Artists WA – showcasing West Australian artists

Renae is at her happiest with a paintbrush in hand. She originally studied Graphic Design and is currently working in the media. Her love for art has been overwhelming! Recently she has been focusing on painting and set up a studio so she can spend more time devoted to her passion. Renae’s works have been shown at a number of galleries throughout Perth and notably at the 2006 Art for Arttitude Exhibition at the Perth Convention Centre.

Although painting primarily in oils for the time being, she says she will return to her roots of graphics and mixed media soon. “This is just the beginning and I am enjoying everyday.”

Dancers

A Walk in Autumn

Urbanology

La Feminine

Illustration has been my primary creative interest since early 2006 – up until then I was more focused on film and animation. Most of the work that I have done over the last year or so has revolved around the music scene, be it artwork for bands, or the split exhibition I did at Keith & Lottie last year – which was all about the relationship between songs and pictures. At the moment I am trying to shift more into editorial/advertising illustration, and am planning some small animation projects. I am also looking at doing a solo show later this year.

There isn’t anything that outrageous about my style, really – I draw mostly people and animals, with simple linework and a limited colour palette. But I never start a drawing unless there is a good idea behind it, and I prefer subjects that’ll get some sort of reaction out of people – I don’t mind if that reaction is ‘vaguely amused’ or ’slightly disturbed’, as long as the image makes you feel something, and can hold your attention for more than 2 seconds.

This year I have had work published in the Semi-Permanent book and on the cover of Queensland’s Flying Arts Annual, and will have an illustration featured in the next issue of Frankie magazine.

The Antelope

Meds

Sunstroke House

The Slaughterhouse Five -CD Cover

To see more of sean’s work, head over to www.illsean.com.

Pierre is a Perth based graphic designer and illustrator with a varied design career. Originally studying and working in web design, he moved into the print industry which allowed his interest in art and technology to combine more fruitfully. He has since shifted into the area of digital graphics and illustration in a more professional context, working at a startup advertising and design studio. Having recently completed his studies he intends to pursue these areas with gusto.

Pierre grew up admiring many comic books and cartoons, particularly Tintin – loving the clean outlines and detailed scenes of Herge’s creation. He often incorporates these influences into much of his illustration work.

Pierre draws particular inspiration from pre production artwork and concepts found in the video game and motion picture industries, and the huge range of techniques employed in visualizing these creations through to completion. It is one area where he would love to work in one day….

Yolanda Stapleton originally studied advertising before moving into graphics after graduating. Since then she has produced works in product, photography, fashion and illustration, although graphics remains her primary area of interest. Working on setting up her label ‘Onetrickpony’ Yolanda has also been exhibiting quite extensively with work shown recently in Perth, Melbourne and Tokyo. Her first solo show is set for July and will be an exhibition of the ‘tiny people with rage’ series.

Yolanda was recently involved in the ‘Reunion’ show at Breadbox Gallery.
“I produced a set for the exhibition titled ‘Fire!’ it’s based in graphics but I wanted to move away from computer-generated work, which lead to this outcome. The use of non traditional media was great in terms of visual impact but also in terms of unpredictability, I had an idea of what I wanted as the end result but working with fire meant that the final outcome was never certain.”

Fire!