Representing Wales we have Simon Kevin Bell, who’s traditional work is outstandingly detailed and a pleasure to look at. This 18 year old blows me away with his incredible drawing abilities, again I was shocked to learn that he was so young. Even though it has already been recognised for being a superb piece of artwork, my favourite illustration in his gallery would have to be “The Tainted Legions of Angmar”; it is a piece of work that you can stare at for absolutely ages and it shows off his intense drawing skills brilliantly. Again, although his gallery does not yet have many pieces of artwork in it, I believe that you will hard pushed not to spend a long time staring at the work that is there and admiring the craftsmanship that has gone into drawing them and I hope that you thoroughly enjoy looking through his gallery!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/Faceless_by_CapnGarrett.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/Rage_of_the_Bereft_by_CapnGarrett.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/The_Tainted_Legions_of_Angmar_by_Ca.jpg
You can find his gallery at http://capngarrett.deviantart.com/
All images used are ã Simon Kevin Bell.
In the South of the country, Bournemouth, lives Jake Baggaley, also 18 years of age who is a very talented portrait photographer. He has a variety of different pieces in his gallery but I have to say that I especially love his series of blind portraits, as he says himself; there is something very fascinating about taking a portrait photograph of somebody who does not even know what they themselves look like. My favourite of the three is “Blind 1”, in which you can see the whites of the woman’s eyes and whilst you feel sadness for her you cant help but notice the slight smile on her face which is lovely. Jake has some strong and powerful portraits in his gallery and I hope that you take pleasure in looking at his wonderful photography as much as I did!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/the_world__backwards__by_dantedesig.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/divine_comedy_portrait_4_by_dantede.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/Blind_1__by_dantedesigns.jpg
You can find his gallery at http://dantedesigns.deviantart.com/
All images used are ã Jake Baggaley.
Last but by no means least, residing in the South West of the country, in Dorset, is 25 year old Gemma Burden. She has a marvellous collection of photography, from architecture to animals, all of which is vibrant and interesting to gaze at. One of my favourite pieces from her gallery is a photograph entitled “If Music Be..“, it is of a rose that is led upon a sheet of music from Romeo and Juliet and I think it is brilliantly symbolic of love in all its beauty and tenderness. Although of course, it could easily be taken to show the irony of love, as a simple red rose is one of the things that we commonly use to symbolise the wide variety of emotions that are connected with the word love, as are shown in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Her close up shots of some of the animals show an amazing amount of patience as well as talent and her architectural photography is simply terrific!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/Thoughtful_by_Searogim.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/La_Basilique_Notre_Dame_by_Searogim.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i114/lulu4714/If_Music_Be_by_Searogim.jpg
You can find her gallery at http://searogim.deviantart.com/
All images used are ã Gemma Burden.
Finally, I would just like to thank all of the artists for taking part and allowing me to use their images.
