Venice, Piazza San Marco

Latest edition to my digital images, piazza San Marco

The Secret London exhibition

The Secret London exhibition opens next week with my work in there. 13thNov - 10th Dec in the London Transport museum. Think you have to pay the entry fee to the museum to get to see the illustrations £13.50

http://www.timeout.com/london/museums-attractions/event/279313/secret-london

Oliver is out!

In an Amazon store near you Oliver is on the shelve

Second prize in Mezzano Art competition

Managed to get a second prize yesterday, in a competition which I found very enjoyable. I had 8 hours to complete a piece of work that represented Mezzano (near Ravenna). So I was out in the square with my easel and paints with the clock ticking. Was good to have that kind of deadline not to much time to stand back and think a lot more instinctive. Chose the Church as it was the  in the centre and there was a lot of movement people cars etc, my kind of thing.

The Photo of the painting isn't too good as I had to use a little Pentax instamatic with flash (My Nikon is broken!)

Winner of the Longastrino art competition

The Longastrino art competition's subject was the delta Del Po (river) it's traditions and people. So I chose to do the Cervia Salt farm. An evening with movement and rich colours.

Chosen again this years for Best of British Illustration 2012 "AOI Images 36"

AOI IMAGES 36. Was chosen for an editorial piece I did for Il Sole 24 Ore Last year. The exhibition is in the Terrace Rooms at Somerset House, London from 3 – 28 October 2012, and the catalogue is out on the same day.

 

PROUD TO BE ITALIAN

Category: Editorial
Medium: Digital
Brief: Illustrate an article written by
Khaled Fouad Allam, describing his arrival
in and subsequent acceptance by the Italian
state where he eventually became the first
politician of arab origin.
Commissioned by: Antonio Missieri
Client: Il Sole 24 Ore ‘Italian Newspaper’

Have created an animal ABC in both Italian and English

So can you spot the letter that doesn't have any animals in the Italian alphabet. If you manage to find one please do let me know!

New Editorial portfolio. Digital images

Just created a new, editorial only, portfolio with the AOI at: Rupert_van_wyk. I needed a place to put the digital images i've illustrated over the past two years and they didn't mix so well with the kids stuff so this was the best option.

Selected: Serco Prize for Illustration 2012

My work is one of the top 50 selected for the London Transport Museum “Serco Prize” and will be displayed in The Transport museum exhibition from the 13th November - 10th December later this year.

The subject was Secret London, so the MI6 building seemed an apt subject with everyday traffic passing by oblivious to the secretive world that is contained within it's walls.

New technique digital line with watercolour

Quite satisfied with the result here, worked up the line and text in photoshop then printed onto satin watercolour paper (super smooth) and then water coloured. The ink dissolved a bit in some places but not too bad

I'm part of a collective exhibition in Cotignola, opening this 20th May

I have been chosen to be part of a collective exhibition of 8 artists in the town of Cotignola. My paintings are a series of scenes of the Coastal area of Ravenna, from it's busy boat marina to it's empty beaches. 

If you'd like to see more about the exhibition, the organisers of have set up a

Facebook PAGE

Please do have a look, all are welcome.

Marina Clouds 1

Marina di Ravenna, Sunset

Illustrated Oliver Twist

Have just finished illustrating Oliver Twist for "Collins" Big Cat series (educational) so that should be out  later this year.

African wildlife mural

Did a Mural this weekend for friends (their little boy's room). Very pleased with the outcome.

Artwork for article "A Year for Opportunity"

Artwork for an article on investment opportunity in the UK in 2012. Had to be British and not too much London only. Obviously the colours had to follow the flag, quite happy with the result.

Designed new packaging line for La Pineta

La Pineta is expanding it's product range and so I've had the chance to design the packaging for this new line

L'Antico Paniere

 The look needed to be simple and clean, with a some reflection on the tradition of bread making hence the use of the old bread basket 

One of the best British illustrators for 2012! "Images 36"

I've been selected again this year as one of the best British illustrators for 2012!
Images 36, AOI competition.

The piece was for the editorial article I illustrated for "Il Sole 24 Ore" Proud to be Italian (Fiero Di Essere Italiano) written by Khaled Fouad Allam. You may have noticed it in one of my previous blogs

Little exhibition of my children's book illustrations

A little exhibition of my original artworks at the opening of a new children's shoe shop in Lugo, Italy, called Les Petits.

 Rupert Van Wyk all'innaugurazione de Les Petits a Lugo Ravenna 

The illustrations were from the books Queen's day off {Franklin Watts}, Il messaggio misterioso e la Banda delle 3 emme {Mondadori} and "Jack at Sea {Franklin Watts} that should be published this year.

Piccadilly Circus

printed this one one canvas 60cm x 200cm will stretch it when it arrives. Bit slow to finish it as there is A LOT of detail!