Artistic expression comes in many forms, this is evident from the wealth of talent and variety of works we have here on Art2Arts, but it is rare to see an artist straddle two such different fields.
Paul Shiers has been a contributing artist to our site for a while now and exhibits some incredible acrylic and oil paintings conveying emotions in deep reds, honeyed yellows and cobalt blues. But recently Paul has lent his hand to a completely different style of working. In partnership with writer Alan Wilson, Paul has crossed over from the art world into illustration to help bring to life Jasper and The Icklebots.
This fantastic children’s book explorers the friendship between Jasper and his Icklebot friends, Top Bot, Sparky, Bon Bon & Gru. I asked Paul what it’s been like working on a project like this, “It has been fantastic working on this project with Alan and exploring working artistically in a different form. Whilst illustration is technically different to the pieces I am used to producing the emphasis on colour and emotion is the same. Each of the Icklebots has their own personality and that is reflected in the colours we chose to assign them. I can’t wait to create a whole series.”
If you fancy taking a look at what Paul and Alan have created or want to buy a copy of their book, then you can visit their website www.icklebots.com or email them directly info@icklebots.com. Alternatively you can find them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jasper-and-the-Icklebots
We wish them both the best of luck with Jasper and the Icklebots and can’t wait to see what adventure they get up to next.
