Check me out on society6.com...

Society 6 is an excellent website promoting artists and illustrators from all over the globe. They also allow you to purchase gallery quality prints of work you take a shining to. Everyone's a winner.

http://www.society6.com/lauranuttall

The Masked Lady...

I don't know where she came from, but she popped into my head as I was sitting by the canal with my dear friend Anthony. Perhaps my favourite scene from Labyrinth bubbled up from my subconcious...you know, this one...


Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city. For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great! You have no power over me.......ahh how I love this film. Jim Henson's workshop and Bowie in tights, what's not to like!

The Roundabout

I was recently asked to create storyboards for my friend Alex Martin's new film, The Roundabout. Here's some info from the website:

'The Roundabout, which commences filming this Autumn is a comedy horror in which John Robertson, an uninspiring music teacher overcomes his inner demons while trying to reverse a deal he accidentally makes with the Devil. It’s Shaun of the Dead meets The Omen meets Back to the Future!'.

I've read the script and I can tell you it's funny. Laugh out loud funny. Really looking forward to seeing it come to life.

Click here to check out the dedicated website for the film. My work is displayed on 'The Film' page.
Click here to follow the film on Facebook.

In order to secure funding Alex and the production team need to promote the film and prove there is an audience that want to see it made, so make sure you click 'like' when you check them out on Facebook! Every click counts, y'all.

Vintage Garment Labels

Last year, whilst working in a vintage shop in Brick Lane, I became a bit obsessed with the myriad designs and typefaces of garment labels. Here's a selection of my favourites....

WATCH WATCH WATCH!

Take a look at the trailer for forthcoming short film FUSE. Written and directed by my cousin Ben Barfoot, costumes co-designed and created by.....me! The film will be screened in London at some point this summer, I shall post details once I have them. Very exciting indeed!

For more information on how the film was created check out coppercircle.co.uk.

12 Week Zero 2 Illo Challenge, second piece!

So here is the second piece for the 12 Week Challenge, much happier with this one.

Here's the first sketch, the idea came to me just as I was falling asleep so I quickly scribbled it down:



This is the basic layout and shading sketch...prep is a complete novelty for me but I'm learning to be patient!



And here is the final piece, coloured using gouache and lined using Indian Ink. MUCH happier with this weeks piece.



So now I'm going to go back and work on the first weeks picture and do some inprovements. Will post once done.

For this weeks picture I found great inspiration in the work of Walter Minus, from a book I stumbled across in the library. Beautiful crisp lines and lovely colours...not to mention beautiful pin-up style women. Really love his style.

Pictures from the LAVA collective Bruno 9li show at the Rag Factory, East London. Two of my works were included in the show, alongside pieces by Obey, Talita Hoffman, Ashes57 and Vitriol.