anna /// higgie /// draws

NYLON guys commission

2012-01-30T22:16:00.002Z

I recently completed two commissions for NYLON guys magazine.

SHALOM AUSLANDER:

This is an illustration of the writer Shalom Auslander to accompany an extract from his latest book.

Shalom has written a lot of stuff dealing with his Jewish background, and his anger relating to it and towards God. He's a pretty intense and angry guy with a lot of inner conflict and mixed feelings, and the art director asked me to try and convey this in my illustration.

I did various roughs but this was the final image (pencil on paper, digital colour):

JON GLASER:

Illustration to accompany a Q&A with Jon Glaser who made a show called "Delocated" where a guy in the witness protection program makes a reality show about being in the program.

This is what the art director had to say: "We need a portrait but perhaps his face is covered in a ski mask like on the show OR more interesting perhaps you do something that involves obscuring his face somehow but maybe in a more conceptual way. Obviously you're good at that, so just run with the idea. We actually don't need to see him at all."

This is the final image that was accepted (pencil on paper, digital colour).
(Scroll down to see the rough drafts) :

Rough drafts:

Sonntagszeitung "Finest" commission

2012-01-30T20:46:00.003Z

"Finest" is a supplement magazine of the Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung. It is distributed bi-yearly with the newspaper, which has a circulation of 270'000 copies in Switzerland.

SWISS TRENDS:

The first art assignment was to make a small/symbolic collage illustration of these items (to accompany the text in an article on "new & current fashionable trends"). For instance: fur vests; heavy eye brows; medium length skirts; the colors 'orange' and 'petrol' and other 'jewel' colors; turtle necks; sixties fashion styles (i.e. "swinging London"); oversized; maid fashion styles (collars, dresses around the knees, black/white etc); patterns/dots.

This is the final image that was accepted (pencil on paper, digital colour).
(Scroll down to see the rough drafts) :

Rought drafts:

CHRISTMAS:

The second assignment consisted of the following: A half page illustration of a "Christmas"-themed column - this should be more like an illustration rather than a collage (and also hava a different look than the above collage).

The illustration should be quite small and accompany a small poem written in German.

This is a loose translation of the German text: Mum in her kitchen apron / black/white stripes / red lipstick / we are sledging outdoors and coming back home into the warm with freezing hands / smell of christmas cookies ("mailaenderli", a typical swiss traditional chrismas cookie) / lights, candles / the scents of candle wax / the scents coming from the kitchen oven / dust of flower from the cookies (dough) / beautifully decorated table with grandmother's glasses and silverware / singing christmas carols (songs) with the ukulele.

This is the final image that was accepted (pencil on paper, digital colour).
(Scroll down to see the rough draft) :

Rough Draft:

PORTRAIT OF SILVIA AESCHBACH:

The final assignment was to create a 'simple and modest' portrait of Silvia Aeschbach, the editor-in-chief of Finest Magazine.

This was the final image (pencil on paper, digital colour):

Poster Design for Layelfish Vintage @ Cat Bar

2012-01-24T06:04:00.001Z

FANGS piece / Fitzroy, Melbourne AUS 2012

2012-01-17T09:58:00.005Z

This is the third piece I have created using spray paint.
I did it earlier this month (January 2012) during a visit to Melbourne. It's on the side of my friends house which is down one of the laneways near Brunswick street in the suburb of Fitzroy.
(It's slightly cropped because these pictures are off my phone which couldn't quite fit it all in - I might repost later with the pics I took on my proper cam)

Scroll down to see a couple of work in progress shots and a closer shot of the final piece.

Detail of the finished piece:

Charcoal drawing for A & B

2011-12-27T02:57:00.002Z

This is something I've been meaning to post since I did it in September but just haven't gotten around to it until now.
I stayed with two very dear friends A & B in their lovely flat in Barcelona in September. To say thank you for having me I made them this charcoal drawing on canvas. I made a bit of a mess doing it in their living room but I think they were happy in the end. :-)

Scroll down to see work in progress and some details of the final image.

Details:

Alis Pelleschi illustration

2011-12-26T01:42:00.008Z

Self directed illustration of photographer extraordinaire & self confessed chip-butty lover & booty shaker Alis Pelleschi.
Decided to create the portrait after stalking her facebook page for about 3 days. (we've never actually met)
Hope you like it! I might create some different colourways soon...

Created using pencils & paper then scanning it in and manipulating some bits of the drawing & the colours on Photoshop. See details below...

PS. MERRY CRIMPS

Taschen Illustration Now! 4

2011-12-24T05:28:00.006Z

I'm lucky enough to be featured in the current edition of Taschen's Illustration Now. Two double page spreads ... double yay!

Order your copy online at Amazon here.

Giclee Prints available online soon!

2011-12-24T05:11:00.002Z

I have been selling limited edition prints of my work in the Jamaica St Studios gallery/christmas shop 'The Art Box'.
Christmas eve is the very last day that the shop is open!
However in January I will put all unsold prints up in my online Etsy shop. Watch this space...

Work in progress (ALIS P)

2011-12-24T05:04:00.002Z

This is just a sneak preview... Final image coming very soon!

Layelfish Christmas Market @ Foxy Bar

2011-12-01T14:33:00.000Z

Poster design for my mate Leyla in Barcelona.

FANGS

2011-11-28T21:32:00.004Z

Last Saturday I went to a secret location somewhere in Bristol and painted this. Its only my second attempt ever with cans! So don't judge me too harshly :-)

(See my first attempt from earlier in the year here.)

Scroll down for more shots and work in progress shots.

Poster for Samantha Emanuel aka Vagabond Princess

2011-11-19T01:41:00.001Z

This is a poster I designed and illustrated for amazing Tribal Fusion belly dancer Samantha Emanuel. See some details below.

Here is a video of Samantha dancing.

Details:

Layelfish Christmas Market @ Cat Bar

2011-11-19T01:20:00.001Z

Roadkill

2011-10-24T16:08:00.003+01:00

Paddy found a (very fresh) dead pheasant on the side of the road. He brought it home, plucked it, chopped it up and cooked it.

Gerhard Richter @ Tate Modern

2011-10-24T16:03:00.000+01:00

Day 2 @ FRIEZE

2011-10-24T15:48:00.004+01:00

FRIEZE 2011 sculpture garden

2011-10-24T15:42:00.001+01:00

Stuff @ FRIEZE Art Fair 2011 (day 1)

2011-10-20T00:52:00.001+01:00

Raymond Pettibon @ FRIEZE Art Fair (day 1)

2011-10-20T00:48:00.002+01:00

One of my favourite artists.

Layelfish @ Cat Bar

2011-10-20T00:43:00.001+01:00

Made using Photoshop.

Street art in Bristol (and a cat)

2011-10-05T21:18:00.001+01:00

St Andrews Park

2011-09-29T23:55:00.005+01:00

scotch eggs & indian summer

Bristol bits

2011-09-29T23:55:00.004+01:00

St Werburghs allotments / Street art on Nelson st & Stokes Croft
Phonebox in upper Kingsdown / Man at work in St Pauls

Exeter to Bristol double exposure

2011-09-29T18:19:00.001+01:00

We met a woman with a tiny dog called Maisy. I played Tetris.

Lazy Sunday

2011-09-29T18:11:00.002+01:00

in Devon with sausage face & co.

Saturday in the countryside

2011-09-29T18:00:00.001+01:00

Sunset & Nightfall at Port Vell

2011-09-28T11:04:00.002+01:00

A & B at the port in Barcelona

2011-09-28T10:17:00.001+01:00

Last days in Barcelona

2011-09-28T09:35:00.005+01:00

Walk to the waterfront along Parallel with A & B.

Aaron & Bea's Flat II

2011-09-27T16:24:00.002+01:00

Sunday lunch with Bea's family. These pictures were taken on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, which is also national independence day in Catalunya.

Aaron & Bea's Flat

2011-09-23T12:23:00.002+01:00

This is where I spent my last week in Barcelona, in the beautiful flat of two of my favourite people, Aaron and Bea.

Sevilla

2011-09-13T13:03:00.001+01:00

Sevilla Cathedral

2011-09-13T12:48:00.004+01:00

Granada Cathedral Royal Chapel

2011-09-13T12:43:00.001+01:00

Granada Cathedral

2011-09-13T12:37:00.004+01:00

The Albayzín, Granada

2011-09-13T12:00:00.003+01:00

Granada

2011-09-13T11:57:00.003+01:00

The Alhambra, Granada VI

2011-09-13T11:54:00.001+01:00

The Alhambra, Granada V

2011-09-13T11:44:00.002+01:00

The Alhambra, Granada IV

2011-09-13T11:28:00.002+01:00

The Alhambra, Granada III

2011-09-13T11:19:00.002+01:00

View of the Albayzín district of Granada from the Alhambra.

The Alhambra, Granada II

2011-09-13T11:15:00.000+01:00

The Alhambra, Granada I

2011-09-13T11:14:00.000+01:00

Cafe in Hospitalet de Llobregat

2011-09-13T11:12:00.000+01:00

Original drawing for sale on Etsy!

2011-09-07T00:03:00.001+01:00

ORIGINAL Rendering of High-Heel shoe (pencil & ink on paper) Original Drawing NOT A PRINT

This is a pencil and ink rendering of a Sigerson Morrison (www.sigersonmorrison.com) high heel red snakeskin shoe.
I made it for them as part of a series of illustrations for their Fall/Winter 2010 campaign:
www.annahiggie.com/sm.asp
www.annahiggie.com/belle.asp

The drawing is on A4 watercolour paper and unlike the image attached is landscape shaped (so when you look at the image attached imagine more space on either side of the frame). The drawing is rendered in ink and pencil.

The drawing is an ORIGINAL not a print. It comes unframed.

Available to buy on Etsy.

Scissors Illustration

2011-08-13T10:56:00.002+01:00

This drawing is now for sale on Etsy!

Lady Gaga Sketch & Illustration

2011-08-11T16:19:00.002+01:00

Illustration of Lady Gaga for the Art Department Fall 2011 Promo

Rough sketch of Lady Gaga for Art Department Fall 2011 Promo

Another Poster Design for Layelfish Vintage

2011-06-28T08:24:00.001+01:00

Poster Design for Layelfish Vintage

2011-06-11T00:30:00.001+01:00

Poster for my friend Leyla

Illustration: Stylesight Raw Energy

2011-05-24T19:54:00.003+01:00

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6 (of 13) Illustrations for Trend Forecasting website Stylesight.

Illustration: Bloomingdale's Spring Shoe Sale

2011-05-24T18:58:00.006+01:00

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Final Spring Shoe Sale postcard.

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Colour drafts for Spring Shoe Sale postcard.

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Final image for Spring Shoe Sale envelope.

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Envelope layout.

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2 rough drafts for the envelope image (my favourite composition is actually the last one, with the blue/green background. The Art Director liked it too, but said it didn't sit well with the image of the store, so we ended up with a more demure, conservative look in the end).

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Illustrations for a promotional postcard and envelope to promote the Spring 2011 Bloomingdale's Shoe Sale.

Illustration: Nordstrom Spring Runway Beauty

2011-05-24T18:39:00.002+01:00

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Illustration that conveys behind-the-scenes beauty at New York Fashion Week (Spring 2011).

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A selection of products featured in the Nordstrom Spring 2011 cosmetics promotion.

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Bright Lips: Feature the lips prominently (inspiration - Milly Spring 2011 RTW collection)

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Pale Nails: Feature the nails prominently (inspiration - Oscar de la Renta Spring 2011 collection)

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Iridescent Eyes: Feature the eyes prominently (inspiration - Donna Karan Spring 2011 RTW collection)

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Illustrations based on NYFW Spring Runway Beauty 2011 for American Department Store Nordstrom.

Illustration: Le Tigre - Who Took The Bomp? for Oscilloscope Laboratories

2011-05-24T14:53:00.007+01:00

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DVD cover

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2 Panel spread (when you open the DVD)

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4 Panel spread (when you unfold the first spread)

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Details from 4 Panel spread

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Back of the DVD (the black space on the left is where a box of text goes)

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This is some work I did for a DVD cover for an LA based production company called Oscilloscope Laboratories.

From the Oscilloscope Laboratories website:

Who Took The Bomp? LE TIGRE ON TOUR follows iconic feminist electronic band Le Tigre on their 2004-2005 international tour across four continents and through ten countries. Supported by a community of devoted fans and led by outspoken Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Le Tigre confronts sexism and homophobia in the music industry while tearing up the stage via performance art poetics, no-holds-barred lyrics, punk rock ethos, and whip-smart wit. Directed by Kerthy Fix (STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS), Who Took The Bomp? LE TIGRE ON TOUR features never before seen live performances, archival interviews, and revealing backstage footage with these trail-blazing artists.

GRAF / MURAL Barcelona

2011-05-23T15:10:00.004+01:00

Jaguar Shoes

2011-03-12T14:44:00.002Z

Devon morning

2011-03-12T14:28:00.002Z

More London bits

2011-03-11T12:08:00.002Z

(filter: Earlybird)

Japanese dream

2011-03-11T12:06:00.001Z

japanese shop in London (filter: X Pro II)

Jenny's old flat

2011-03-11T12:01:00.002Z

(filter: Toaster)

London bits

2011-03-11T11:58:00.002Z

(filter: Earlybird)

Devon: Poprocket

2011-03-11T10:01:00.003Z

old photos from devon from a year ago through poprocket filter on instagram

Budapest market: Toaster

2011-03-10T11:35:00.003Z

old photos from Budapest seen through the Instagram Toaster filter

Gellert Spa: Earlybird

2011-03-10T11:32:00.003Z

old photos from the Gellert in Budapest through the Instagram Earlybird filter

Ferry to France : X Pro II

2011-03-10T11:16:00.003Z

Old pictures from 2009 as seen through Instagram filter X Pro II

Wednesday afternoon

2011-02-18T19:24:00.003Z

Out of the Box

2011-02-18T15:09:00.002Z

Feature (in italian) on my work in Italian fashion magazine Out of the Box.
Out of the Box facebook page here.

Gegen Wind

2011-02-10T05:30:00.002Z

graffiti wall in Barri Gottic

Walk through town

2011-02-10T05:24:00.003Z

Jamie Lidell for Bonafide magazine

2011-02-07T23:55:00.003Z

My illustration of Jamie Lidell in Bonafide magazine.

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Can't stop listening to this album.

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I have redesigned the blog! I know it doesn't look that different but with my rudimentary html skills it took a lot longer than it should have. Very pleased with the result though I think it looks much nicer here now...

The Beautiful - Illustrations for Fashion and Style

2011-02-07T23:53:00.002Z

Feature on my work in 'The Beautiful - Illustrations for Fashion and Style' published by GESTALTEN.

Images 34

2011-02-07T23:53:00.001Z

My work (on the left) in Images 34 - Best of British Illustration 2010 published annually by the AOI.

One year ago today

2011-02-07T23:38:00.004Z

These are photos from the evening of the 7th of February 2010, during my last winter in England.

Listening to...

2011-02-06T16:24:00.003Z

Can't stop listening to BoC right now.

Farewell

2011-02-05T04:38:00.018Z

I had opinions
That didnt matter
I had a brain
That felt like pancake batter
I got a backyard
With nothing in it
Except a stick
A dog
And a box with something in it

Joanna Newsom

2011-01-22T12:22:00.006Z

Went to the see Joanna Newsom perform at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona on Thursday night.
It was just breathtaking. I love her so much, and the Palau is so beautiful, it was the perfect setting for her.

Her setlist:
‘Bridges And Balloons’
‘Have One On Me’
‘Easy’
‘Go Long’
‘Inflammatory Writ’
‘Autumn’
‘Soft As Chalk’
‘Emily’
‘Good Intentions Paving Company’

1st Encore:
‘Baby Birch’

2nd Encore:
‘On A Good Day’

Mossy point beach

2011-01-19T18:59:00.004Z

It was raining a bit but we swam out anyway.

Walking around in Melbourne

2011-01-19T18:45:00.004Z

high blue sky, hot sun, the smell of eucalyptus, the sound of bugs in the dry grass

Morning light

2011-01-19T18:41:00.002Z

Late night things

2011-01-19T18:36:00.000Z

Jim's Greek Tavern

2011-01-19T18:31:00.004Z

On Johnston st, Collingwood, Melbourne

Toilet walls

2011-01-19T18:25:00.006Z

...in Bar Open

Dinner by Brie

2011-01-19T18:22:00.002Z

Brie made chicken and pork skewers with home-made satay sauce, fresh lime juice, chopped up red chillies, basil and coriander. Amazing

NYE pt. 3

2011-01-19T18:10:00.006Z

Drinking vodka and singing songs late at night in Susie's kitchen.

NYE pt.2

2011-01-19T18:05:00.003Z

Drinking in the garden, waiting for the heat of the day to subside

NYE 2010 pt.1

2011-01-19T18:01:00.004Z

43 degrees on New Years eve evening... drinking vodka in the kitchen with the fan on high. frequent cold showers

New poster for Leyla

2011-01-19T17:54:00.003Z

come buy some of Leyla's vintage clothes at Cat Bar!

- i'll have to change it. just realised mujeres is incorrectly spelt . {sigh}

Yambla pt. 3

2011-01-15T14:25:00.003Z

bedroom things

Yambla pt. 2

2011-01-15T14:23:00.001Z

Yambla pt. 1

2011-01-15T14:20:00.004Z

Victoria st Richmond

2011-01-15T14:18:00.001Z

Walk from Clifton hill to Richmond

2011-01-15T14:15:00.002Z

Susie in the garden

2011-01-15T14:12:00.001Z

Nahlia with a flower

2011-01-15T14:10:00.002Z

Granny's farm NSW

2011-01-15T14:08:00.002Z

Christmas day

2011-01-15T14:05:00.002Z

In Transit... travelling from Spain to Australia in December

2011-01-15T13:58:00.002Z

Schoolgirls

2010-12-08T16:13:00.003Z

drew this today. pencil on paper. colours added on the computer

Saturday sketch

2010-11-27T17:42:00.001Z

Collages by students at Wayne State University, USA - inspired by my work!

2010-11-20T23:00:00.009Z

Was contacted by a gentleman named Hartmut Austen (www.hartmutausten.com) about a year ago, asking me if he could use some of my work as inspiration for a project in the 2-d design courses at CCS that he teaches at Wayne State University, USA.

He sent me these images, which are some of the results of the project.

All I can say is ... wow.

Layelfish Vintage flyer

2010-11-20T22:31:00.003Z

This is the flyer I made for my friend Leyla...

... and this is just an experiment on Photoshop.