I am part of Work/Life, a directory of Canadian illustration & photography. The book and its accompanying exhibition are going to launch on June 5 at Uppercase Gallery in Calgary, Alberta.
I won’t be attending the show myself, but if you are in Calgary do drop by and take photos! The book will be on sale afterwards, and I believe some will be distributed to art directors.
(The first image is the book cover; the second one is my entry)
I was asked to submit some stuff to MOCHA (Mueseum of Childrens Art) in Oakland, CA, for consideration into their Once Upon a Time show. The show features art by childrens book illustrator, and the art they created when they were kids.
These are some of my really old drawings and paintings, done when I was 12-14. Though most of my early works make me cringe these days, I personally am still fond of the underwater dragons one, which is going to be in the show. More details later.
Keep 6 Contemporary, a contemporary/ low-brow/ pop-culture gallery a few streets down, is having an upcoming exhibition for these vinyl toys called Bax Bear. They gave me one of the ‘DIY’ versions of the bear to paint as I wished, to be part of the show.
So, seeing how I’ve never painted a toy before (unless you include the really awful paint jobs I did on model aeroplanes back when I was a kid), I decided to document the inaugural process.
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www.charlenechua.com
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ABOUT
Charlene is a full-time illustrator living in Toronto, Canada. She works mainly in Illustrator and Photoshop.
*Some images on this blog are unsuitable for minors. Viewer discretion advised*
