September, 2013

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The Orator

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

The Orator Watercolour / Gouache 24 x 31cm Hot off the easel, watercolour painting finished and scanned this morning! I had a bit of trouble with the values in this painting. I have attempted to increase them on Mr Toad while letting the background level out slightly in the hope that the main character will stand out sufficiently. Now, that's not easy to do when you have an open fireplace crackling merrily in the background as it forces you to develop contrasts so the flame look suitably bright.

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What's On My Drawing Board?

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

The preliminary drawing for a watercolour of Cotton House in Marlborough College of course, I can't believe you didn't get that!

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Peacock Arts Trail 28th Sept - 6th Oct

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I'm getting all geared up for my open studio. I have over 100 pieces of art, all available to buy at seriously low prices. I will be tweeting individual pieces regularly so you can get a flavour of what I have to offer so please follow me @chrisdunnillos to be in the know. I am based at the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham SN13 9HX, next door to Penney Ellis and Claire Baker who are also taking part.

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Night-time Reading

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

My wife was browsing through my website yesterday, it didn't take long before she started to exclaim, "where's the mole in the library?" "What do you mean?" I replied. "You know," then she gave me that look I only get from her when I'm being particularly dense. "The painting of the mole in a library, it's not on your blog." "Isn't it?" "Well, I can't find it" "Oh, I thought I'd posted that already.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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The Orator - Work In Progress

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I have to put this aside for the next few days but I finally think it's starting to come together.