paper collage and oil pastels and markers.

Doodles From My sketchbook!

2010-01-23T04:36:00.000-08:00

This is Reibekuchen Girl >> She started life as a rough sketch in my journal and I though why not make her into a proper illustration!. She is from my sketches, of my german holiday in which I ate alot of greasy reibekuchen!.

Going to add more sketches like this soon....

New work Wickerman project

2010-01-19T04:09:00.000-08:00

Currently at the moment I am working on a personal project, about the film and novel of
'The Wickerman' which was written by Robin Hardy and Anthony Shaffer.
I was inspired by the film, when I watched it during my Avebury project, that I did in my second year at college. I watched the film as part of my research to do with Paganism.

Ever since then I have been interested in doing a project on the Wickerman. I am intending illustrating the novel , which was written after the film was made. And I am not using the film as reference, just the book and went to illustrate my take on the book.
Here are my first two illustrations that I have done and there are some more to come.....

Watch this space....

Chapter 1-Saturday the 28th April

Chapter 2 -Sunday the 29th of April

New Work

2010-01-19T03:49:00.000-08:00

Swine Flu

This is an illustration that I did that was inspired by articles in the news about swine flu, and how we should protect ourselves.

Iwanted to show in this illustration the ignorance of people, for example in the image, this man sneezing everywhere. When people have been told to cover their nose and mouth with a tissue.

in this illustration i took the atmosphere people travelling on the tube in a busy space and wanted to create feelings of annoyance, frustration and fear.

I was going to make this into a side project,but I found it too depressing!..

Stuff From my Note Book... ooh!

2009-11-15T14:31:00.000-08:00

Lovely public transport>>

Iain on the train>>

Amber >>

Wagamama T-shirt Competition!!

2009-11-12T06:54:00.001-08:00

This my t-shirt design.

Came up with the idea of drawing loads of noodles wanted to create a design that was simple yet fun.

Paintings...

2009-11-11T06:20:00.000-08:00

Started with an idea of writting a narrative to accompany these paintings, but didn't get round to it. The story was about this little girl being lost in the dark.

These were both painted with acrylic paint and ink on canvas.

Abusive Donut series:

2009-11-11T06:05:00.001-08:00

"Get out of my way bitch!!" >>
This one was my first image of the series, just sparked off an idea for a magazine In Circles

" Who's ya mate?!" >>

"Oh, no thankyou, I'm on a diet."

More to come watch this space....

My work is going to be featured in AOI Images 34!!

2009-11-11T05:48:00.000-08:00

Woop woop!! I entered one of my images from 'Urban Jungle' which was my big boss towering over his workers which is this one.. >>

For new talent and it has been selected!! And will be on tour throughout the UK in July 2010. So look out for that!!

Also my work is going to be featured in the Internationlist 2011 planner in which five pieces of work will be appearing in that! So that's good news!!.

Please check out my website to see more of my work

:www.kathrynspreadbury.co.uk