Having been fully occupied with helping launch our very first issue of
illustrators,
I thought it might be opportune, whilst gathering breath to show you a
bit more of what is heading your way over the next twelve months.
The good news is that the response has been even better than our most
optimistic projections, although as a team we have all been pretty
cautious in our expectations. Launching a new publication is fraught
with difficulty and even keeping our origination costs as low as
possible, the financial gamble involved is still considerable. So,
caution has been our watchword.
However, I am pleased to say that issue 1 has been selling very well and
recent publicity on Leif Peng's excellent
Today's Inspiration blog
has garnered a lot of response as well as a distribution deal for the US
and Canada with Bud Plant.
So as issue 2 is currently being PDF'd ready to send to our printer,
let's have a look at some of the spreads and features from issue 2,
which has a major feature on Carol Day artist David Wright as well as a
fascinating look at the life and work of historical illustrator Cecil
Doughty written by David Ashford and an equally revealing look at the
exquisite wild-life artistry of Raymond Sheppard written by Norman Boyd.
The issue is rounded up with a look over the shoulder of John Watkiss
as he works up a typically virtuosic concept painting for the US hit TV
show The Walking Dead as well as some mouthwatering examples of the work
of the Italian illustrator Renato Fratini with an accompanying text
penned for us with characteristic passion and insight by David Roach.
As
a final flourish the Gallery section presents two truly stunning
Giorgio De Gaspari original covers from the early years of War Picture
Library.
More to follow:
