all images, c. Kevin Sprouls This week, I share with you my efforts at Illustrating the Horse. I’ll be moving soon to Tryon, NC. It’s a location renowned for its Equestrian Center and many equine events and active horse enthusiasts. … Continue reading
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Random Sketches from Kevin Sprouls Illustration
By way of light summer fare, I present various random sketches from projects over the years. When I was in art school, one of my professors (probably William “Woody” Woods) told us never to throw away preliminary sketches. Great advice, … Continue reading
Animal Art | A WSJ Bestiary
Animal art touches us in a special way. People are always drawn to the animal kingdom. I know I always have been, and, this blog’s animal posts are always avidly viewed! So, in honor of our “other”-cousins, I offer this … Continue reading
Spot Illustrations | Stipple Drawings of Birds
This week, I’m talking about our fine-feathered friends, and the imagery they inspire. I worked on a small series for the Canadian magazine, “TORO” a few years back. Here are some spot illustrations from that project… Bird portrait art can be interesting, … Continue reading
A Sundarbans Tiger Illustration
“The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans … Continue reading
More Animal Art
As promised, and better late than never, installment 2 of the animal illustrations I’ve created over the years. The feline fellow above was part of the Bell Canada print ad campaign I worked on. I had to produce it in … Continue reading
Creating a Logo
A few weeks ago, a client approached me requesting a logo design for his company. One of the project parameters was that the art should be suitable for embroidering on hats, shirts, what-have-you. Black and white line drawings work very … Continue reading
Animal Art: Mad About Animals!
I suppose animal art was simply coded into my genetic being. When I was young, I was mad about animals. How my mother put up with the various collected menageries of my pets over the years, I’ll never know. Chalk it up … Continue reading