Brian Sanders: "a professional artist for five decades"

Guest author Bryn Havord, following his overview of English illustrator Brian Sanders’ work produced in the 1960s, which we featured in April, continues with samples of Brian’s illustrations made during the 1970s and ’80s.Brian has now been a professional artist for five decades during which time he has worked in every area of the illustrative arts ranging through: book publishing, magazines, advertising, government agencies, film, television and...

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Brian Sanders: Personal Work, Gallery and Exhibition Pieces

Guest author Bryn Havord, following his overview of English illustrator Brian Sanders’ work produced in the 1960s, which we featured in April, continues with samples of Brian’s illustrations made during the 1970s and ’80s.Brian has exhibited widely in mixed exhibitions, and one man shows have been held at The Imperial War Museum, York Castle Museum, The Association of Illustrators’ Gallery, National Trust Gallery at Trelissic, Cornwall, and The Sir...

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Brian Sanders: Posters, Stamps and Gallery Paintings

Guest author Bryn Havord, following his overview of English illustrator Brian Sanders’ work produced in the 1960s, which we featured in April, continues with samples of Brian’s illustrations made during the 1970s and ’80s.Since the early seventies, Brian’s work has encompassed formats from book covers and magazine illustration to large-scale posters and military paintings.Above, a poster advertising the Official Royal Mail Souvenir Cover to a Commemorative...

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Brian Sanders' 1970s Book Covers

Guest author Bryn Havord, following his overview of English illustrator Brian Sanders’ work produced in the 1960s, which we featured in April, continues with samples of Brian’s illustrations made during the 1970s and ’80s.Yesterday I described how the 1970s proved to be a challenging decade for every illustrator in Britain trying to pursue a career in magazine illustration. However, the market for paperback book cover illustration remained buoyant,...

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The 1970s: a challenging decade for illustrators in Britain

Guest author Bryn Havord, following his overview of English illustrator Brian Sanders’ work produced in the 1960s, which we featured in April, continues with samples of Brian’s illustrations made during the 1970s and ’80s.In common with the illustrators working in the USA, the 1970s proved to be a challenging decade for every illustrator in Britain trying to pursue a career in magazine illustration. Television stole away advertising revenue and page...

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The Countdown Concludes... with 'The 12 Famous Artists of Christmas'

Famous Artist #12: Al ParkerAnd that concludes another "Countdown"! I hope you and those you are close to have a very Merry Christmas! To everyone who participated in this open-ended project of mine - whether as a guest author, a contributor of scans and/or information, a commenter or as someone who has shared a link or spread the word about Today's Inspiration through Twitter, G+, Tumblr and Facebook - and to all those who signed up for the daily...

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