AEFERG Illustration

The art blog of Portland-based illustrator Anne Ferguson. www.aeferg.com

[chrishoulihan]

Hey guys! I wanted to let you all know that I am actively taking digital commissions to help cover the cost of my cat’s recent vet bills.

Backstory: If you follow this blog you probably know by now that I have two cats who I love and adore. My girl cat, Sasha, had to have surgery this week to remove a recurring mass from her face. 

Normally mass removal in cats is a pretty straightforward and relatively inexpensive procedure, but unfortunately in Sasha’s case, the mass was right next to her eyelid, and she was at risk of potentially losing her whole eye if the surgery wasn’t done properly. Luckily, the specialist I was referred to was able to safely remove the mass and reconstruct part of the eyelid with no damage to her eye, and Sasha is recovering very well from the procedure.

Not so luckily, this ended up costing a buttload of money. Between initial vet visits, the cost of the surgery itself, and transportation costs to get us to the specialist, the whole ordeal has cost me well over $2000. That’s a big chunk of my savings gone.

SO, I’m looking to take on some digital commissions to help make up for the cost of some of these bills. To commission me, send me a message here on Tumblr, or email me at [email protected]. I accept payment via Paypal.

Here’s what I’m offering:

BASICS

$15 will get you a simple sketchbook drawing, in pencil or pen and ink.

$30 will get your sketchbook drawing digitally colored.

$45 will get you a full color illustration.

EXTRAS

For $35, I will make you a 12-track mixtape or fanmix with illustrated cover art, posted over at my 8tracks account. (here’s an idea of my music tastes so you have an idea of what you’ll be getting.)

If you’re interested in having a tattoo design done, contact me with your idea and I’ll give you a price quote based on size/complexity of the concept.

**As a bonus: Part of the reason these vet expenses are so hard on me right now is because I recently purchased an Epson fine art printer, which I’ve been saving up for for over a year at this point. It’s supposed to arrive next week and I should be assuming print operations in house by January. So, if you commission a digital piece from me and you’re also interested in receiving a physical print on completion, let me know and I will send you a print on Epson matte paper, up to 11x14” in size, at no extra cost. That’s a pretty baller deal.**

Again, contact me here or via [email protected] if you’re interested!

Thanks!!

-Anne

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Recently I got the chance to collaborate with my dear friend Taylor on her latest poetry collection under the pseudonym E.L. Leiby; "The Moon, Unexplained" contains all new poems written by her, and accompanying pen and ink drawings by myself. We both worked very hard on it and I'm very proud of how it turned out. I got my physical copy of the book today and it looks great!

"The Moon, Unexplained" can be purchased via Blurb for $15.

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This is gonna be another digital iamamiwhoami illustration but I like the base drawing enough to share it

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She never quite fit in with the other mermaids

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This was a warmup drawing that turned into a thing

(tap your glass, iamamiwhoami x)

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Been working on some promotional materials for katiekuffelmusic lately; here's some of them, with more on the way!

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I haven't posted any new artwork here in ages but I promise I'm still doin stuff

'Biggy' Micron pen/Tombow marker/Photoshop CS4

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Just posted a new mix over on my 8tracks account!

I’m starting a new project for myself that I’m tentatively calling “Mixtape Girls” for now - every few weeks I want to post a new playlist with album art I illustrated to go along with it. Pretty stoked to begin sharing them here! I definitely have no shortage of playlists to choose from in my library.

This one was inspired by an old prompt and old piece from art school, redone to fit my current style.

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Sharing some new work over on my music blog! Looking forward to some productive, creative times this year.

[beautyofpsychedelic]

[huffiest]

'Creatures of the Woods in their Toadstool Hats', by Edward Okun (1872-1945)

[haruchonns]

「妖魚」 鏑木清方

kiyotaka kaburaki

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One of my thesis works is featured in this show, up at PNCA for the next two weeks! Wish I could go to the First Thursday opening tonight, but thrilled to be featured alongside some of my fabulous former classmates.

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[fuckyeahvintageillustration]

Cover illustration by Robert Engels for ‘Jugend’ magazine, nr. 44, 1896.

Source

[nineinchnails]

Each version of Hesitation Marks will have its own unique cover with artwork by Russell Mills. Pictured above:

Digital cover: “Turn And Burn" (Plaster, earth, oils, acrylics, etching varnish, bitumen, burning, rusted linen, blood, spent matches, on wood)

Deluxe CD cover: “Cargo In The Blood" (Burning, Polaroid frame, copper wire, mica, on velvet, on wood)

Standard CD cover: “Time And Again" (Plaster, earth, oils, acrylics, etching varnish, rusted linen, blood, microscope slides, on wood)

Vinyl cover: “Other  Murmurs" (Plaster, earth, oils, acrylics, etching varnish, collage, on canvas, on wood)

Some words from Russell about the artwork created for the album:

The artworks, (30 mixed media pieces) that I eventually produced towards uses in the Hesitation Marks releases, evolved out of lengthy exchanges between myself and Trent and in response to the conceptual ideas that thread through the tracks and to the sonic territory that the album explores. I’ve tried to lock into the album’s prevailing mood and echo the album’s essence. The ideas are not communicated in a literal or easily digested form, as this would be boring for me and would insult the intelligence of a potential audience. I’ve tried to make works that obliquely allude to the essence of the subject matter, to its emotional core. 

As with my self-initiated works - the paintings, assemblages, collages and multimedia installations - personal ideas and obsessions seep into these works. The organic, the natural, prevailing over or feeding into the industrial, the man made, is a common theme in my work generally and in this instance was particularly apt for the art required.

The works explore ideas of catharsis, of being into dissolution into being, both on a personal and sociological level. They allude to ideas about chaos and order. They deal with ways of suggesting presence in absence. They are a cross between the forensic and a pathology of the personal in which only fragments remain, in which minimal clues can suggest events that may have occurred. They attempt to harness the chaos of a situation, of now, of the personal trauma, of the human condition, into a form that is coherent, a form that accommodates the mess without disguising it as something else. It attempts to capture the essence of these ideas by implication and exclusion. Beneath the form lies the uncertainty and ceaseless flux of the mess, of the chaos.    

An amalgam of the contextually-anchored and the process-driven, they are hopefully powerful, arresting, seductive, suggestive and resonant. I hope that they will invite multiple readings.

Hesitation Marks is out September 3rd. Pre-order now direct from nin.com or from iTunes.

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We’re Getting a Calvin and Hobbes Documentary

Calvin and Hobbes was initially viewed as too literate for kids and too fantastical for adults, but instead the strip’s subtle riffs on loneliness, friendship, and adolescence bridged the gap between the two. It’s unclear if Dear Mr. Watterson will delve into Watterson’s complex artistic ambitions or stick with praise for his obvious achievements. Either way, it’s probably a must-see for diehards. It’s scheduled to arrive in theaters Nov. 15.

Definitely a must-see for me!

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fashion artworks by Antonio Lopez (February 11, 1943 – March 17, 1987)

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