tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79228585770417900892024-02-07T01:32:52.688-08:00Andy CouncilAndy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-72638389453321237282015-11-03T08:27:00.003-08:002015-11-03T08:27:59.909-08:00Murals at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was recently commissioned to produce two large scale mural works
to go on the side of a new purpose built cinema for patients in
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital by
the <a href="http://www.cwplus.org.uk/">CW+ Charity</a>.
I was asked to create two colourful murals on either side of it that would be
uplifting for the patients to see. They feature lots of local
landmarks to spend time looking at and are in the shape of animals.
The patients and staff at the hospital helped me to come up with
ideas for the places to include and which animal shapes to choose.
On one side of the cinema there is a mother and baby rhino made up of
buildings such as the Natural History Museum and the Albert Hall and
on the other side is a leaping fox made up landmarks from Fulham,
Earls Court and Battersea.
Below are the digital illustrations of the Rhinos and Fox and also
the building sketches I made in researching the pieces along with
two initial design ideas.<br />
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Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-27892218802229356292013-12-14T12:38:00.002-08:002013-12-14T12:40:36.095-08:00We. Are. Back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTxt62RC1X7bYQQnatMSQuQnDNpTMDIZWmnqZfec_1YeFftON4sykkVhq_2firHsXcl0I84olYmR76Jg_QpQFGTPhTTVBHjekxXR2bmDlSnd1gqfT5vjnfR6emqI_Ka6Wl0uSj-w4Marx/s1600/bristol-blue+600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTxt62RC1X7bYQQnatMSQuQnDNpTMDIZWmnqZfec_1YeFftON4sykkVhq_2firHsXcl0I84olYmR76Jg_QpQFGTPhTTVBHjekxXR2bmDlSnd1gqfT5vjnfR6emqI_Ka6Wl0uSj-w4Marx/s1600/bristol-blue+600.jpg" /></a></div>
This is the very latest piece of artwork I have done - 'Bristol Blue', mixed media on paper based on a feathered raptor type dinosaur. It will be on sale on my shop soon. It's unusual in that I'm not doing dinosaurs now.....and I also don't do blog posts now! I just checked in on here and noticed that I haven't posted since 2011. My art has changed a fair bit since the last post, so thought it would be good the put something current up for people to see if they come here.
I seem to remember I stopped doing this blog as it was taking too much time. Sizing all the images, writing all the stuff and publicising all the things I was doing was getting on top of me and getting in the way of doing the actual artwork. I think that also social media like twitter became a faster way of putting news out there. These days I tend to share an image on Instagram via Twitter and Facebook and that's it - job done. Is that enough though these days? Are there people not on those networks who don't see any of this? Does anyone bother much with blogs these days?
It might very well be another two years till I post on here again, so in the meantime might be a good idea to look me up on the aforementioned social media sites.
Signing out......
Andy
Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-59081903981864086832011-02-03T14:14:00.000-08:002011-02-03T14:15:27.766-08:00Golden DragonHere's a bit of painting I did with Flo recently on Jamaica Street in Bristol. There have been quite a few additions since then.<br />
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Here's the design I drew up for it...<br />
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<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=patterndrag-colour-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/patterndrag-colour-600.jpg" border="0" alt="patterndragon"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-39473347075687940542011-01-29T11:43:00.000-08:002011-01-29T11:45:59.235-08:00Styracobristol<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=styracbris-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/styracbris-600.jpg" border="0" alt="styracbris graff"></a><br /><br />Painted on a very cold day in Bristol! Based on Styracosaurus, made of spraycans, houses and Westmoreland House. On the gold yet again! Glad I wore my gloves that day.<br /><br />Big Churz to Deams, Boswell and Tarks who I painted with. There's a full joiner pic of the piece with everyones work in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/we_need_unity/5396161100/">here</a>.<br /> <br />Here's the drawing it's based on with my original colour ideas. The horns are alot less wonky!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=styracabrist-colour-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/styracabrist-colour-600.jpg" border="0" alt="styracbris"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-67831458683124350112011-01-21T08:10:00.000-08:002011-01-21T08:13:37.315-08:00PatternasaurolophusGold!<br />always believe in your soul <br />you've got the power to know <br />you're indestructible!<br /><br />Except, nothing is indestructible or lasts all that long at the top of Picton Street/Ashley Road in Bristol (except maybe the rotting shell of Westmoorland House).<br /><br />This was a reasonably quick hit on the practice boards. Pattern based design of Parasaurolophus. Went for a decorative look using gold and reds. Concorde for head, SS Great Britain for tail and Suspension Bridge in there. Shout out to Reeps who painted alongside me, all of the people who asked if I was Banksy and especially the dude who suggested the next piece I paint has Jesus in it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=Patternasaurolophus-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/Patternasaurolophus-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Patternasaurolophus"></a><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=pattern-bw-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/pattern-bw-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Patternasaurolophus bw"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-69451070180178179742011-01-19T13:09:00.000-08:002011-01-19T14:13:29.048-08:00Zombie Bristol DinosaurHello! First blog post of the year sees me involved in some Street Art mural work. I teamed up with artists Boswell and Deams to create a dark style mural on City Road behind Hamilton House in Bristol. It was good fun to do, I enjoyed being out on the street painting again dealing with bad weather, hedges with needles and bottles in, going up and down ladders and dealing with people asking what we were doing. It was most fun to do though as I was working with two great artists who are a good laugh to be around. Anyway here's my part of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28559810@N04/5371144676/">production</a>....<br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=zombie-brisdino-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/zombie-brisdino-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />It's a kind of Zombie Bristol Dinosaur Stegosaurus. Featuring the Council house, Concorde, SS Great Britain, Suspension Bridge and Cabot Tower. It's pretty close to the sketch I did for it originally as it goes, which is good!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=grave-steg-bw-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/grave-steg-bw-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />So, Big shout outs to Boswell and Deams and also to Chris of PRSC for ladders and sorting out the wall!Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-73513742715210529812010-11-29T14:49:00.000-08:002010-11-29T14:50:34.201-08:00'Never Judge...?' Group Show At Stolenspace.I'm really pleased to be part of this group show at Stolenspace gallery London. The brief was to create an original artwork to the traditional format and size of a Penguin book for a novel of my choice. I of course chose Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World'. I did a neat little pencil drawing of a dinosaur made up of London's Natural History Museum.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=lost-world-dino-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/lost-world-dino-600.jpg" border="0" alt="lost world"></a><br /><br />Here's more info on the show, private view and the list of great artists involved - <br /><br />StolenSpace private View Invitation - ‘Never Judge...?’ <br />A Group Show In Association with Penguin Books - Thursday 2nd December, 6-9pm <br /><br />Artists exhibiting<br />Alex Fakso, Alexander Korzer Robinson, Alexone, Alex Trochut, All City Media, Anders Nilsen, Andrew Council, Angela Lizon, Anthony Burril, Anthony Lister, Arth Daniels, Blek Le Rat, Brad Downey, Brian Cairns, Buff Monster, C215, Chris Stain, Chistopher Silas Neal, CUM, Cyclops, DEM, D*FACE, David Bray, David Gentleman, Dave Kinsey, David Walker, Dominique Holmes, Eelus, EINE, Elsa Mora, EMA, Evan Hecox, Faris Badwan, Filthy Luker, Gabriel Dubois, Gary Taxali, Gerald Laing, Graham Dolphin, gray318, Hanna Melin, Hellovon, Ian Stevenson, James Alexander Burbidge, Jaybo, Jeff Antebi, Jeff Fisher, Jim Houser, Jonathan Darby, Jon Burgerman, John Pound, John Slade, Julie Verhoeven, Hanna Melin, Kai & Sunny, Kate Gibb, Kathryn Macnaughton, Kid Acne, Kristian Hammerstad, KRSN, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Herald, Marta Cerda, Matt Eco, Matt Small, Methane Studios, Michael De Feo, Mike Stilkey, Mr Jago, Mysterious Al, Mudwig, Parra, Pete Fowler, Rico, Ripo, ROA, Ronzo, Roxanne Jackson, Rul/Vomitorium, Russell Maurice, Russ Mills, Ryan Bubnis, Sam Flores, SAN, Shepard Fairey, Sickboy, Skull Phone, Steff Plaetz, Sylvia Ji, Tara McPherson, The London Police, Tim Bessell, Tom J Newell, Toshikazu Nozaka, Tristan Eaton, Usugrow, Viktor Vauthier, Vinnie Nylon, Will Barras, WK Interact, Word To Mother, Zosen<br /><br />The age old proverb is easier said than done, when choosing a read who can't be swayed by good cover art<br />the cover after all has the job of explaining thousands of words in an instant.<br />StolenSpace in association with Penguin Books plan to celebrate the art of the book cover<br />with a show entitled ' Never Judge?’<br />For this exhibition we will be filling the gallery with original book covers exclusively created for this show<br />by our favourite artists from around the world, there will also by gyclée prints available from some of the pieces<br />created. The show promises to be a visual feast working in conjunction with Penguin Books and their upcoming<br />Penguin Essentials project<br /> <br /> <br />For an advance preview of work available please contact Leon available at the gallery +44 207 247 2684 email: leon@stolenspace.com<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=NJ_reminder.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/NJ_reminder.jpg" border="0" alt="never judge"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-49199418051688720542010-11-29T14:26:00.000-08:002010-11-29T14:27:17.591-08:00Some Sketches For My Latest PaintingsThought I would put these sketches up that I did for a few of the canvases I painted for the CHG show. They have something about them that I like.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=battlebird-sketch-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/battlebird-sketch-600.jpg" border="0" alt="battlebird sketch"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=carasaurpholus-sketch-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/carasaurpholus-sketch-600.jpg" border="0" alt="carasaupholus sketch"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=carnasaur-bw-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/carnasaur-bw-600.jpg" border="0" alt="carasaur sketch"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-39416546375070492572010-11-20T14:28:00.000-08:002010-11-21T02:59:18.371-08:00Parallel Evolutions<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view&current=andycouncilwithheartflame.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/andycouncilwithheartflame.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />
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So, here are all the paintings that I did for my loft show that opened last week along with Melissa Formans 'Keepers Of Creation' show at <a href="http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/#/home/">Corey Helford Gallery LA</a>. All photo's are by Dunstan Baker - Big thanks to him. Also thanks and big ups etc go out to - Jan, Richard Scarry, Iain Seller, James, Rich, Tessa, Chinals and all boys dept crew, Rowdy, Everly Dark, Emily and of course Liz and Felix!<br />
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All pieces are acrylic and spray paint on canvas. Sizes are under each pic. You can get a better look at the pieces over on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycouncil/sets/72157625409179680/">flickr</a>.<br />
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LA Dinosaur - 90cm w x 60cm h<br />
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LA Heart - 50cm w x 60cm h<br />
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Tank Heart 2 - 50cm w x 60cm h<br />
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Tank Sacred Heart - 50cm w x 60cm h<br />
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Tank Skull - 50cm w x 60cm h<br />
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Panther - 50cm w x 60cm h<br />
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Battle Bunny - 50cm w x 30cm h<br />
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Battle Bird - 50cm w x 30cm h<br />
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Carasaurolophus - 50cm w x 30cm h<br />
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Carasaurus - 50cm w x 30cm hAndy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-64900762695712591652010-11-08T12:17:00.000-08:002010-11-08T12:18:33.523-08:00New Juxtapoz Interview.<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=03andyc.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/03andyc.jpg" border="0" alt="artist at work"></a><br /><br />There's a new interview with me on <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/back-talk-andy-council">Juxtapoz</a> - check it out!<br /><br />This photo of me beavering away on a canvas is by Mr.45RPM.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-87099500677884451492010-11-08T09:41:00.000-08:002010-11-08T09:44:58.250-08:00Loft Show At Corey Helford Gallery LA - November 13th.<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=AC_01-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/AC_01-600.jpg" border="0" alt="tank heart 2"></a><br /><br />It's been a while since my last blog post as I have been busy preparing a new collection of paintings for my first show of significant size in the States! For further information please contact my friend and director of the gallery Richard Scarry at rscarry@gmail.com<br /><br /><br />COREY HELFORD GALLERY PROUDLY PRESENTS<br />UK STREET ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR<br />ANDY COUNCIL<br />"PARALLEL EVOLUTIONS"<br /><br />OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH<br />Andy Council will debut ten new works for his first exhibition with Corey Helford Gallery, entitled "Parallel Evolutions". Based on his fascination with urban myths, beasts, dinosaurs and more, Council's vibrant and playful imagery will delightfully dominate the loft space. Council adds, "Mankind's creations often mirror those of natures. In my work manmade machines and cities are exaggerated and evolved further still into fantastical creatures and organic forms. This<br />latest body of work has natural forms made up of common place human creations of the modern world that are often destructive to ourselves and the planet."<br />Advance online previews are available upon request at jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com<br />Best, Jan Corey Helford<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/#/home/">COREYHELFORDGALLERY.COM</a><br /><br />8522 Washington Boulevard<br />Culver City, CA 90232<br />310.287.2340Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-27985228851084980662010-08-24T12:20:00.000-07:002010-08-24T12:22:00.005-07:00More Wall Painting at Saint Annes Park PrimarySo, last week I went in to Saint Annes Park Primary school in Bristol and painted a big old owl in the library and today I went back and painted a dirty great Bristol Dino on the playground wall! Here it is - <br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=standing-st-annes-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/standing-st-annes-600.jpg" border="0" alt="standing dino wall"></a><br /><br />I was asked to do quite a general Bristol type beastie, so fitted a few landmarks on it - Clifton Suspension Bridge, Wills Building, Cabot Tower, Tobacco Factory, SS Great Britain, coloured houses and Westmoreland House with BC graff on it. Turned out OK despite the heavy showers and having to dive under the shelter of a tree now and then. I put balloons in the piece also, even though I'm not that keen on them murals. Ah well, tis a school mural.<br /><br />Here's the original design I did for the piece. I altered the final wall painting to have a different angle on the neck so that the creature could fill the wall better. Dinosaur I loosely based the creature on is Pachycephalosaurus.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=standing-brisdino-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/standing-brisdino-600.jpg" border="0" alt="standing dino digit"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-75787989705890730682010-08-18T05:35:00.000-07:002010-08-18T05:45:36.389-07:00St Annes Park Primary School Library OwlI went into St Annes Park Primary School in Bristol a few weeks back and had a chat to the pupils about doing a mural creature of mine for their library. They went away and drew some ideas which I went through and came up with this from - <br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=library-owl01-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/library-owl01-600.jpg" border="0" alt="owl leaves"></a><br /><br />Library book owl! The owl is made of. as you might have guessed, books, but also pencils and the words 'Learn, Share, Enjoy' which I think is the school moto. I went in yesterday and sprayed him up on the wall. I ran out of time to do the falling books and leaves but reckon he's a good un still.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=owlpaint-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/owlpaint-600.jpg" border="0" alt="owl wall"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-51966966858028141232010-08-16T12:02:00.000-07:002010-08-16T12:08:24.448-07:00Print Signing At Niche Frames, Bristol Saturday 21st AugustI be doing a signing of his new illustration 'Planet Bristol' at Niche Frames in Bristol on Saturday afternoon. The print is an edition of 100 and features lots of Bristol type buildings and landmarks. Who knows, maybe your house is on it?<br /><br />Planet Bristol is for the Bristol Green Doors event which is about domestic green refurbishment throughout all areas of the city. All profits from the print sales go to the project.<br /><br />Come along and check out the work up close, have a chin wag with me and maybe purchase a print. It will be a truly memorable occasion....<br /><br />There is a facebook event page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148324071860411&ref=mf">here</a>. Below is a pic of the extra gert large version of the print that is in the window of Niche Frames at the moment and the notice about my in store signing.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=Planet_Bristol_Niche_600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/Planet_Bristol_Niche_600.jpg" border="0" alt="niche globe"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-26353212257528439592010-08-15T15:36:00.000-07:002010-08-15T16:12:07.903-07:00Dare Devil DivasMy partner Liz's production company <a href="http://drasticproductions.wordpress.com/">Drastic Productions</a> is working on an exciting new project - Dare Devil Divas! Here's a bit of info on the project - more is on the Drastic Productions blog (link above).<br /><br /><br />Dare Devil Divas is Drastic Production’s fabulously frivolous explosive new project! We are producing a fantastic show in Novemeber featuring dazzling daredevil feats of female prowess. We will be working with a group of women participants (up to 15) over 6 weeks who will learn about vaudeville, cabaret, physical theatre, burlesque & aerial performance. We have invited a team of top professionals to run specific masterclasses and to perform at the event.<br /><br />Liz asked me to produce a poster/flyer design for the show that had a kind of Stunt or movie poster feel to it and features some of the performers and what they will be doing in the show. Here it is!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=ddd-colour-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/ddd-colour-600.jpg" border="0" alt="dare devil divas"></a><br /><br />Drastic Productions is also on Twitter, <a href="http://twitter.com/drasticproducti">here</a>!Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-2997674503186628932010-08-15T15:22:00.000-07:002010-08-15T15:30:15.829-07:00Meat MarketAnother thing I did a while back now was some more illustrations for Russian magazine <a href="http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/english/">vokrug Sveta</a>. The last illustration I did for them was of a British pub, which was fine by me as I love pubs. This one was more tricky as it had to be of Smithfield meat market in London. Tricky because - 1. I live in Bristol and 2. I don't eat meat! Errm, I got a friend of mine to take research pics to work from...<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=meat-main-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/meat-main-600.jpg" border="0" alt="meat mkt"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=smithfield-layout-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/smithfield-layout-600.jpg" border="0" alt="meat layout"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-4416372113405767022010-08-15T15:04:00.000-07:002010-08-15T15:14:25.771-07:00Weapon Of Choice at Howies BristolA couple of weeks back I went along to do a spot of live drawing at the <a href="http://www.weaponofchoicegallery.co.uk/">Weapon Of Choice</a> show in the <a href="http://www.howies.co.uk/">Howies</a> store in Bristol. It's a nice big exhibition space there and loads of the old live drawings from the previous WOC club nights were up there. They all looked really good up together, the black and white colour scheme of them making a really cohesive show.<br /><br />I finally managed to finish off the canvas I started painting at the WOC gig featuring the Furious Five a while back. I'm glad I did as I don't like leaving things unfinished and it turned out alright.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=woc-howies-canvas-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/woc-howies-canvas-600.jpg" border="0" alt="woc canvas"></a><br /><br />I then had some time left and there was a space to fill on the main wall, so came up with a kind of Bristol Triceratops head on the spot. See if you can spot it! <br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=woc-howies-wall-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/woc-howies-wall-600.jpg" border="0" alt="woc wall"></a><br /><br />'Big Ups' to all who painted that night and the WOC boys. Cheers to Sylvia Meller for the pics.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-41461215843400848742010-08-12T14:34:00.000-07:002010-08-12T14:47:59.080-07:00Mural At The MeritonThis week I have been working with a group of young women at the <a href="http://www.the-meriton.co.uk/">Meriton</a> in Bristol to produce a mural to go outside the centre. <br /><br />The Meriton is a specialist school based in Bristol focused on providing education, support, mentoring and advice to teenage girls and young parents. Working with pregnant girls and young mothers both pre and post 16 in the Bristol, Bath and the South West region the Meriton's aim is to protect the welfare of all children, including unborn children and vulnerable young adults. <br /><br />I went in and worked with the group to come up with one of my 'Lots Of Stuff' designs to represent the school. We took photos, brainstormed, made lists and drew sketches. I then went away and looked through all the ideas and information and came up with this Butterfly design.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=butterfly-bw600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/butterfly-bw600.jpg" border="0" alt="butterfly drawing"></a><br /><br />I returned with a bag full of spraypaint and had the group help me paint the piece. Everyone worked hard and here's the final painted piece which we are very happy with!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=meriton-paint-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/meriton-paint-600.jpg" border="0" alt="butterfly paint"></a><br /><br />It's a shame the trees in the way, can't see the top bits. If I had time I would go back with a saw and get a better pic.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-53859138688090375122010-08-01T01:45:00.000-07:002010-08-01T02:10:35.867-07:00Planet Bristol<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=plnt-brislcolour-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/plnt-brislcolour-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This is Planet Bristol, my illustration for the Bristol Green Doors event. It's a kind of a more complicated version of the Green Globe illustration I did last year. The event is about domestic green refurbishment throughout all areas of the city, so the illustration features lots of Bristol type houses and landmarks, installation of solar panels, insulation etc and people getting together and communicating. More information on Bristol Green Doors <a href="http://www.bristolgreendoors.org/">here</a>.<br /><br />The piece was as you can imagine very complicated to do and a bit of a headache. Needless to say there was lots of swearing in its creation. I started off by sketching out the various different types of housing around Bristol based around reference pics that Stu from the project sent me.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=brisbldgs-rgh-web-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/brisbldgs-rgh-web-01.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=brisbldgs-rgh-web-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/brisbldgs-rgh-web-02.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=brisbldgs-rgh-web-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/brisbldgs-rgh-web-03.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Then it was a case of placing all these buildings into a globe along with parks and landmarks roughly positioned to be in where they would be in North, East, South and West Bristol. I did this by tracing off a globe shape with perspective lines A2 size on my lightbox. I then worked over the top of this putting in key points and roads. This took several attempts and quite a bit of guess work. this first rough looked more like the Death Star.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=planetbrs-rgh1-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/planetbrs-rgh1-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I had to scrap bits and start again, eventually came up with this rough which I then went on to add more detail with in pen and colour up using the limited colour scheme that I was given to work with.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=planetbrs-rgh2-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/planetbrs-rgh2-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />All in all, its a bit of a beast! There should be Ltd edition prints available to buy of it soon. A bigger version of it where the details of it can be seen better is on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycouncil/4846644637/">my Flickr</a>.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-26113153419027835402010-06-27T03:18:00.000-07:002010-06-27T03:31:38.564-07:00Battle Bunny at Glos-tonbury, Golden Lion, Bristol<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=battle-bunny-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/battle-bunny-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Battle Bunny is the latest in my war themed series of illustrations and paintings. The running rabbit is cute yet made up of tanks, helicopter gunships, tank buster planes and bombs! I was really pleased with how this design turned out so decided to paint it at the Glos-tonbury Festival yesterday. It's called the Glos-tonbury festival as it takes place on the same weekend as Glastonbury festival but is at the <a href="http://www.goldenlionbristol.co.uk/">Golden Lion pub</a> on the Gloucester Road in Bristol. The festival has live Skateboarding, Graffiti, Breakdancing, plus food stalls, clothing stalls, facepainting and Djs.<br /><br />The painting turned out alright on a scorching day. Took me ages as usual and was last to finish as usual also. Could have done some bits better blah blah, but over all pleased with it.<br /><br />Shout out to James for sorting it out. Painterz - Soker, Hemper, Nik Ill, Rich T, 45 RPM, China Mike and the Jago. 'Big Up' as it were to all who came down including Mike and Steff, Tails, Tess and Jo and Roxy and co. Special mention goes of course to my wife Liz and our little un Felix, who picked up a can of paint and tried to help Rich T on his piece.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=battle-bunny-paint-600.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/battle-bunny-paint-600.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-55424716676136926372010-06-25T11:15:00.000-07:002010-06-25T11:31:13.299-07:00Rowdy Rooftop Burner Fund!<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=rooftop-burner-fund-web.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/rooftop-burner-fund-web.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />A little while ago fellow <a href="http://www.farmyardeez.com/">Farmyardy</a> and good friend Rowdy lost everything he owned in a fire! There is now a benefit auction to help him back on his feet and I have donated an original painting to it. <br /><br />Here's what <a href="http://www.stealfromwork.org/">Steal From Work</a> who are organising the auctions have to say about it...<br /><br /><br />So, there are plenty of charity events, plenty of causes worth fighting for, whole countries at war.... But sometimes it’s just about helping your friends, helping those you love. And here we’re taking the opportunity to help one of our best friends.<br /><br />If you don’t know, here’s the introduction. Rowdy is one of the longest standing players in UK graffiti, supporting the scene and playing his part in what has now turned into a global phenomenon. He has painted with the best of them, in fact is one of the best of them, always sticking true to his vision, rocking his own style, never selling out his ideas. Recently he walked out of his house, which also served as his studio and when he returned a half hour later, everything had been burned to the ground. EVERYTHING! ID, money, clothes, personal possessions, art, the ability to make art, everything gone!<br /><br />So, we’re taking this as an opportunity to support someone who has so readily supported us as a scene by auctioning some art to help him get back to a position where he can do what he does best, making art.<br /><br />It’s a testament to his popularity and reputation that so many artists have donated work to this auction. All work has been personally donated by the artists and the galleries that represent them: Banksy, Paul Insect, Swoon, Sickboy, Hush, Espo, the whole Burning Candy crew and a whole bunch more... So, it’s your chance to buy something beautiful and at the same time help out someone who has helped in his way to make graffiti and street art what it is today.<br /><br />There is information on all the auctions and pieces available on their <a href="http://www.stealfromwork.org/">site</a>. My piece is part of <a href="http://www.stealfromwork.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:auction-2&catid=13:rooftop-burner-fund&Itemid=19">auction 2</a> which starts Friday 25th June and ends Monday 5th July.<br /><br />Steal from works ebay profile where the auction is taking place is <a href="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/stealfromwork/">here</a>.<br /><br />My piece up for auction is the rather fine 'Styracasubway'. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 51cm, Signed by the artist. Happy bidding!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=styracasub-600-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/styracasub-600-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />PS-There's also a Banksy print in the auction too in case any of you are interested in that.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-38422658134484105972010-06-21T13:21:00.000-07:002010-06-21T13:36:00.572-07:00Secret Wars - Bristol Vs MalmoAnother round of Secret Wars went down at Start The Bus in Bristol a couple of weeks ago. I was determined to put in a better performance than I did when up against Glasgow a while back. I met up with Sepr and we came up with the idea of Ciderzilla versus a little Viking dude as what we would do to battle the Swedish team from Malmo. Dylan Shipley got called into action on our team at the last minute and decided on doing a warrior farmer character.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=viking-ciderzilla-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/viking-ciderzilla-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />When it came round to the night I managed to hold it down on the drinks a fair bit and we went into action. I find it a bit nerve wracking being up on stage drawing with loads of people looking at you. It's also difficult as one of the rules of Secret Wars is that you can't work from a sketch. Needless to say, Bristol beat Malmo 2-1. Sepr and Dylan worked very quickly and added a comedy cock that must have helped swing the vote. I added value by doing crap drunken dancing. Well, what d'ya expect - I was drunk on a stage in Corn Street with loads of people watching me.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=SylviaMeller1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/SylviaMeller1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=Sylvia-Meller2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/Sylvia-Meller2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Photos by Sylvia Meller.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-24809462836650215652010-06-21T13:01:00.000-07:002010-06-21T13:15:17.790-07:00Pub Illustrations for Vokrug Sveta MagazineA while back I was asked to produce illustrations for yet another Russian magazine - Zokrug Sveta. It's similar to National Geographic and one of the features is on places around the world that Russian people may not be familiar with. One such place is a typical British pub and they chose me to illustrate and write the double page feature! An ideal subject for me as I enjoy frequenting such establishments very much. I chose to base the illustrations on my local - <a href="http://www.theinnonthegreen.org/">Inn On The Green</a>. It was an ideal pub to choose as there are loads of different beers on tap, different rooms, beer mats on the wall and a garden. I wrote a bit about me and my wife's favourite crisps that we buy there to go with our alcholic beverages also.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=pub-colour-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/pub-colour-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=pub-layout-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/pub-layout-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-40971995058843322472010-06-21T04:53:00.001-07:002010-06-21T12:51:58.291-07:00Collaboration with Acerone at Upfest 2010I was really pleased to get an email from top Bristol artist <a href="http://acer1.blogspot.com/">Acerone</a> asking if I wanted to do a collaboration piece at Upfest this year. I really like his work so of course replied that I would. Acer is a top notch Graffiti writer and photographer. In recent years he has been producing murals based around his photos of Bristol scenes at night.<br /><br />We met for a couple of beers and agreed that if he got a shot with a recognisable Bristol landmark in it I could then get one of my dinosaurs made of things in there. <br /><br />Acer got a good shot of the Portway in Bristol which has the Clifton Suspension Bridge in the background. I drew up this car dinosaur rushing forward to fit in the scene.<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=council-dino-sketch-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/council-dino-sketch-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=AndyAcerMockWallblog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/AndyAcerMockWallblog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We photoshopped the dinosaur in and decided that it could do with something to the left of the scene, so I added in a little one made of engines and exhausts! We made a mock up of how it would look on the wall/boards.<br /><br />When it came to painting the piece I was really interested to see how Acer works. We went down to the Tobacco Factory the night before Upfest and painted the wall off black. When it got dark Acer projected the piece onto the wall and painted out the areas that would be filled in colour with white emulsion. After that was done, still using the projector, we marked out areas of detail.<br /><br />We returned the next day and worked really hard painting the piece alongside all the other artists painting that day. We used a combination of acrylic and brush with spraypaints. It was a real mash up of styles and working techniques and we think it worked out really well. Stay tuned for further collabs with Mr Acer!<br /><br /><a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=ProgressPICSblog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/ProgressPICSblog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />All photos in this post are by Acerone.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922858577041790089.post-69295118345523165852010-06-21T04:36:00.000-07:002010-06-21T04:43:41.871-07:00Sailor Jerry Dino<a href="http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/?action=view¤t=sailor-j-dino-blog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l259/andycouncil/sailor-j-dino-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Last month I took a train down to Southampton to do a spot of live drawing at a Sailor Jerry art event at Pulcinella's bar. I got the design together on the train down due to lack of time and it came together nicely in the end. I sort of managed to fuse my artwork style with that of Sailor Jerrys tattoo flash. I got this Triceratops made up of Rum bottles and a Sailor Jerry style cow girl riding on its back! This drawing was of course fuelled by Rum. I enjoyed having a few cheeky swigs on the train home too.<br /><br />Big thankyou to Lloyd for sorting this out.Andy Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09993919855027513897noreply@blogger.com0