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09Dec

New online shopping with redbubble!

I’ve decided to sell some merchandise online with Redbubble.com! Hopefully this will make the transition to full time illustrator a bit easier for me.

I do not believe in over consumption, so I will keep the products that I offer to a minimum. No rubbish. No junk.

The world just does not need any more crap ending up the ocean.

So at this stage, the shop will feature a selection of prints, greeting cards, t-shirts, spiral notebooks, ceramic mugs, travel mugs, draw-string bags and the odd wall clock.

In other words, I am only selling most of the paper-based stuff. I have very few plastic iphone cases and things like that. That way, at least I know it is biodegradeable and compostable.

05Dec

My next project… preview.

I’m still about half way through my abstract/faces/people/animals project.

The next project will be… Australiana… starting with… gumleaves. One of my next door neighbours when I was growing up was a porcelain painter… Gladys Gilbert. She was always painting Australian flora and fauna from their many outback trips. Based on the river red gum, one of the tallest/biggest Australian eucalyptus trees. Not a great or detailed sketch, a bit harder with digital than pencil.

gumleaves

04Dec

Recent rebranding work

Rebranded webpage:

website rebranding

Existing webpage:

existing webpage

27Nov

Abstract project!

This is a limited edition series of 72 abstract faces/animals. Originally I was going to make either 84, 96 or even 100 works. But I found it is better to cull some of the worst ones. So you will only ever get to see either 36, 48, 64 or 72 (I haven’t decided yet).

I’m signing this as “van den hooven”, after my grandparents.

17Nov

I am now able to take credit and debit card payments.

Just a quick update. I bought two different mobile Point of Sale terminals yesterday so I will now be able to take credit card payments directly, in person as well as over the telephone.
It works with either chip cards, magnetic swipe cards, wireless paywave ‘tap’ cards and even Apple NFC smartpay.
I still have to set it up, but it shouldn’t take too long; it should be ready from tomorrow I’d say.
I’ll post up a video review when I get the chance.

leslie dean brown β€” illustrator | designer background image