The Illustrated World of Nikki Pinder

Chaotic exhibition photos

2012-02-16T22:38:00.000Z

Here are some photos of the new work I currently have exhibited and on sale in Telford’s Warehouse:

Chaos! Solo exhibition!

2012-02-02T15:02:00.006Z

Chaos!

An exhibition of artwork by Illustrator Nikki Pinder.
Saturday 11th February - Saturday 14th April 2012
Telford’s Warehouse - Canal Basin, Tower Wharf, Chester, CH1 4EZ

Solo Exhibition!

2012-01-27T21:04:00.004Z

My next solo exhibition will take place in Telford's Warehouse, Chester starting on Saturday 11th February and will run until Saturday 14th April 2012.

There is still currently pieces of my artwork up on display in the group exhibition in Telford's Warehouse, Tower Warf, Chester, Cheshire, CH14EZ. This work will remain until 11th Feb when my solo work will go up on the walls.

The work currently available to buy in the exhibition can be seen in these photos:

'Creative Writing & Gainful Employment' digital collage

2011-12-28T10:58:00.002Z

I've just put one signed high quality print on paper of my 'Creative Writing & Gainful Employment' digital collage into my shop. Available to buy worldwide with free postage and packaging!:http://www.etsy.com/listing/89295923/creative-writing-gainful-employment

'Nightowl' digital collage

2011-12-27T14:34:00.007Z

I've just put one signed high quality print on SRA3 card of my 'Nightowl' digital collage into my shop. Available to buy worldwide with free postage and packaging! Here's the link to buy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89246037/the-nightowl-artwork-print

Telford's Warehouse Group Exhibition

2011-12-27T12:07:00.000Z

I've put lots of new artwork up on sale and display in the group exhibition in Telford's Warehouse, Tower Warf, Chester, Cheshire, CH14EZ. It's selling quite fast so if you fancy a look pop down there when you can.

Spooky Sandwich T-Shirt

2011-12-21T10:20:00.003Z

One hand-painted 'Spooky Sandwich' t-shirt which is now available to buy in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89048913/spooky-sandwich-tee-shirt

This design is based on an illustration called 'Spooky Sandwich' which was published last Halloween in Creaturemag. You can see the illustration here (and below): http://www.creaturemag.com/spooky-sandwich-by-nikki-pinder

Mr Moostashio

2011-12-21T07:29:00.002Z

A new illustration called 'Mr Moostashio' is now available to buy as an A3 print in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89032126/mr-moostashio-artwork-print

This illustration is currently published in the 2011 Drawing Day book which you can see here: http://drawingday.org/2011-book-artists.php

The Tree Of Terror

2011-12-21T07:23:00.003Z

'The Tree Of Terror' illustration is now available to buy as a full colour print on A4 card in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89000088/the-tree-of-terror-artwork-print

This illustration was previously published in Creaturemag.com which you can see here: http://www.creaturemag.com/tag/the-tree-of-terror

Good Times

2011-12-21T07:17:00.002Z

A new illustration called 'Good Times' is now available to buy as an A4 print in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89030283/good-times-artwork-print

This illustration was previously published in Creaturemag.com which you can see here: http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-8-10-10

Whirring

2011-12-20T20:09:00.002Z

This is a new piece of artwork I've created which is called 'Whirring':

A4 prints of this illustration are available to buy in my Etsy shop via this link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88521755/whirring-artwork-print

This drawing was inspired by The Joy Formidable song called "Whirring", which you can listen to here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2CFEG9yj2I

Christmas Baddy Bags

2011-12-20T12:07:00.006Z

These are exciting creative presents presented in hand-printed paper bags which are packed full of handmade gifts, sweets and all sorts of interesting materials you (or a friend) can use to make anything from a brooch to a customised greetings card.

The Christmas Baddy Bags are now on sale for only £8 each, with free postage and packaging! Only 7 remaining! You can purchase them here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87016763/christmas-baddy-bags

FREE POSTAGE AND PACKAGING!!

Each package of items has been sprinkled with Christmas snowflake and star confetti and neatly wrapped in an attractive black with gold reindeer, or red with white snowflakes Christmas paper. They are each finished with matching coloured or patterned ribbon. Each present package also comes with a hand-printed paper bag with the words 'Christmas Baddy Bag', and a hand written luggage label which you can write your personalised message on if giving away as a gift.

The Christmas Baddy Bags also feature a hand drawn bad Santa beard on the reverse of the baddy bag, 'Ho Ho Ho' and 'Merry Christmas' speech bubbles so you can cut them out and pretend to be an insane Santa on Christmas day. There's also a reindeer nose, string so you can attach them to your face, and I've also now included a black and white A5 print of my 'Hat Muncher' illustration which you can colour in.

You can read all the bag contents here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87016763/christmas-baddy-bags

Lino cut type:

Hand printing the brown paper bag typography:

Vintage fabrics which are part of the package contents:

Examples of their entire contents:

A finished Baddy Bag present:

Making the bags:

Some of the finished Baddy Bags:

The Christmas Baddy Bags are now on sale for only £8 each, with free postage and packaging! Only 7 remaining! You can purchase them here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87016763/christmas-baddy-bags

The House of Fairy Tales

2011-10-28T12:54:00.003+01:00

Tomorrow I'm going to take part in The Great Whitechapel Artchaeological Dig from 12pm – 4pm. The project has been organised by The House of Fairy Tales and I'll be working with Stephen Whitehead on the Robotic workshop. I'll be one of the Artchaeologists - a species from the 15th dimension dedicated to monitoring and cataloguing the metaphysical tunnels which sustain the ability of all art in the known universe to live and breathe. It'll be an afternoon of adventure led by visitors from the 15th dimension and inspired by the current Whitechapel Gallery exhibitions. Free admission. For all info about how you can take part see: www.houseoffairytales.org

Orbyx.com

2011-08-19T12:14:00.002+01:00

The limited edition iPad and iPhone illustrated accessory case range I've created for Orbyx.com will soon be on sale in shops and phone stores around the Uk and possibly abroad too. It features lots of brand new colourful artwork I've been creating for the past year, including 'Robots In Love', 'Nice Dream', and 'The Wild Garden' illustrations.

Character Totem

2011-07-13T17:54:00.009+01:00

A few weeks ago I was invited to create a new A2 piece of artwork for the Character Totem Home-Coming exhibition! The exhibition is being held in the Zellig Gallery which is in The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA. The display will on view to the public from Tuesday 19th - Saturday 30th July 2011 and there will be a launch night on Thursday 21st July 2011 from 6pm - 10pm. All the artwork will be available to buy and admission into the Zellig Gallery is Free!

More info at: http://inkygoodness.com/projects/character-totem-home-coming

Exhibition open daily, Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, 19th - 30th July 2011.

LAUNCH NIGHT: Thursday 21st July 2011 from 6pm – 10 pm

Address:
Zellig Gallery,
Custard Factory,
Gibb Street,
Birmingham, B9 4AA

Character Totem
The Totems are coming home! Join Inkygoodness & friends in Birmingham for a very special Character Totem Home-Coming exhibition at the fantastic Zellig space this July. ‘Character Totem’ is an inspiring and colourful walk-through installation of hand-painted customised totem poles, lovingly created by an evolving collective of artists from across the globe, a new twist on the traditional exquisite corpse game.’

Arnold Circus Swap and Share Picnic

2011-07-13T17:33:00.002+01:00

This Sunday 17th July I'll be making Thaumatropes at the Arnold Circus Swap and Share Picnic in Shoreditch, London from 12 - 7 pm! It's day of music, food and activities for all ages, featuring an exciting line-up of musicians on the bandstand curated by End of the Road Festival & Rough Trade Shops. Come down for a fabulous afternoon - bring a picnic, a dish to share, a home baked cake, something to swap and a love story to share! All info can be found here:http://foac.org.uk/2011/07/06/arnold-circus-swap-and-share-picnic-17th-july

Sneakypeek Interview

2011-06-17T10:55:00.001+01:00

Here's a Sneakypeek interview about what inspires me and how I create my work:
http://sneakypeek.360fashion.net/2011/06/17/sneakypeeking-nikki-pinder-illustrations

Lights

2011-06-16T22:05:00.005+01:00

Drawing Lights...

Acupuncture T-shirts and Shoes

2011-06-10T21:37:00.021+01:00

Last Summer I won first place in an Acupuncture clothing competition and the main prize was to have my designs published onto a range of t-shirts and unisex shoes, which are now available to buy in Acupuncture shops.

I submitted the illustrations below, applied in various ways to t-shirt and trainer templates to demonstrate where and how the artwork could be positioned on the products:

The brief was to create artwork which could be tailored for use on a t-shirt or shoes or both. The theme was: 'The essence of London: What is the spirit, character and feeling that London as a city evokes? We would like to know from artists what London means to them through their art. We certainly feel that the attitude of Acupuncture (Be Yourself, Cool Rebellion, Crazy, Energy, Music) are also rooted in London, is it the same for you?"

When creating the Acupuncture illustrations I thought about the many adventures I've experienced whilst visiting London. I live in Cheshire but I regularly visit London and each time I travel down on the train I feel a mixture of emotions - excitement, anticipation, enthusiasm, and I always seem to have an endless amount of energy. I visualisedwhat London means to me through the t-shirt and shoe designs I created for the competition.

Deep Blue Sea

My main inspiration when creating the 'Deep Blue Sea' illustration was the music industry and how the people involved in making music have such a huge impact on the city. I drew a crazy, fearless musical fish monster to represent the ideathat big music label fish lurk and search for little musician fishes in the soupy ocean of underground music venues in order to capture, finely tune, amplify and release their music through their gramophone and butterfly wing heads.

The hypnotic gnashing teeth represent that some characters can seem intimidating and hungry for what they can gain from people, but they may also be trying to open positive doors represented by the door nose. The aperture left eye relates to photography and how there are so many interesting sights in London which people want to capture with their cameras. The squiggle brain illustrates how your brain feels overloaded with information and inspiration when you visit London.

I represented the spirit and essence of the city by drawing a plug at the end of the seaweed vine to suggest that you can plug into many forms of entertainment, and how it's easy to feel creatively involved when walking round many parts of the city. I also wanted to visualise the sense of individuality and rebellion through the teeth appearing to have cut free from a fishing line. The combination of bright colours represents how the city always feels exciting, freeing, unrestrictive and there seems to be so much diversity within peoples personalities and the way they dress.

Antidotes

I drew the 'Antidotes' illustration to represent the inspiring, invigorating and uplifting essence of London, and how visiting it always makes my mind feel refreshed and full of news ideas. London feels like an exciting magical world where you can go to escape and rejuvenate your ability to be creative.

The t-shirts and shoes displayed below feature my artwork and are currently being sold in Acupuncture shops in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines.

You can find my designs in the Acupuncture collection at this web address: http://www.acupuncturefootwear.com.hk/eng/#/collection

There was also a magazine article published recently about the winning designs which you can see in the news section of the Acupuncture website: http://www.acupuncturefootwear.com.hk/eng/#/news

World Drawing Day

2011-06-06T15:05:00.014+01:00

This weekend it was world Drawing Day (Saturday and Sunday). So I decided I'd create a couple of illustrations. On Saturday I drew the illustration below and submitted it to the Drawing Day website so it'll hopefully be selected and published in their 2011 book. Here's the web link: http://www.drawingday.org/gallery/2439.

This illustration is called ‘Tin Can Palace’ and I drew it whilst sitting next to a river where an old floating hotel used to be. It was recently demolished so now all that's left are the large steel vertical poles which the hotel used to be attached to, some scraps of wood and building pieces in the water, sections of metal fence poles on the edge of the path and lots of plants where the area has completely grown over.

I took the photo below from where I was sitting whilst drawing the picture:

The idea for the drawing was inspired by the rubbish left dotted around in the water. I imagined that a huge creature had eaten the building in order to make a space for itself to create it's own palace made from old tin cans and scraps of roof and wood. I also had in mind that it could be a palace for the queen of the river so I included details such as a crown, jewels, telescope eyes which are for watching over the river inhabitants, fish hook eye brows, a fish fin turret and a sun shade umbrella made from empty crisp packets.

I created another illustration on the Sunday called 'Mr Moostashio' (pictured above) and I also submitted this for inclusion into the book. The idea behind this drawing is a mad hatter called Mr Moostashio who carries all his belongings in his giant moustache. He has a pet cat called Eris who loves Catnip and dancing, a giant unhappy pocket watch as he can never keep track of the time, a miniature globe as he loves travelling and going on adventures, lots of cake and tea as he loves going to tea shops, soup and pizza as he likes those too, some other items and he also seems to attract lots of birds who like flying around him singing which he doesn't mind as he loves the sound of music.

Here's the web link to the illustration: http://www.drawingday.org/gallery/2614. Mr Moostashio is a character I've been developing for a couple of years and I've recently been including him into short stories: http://www.creaturemag.com/the-shadow-catcher-pt4-by-nikki-pinder and on to hand-painted t-shirt designs:

Catching The Butterfly

2011-06-06T13:26:00.003+01:00

This is a new piece of work I've created for a theatre poster and promotional postcard design. The play is called 'Known Unto God' and it's set during the World War One conflict. This artwork is based around a character in the play called Harry, who is a bandaged soldier and is being punished for having symptoms of shell shock. The image was created with various scraps of old book pages, textured papers and found images, Indian ink, charcoal and graphite on heavy weight cartridge paper.

Machines

2011-05-31T05:38:00.003+01:00

Collage and ink drawing on cartridge paper.

Love Note Cards

2011-05-31T04:33:00.003+01:00

I've been creating small hand painted, drawn and freehand cut 210 gsm folded cards and envelopes for a Top Hat post box I'm making.

This example is called 'Silver Soul Fly' and it was created with Indian ink, black fineliner and silver opaque ink. The cards are handmade from recycled cotton rag and 5.7 x 6.2 cm when folded.

Each card has a different image and the concept is for the cards to be received from one side of the hat post box, after a person has posted their message or wish into the opposite side.

People can draw or collect a card design at random, and choose to either keep their card in a pocket or purse for luck, or they can give it away to a friend.

You can see another card design here:

http://nikkipinder.blogspot.com/2011/04/illustrated-note-card.html

The Night Walker

2011-05-31T04:22:00.002+01:00

This is a short story I wrote last winter, called 'The Night Walker'...

Wandering through the streets at night,
The Nightwalker's eyes adjust to the bright moon light.
Trees cast shadows which look like claws,
Scratching and crawling on old wooden doors.

I illustrated the story inside an old 1940's cigarette box with black fineliner. I also created a miniature background set and base to display it on. This was constructed from thick mount board card on which I first sketched out a lose design in pencil, cut out the shapes with scissors and a craft knife, and then I painted all the surfaces with 3 coats of opaque black Indian ink.

Here are a few photos of the drawing process, completed set and illustrated box:

You can see lots more photos of the making process here: http://nikkipinder.tumblr.com/post/5969766398/the-night-walker

'Bed Of Nails' collage

2011-05-31T03:17:00.004+01:00

This is a mixed media collage I created for a booklet centrefold image over the weekend. It's called 'Bed Of Nails' and it's suggestive of the traumatic experiences soldiers encountered in the trenches during World War One.

Close up detail:

The Carnivorous Cake

2011-05-20T19:09:00.008+01:00

Happy Friday, Happy Birthday!

Here's a Carnivorous Cake illustration, and poem:

The Carnivorous Cake,
Was a cackling clump,
Who laughed at the site,
Of a ubiquitous thumb,
That was attached to a hand,
On the end of an arm,
Which reached out to grab,
The plate he lay on.

Both illustration and poem © Nikki Pinder 2011

Drawn with Indian ink and dipping pen on heavy weight cartridge paper.

You can see them published here in Creaturemag: http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-happy-birthday

The Mechanics of the Mind

2011-05-18T15:13:00.003+01:00

To see lots of examples of my Mechanics of the Mind artwork, please click on this link: The Mechanics of the Mind

New Digital Print

2011-05-12T03:45:00.000+01:00

I've added a new digital artwork print to my Etsy Nightowl shop of my 'Private Universe' illustration. You can find it via this link:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73867798/private-universe-artwork-print

Dream Sculpture

2011-05-12T00:08:00.000+01:00

Last Sunday I went to see the 'Dream' sculpture in St Helens, Merseyside.

I thought it was pretty cool as it kind of looked like a giant was sitting in the trees as you approached it...

...and I really liked how it had an optical illusion effect in the way it appeared slightly warped...

It also reminded me of the giant head people in the beginning of the film 'The NeverEnding Story'.

I was impressed and it was inspiring to see, but I was quite disappointed that there was a huge tall fence all around it with a man in a white van and guard dog so you couldn't walk right up to it and photograph it up close...

I guess that's to look after it until a more attractive form of protection is put in place, as there was unfortunately some graffiti on the back of it's neck and some big chunks chipped out of it. If they feel a permanent fence is necessary I think it'd look cool if a decorative Elizabethan styled neck collar (fence) was created to place around it...

Then it would at least look like part of the sculpture and not make you feel as if you shouldn't be there. Also, it might look quite surreal as if it's a giant head with the earth as it's body. Something like these perhaps:

I would like to see it again though, in Summer when the light is really good for photographing it, and hopefully when there's no fence around it anymore. Here's some info about the Dream: Dream (sculpture)

I've found a few photos of it online I think are great, especially the one with the snow which for some reason also reminds me of a Beatles album cover:

New Nightowl shop

2011-05-10T22:02:00.002+01:00

Here's my new Nightowl shop: http://nightowlsecrets.bigcartel.com which I've created so I can sell my hand-painted t-shirts and other large items. I'll be continuing to use my Etsy shop to sell handmade badges and gifts which you can find here: http://www.nightowlsecrets.co.uk

The Croquet Gazette

2011-05-10T21:50:00.003+01:00

At the end of April I created a crazy cheesy spaghetti and meatball croquet themed illustration which has been selected for inclusion into the June edition of the Croquet Gazette. The Croquet Gazette is the official printed magazine for UK croquet and is read by Croquet enthusiasts throughout the country. You can see my illustration published here in Creaturemag: http://www.creaturemag.com/croquet-art-fest-results

Whirring

2011-04-30T13:37:00.006+01:00

A drawing of a dreamlike experience...

Illustrated Note Card

2011-04-29T14:19:00.010+01:00

This illustrated note card is called ‘Ivy & Gold’ and it was inspired by my bike ride last week after I rode around Cheshire taking photos of flowers whilst the sun was going down. I saw a glow of gold light from the sun shine over an unlit street lamp covered in ivy and thought it looked beautiful.

It’s a small 210 gsm folded card and envelope, handmade in India from recycled cotton rag. It’s 5.7 x 6.2 cm when folded. I created it by cutting out the cover design freehand with a scalpel, drew a swirly pattern on the inside with a soft pencil, painted a black outline, coloured in the background with watercolours, and added ivy leaf details and swirls with Indian ink.

Here's the link if you'd like to see the Creaturemag article about this piece: http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-29-04-11

The Old Sweet Shop

2011-04-28T07:37:00.003+01:00

Lots of my handmade artwork & prints are available to buy in 'The Old Sweet Shop' art gallery on the corner of Nether Edge Road in Sheffield! Items you can buy include: Robot Monsters, Nightowl Secrets, Little Horrors, Drawing Tips Books, Paper Cuts, Brooches, Insp. People Books, and Gift Sets. For photos and info of how to find the shop see here:http://nikkipinder.blogspot.com/2010/02/old-sweet-shop.html#links

Downtown.gr Article

2011-04-26T15:50:00.019+01:00

Here's an article which has been written about my artwork in Downtown.gr magazine: http://www.downtown.gr/ar8ra_t

exnis/en_sta_soureal_sxedia_tis_nikki_pinder.html It's a Greek site, a city guide with lots of international news and alternative articles. This is the article translated into English...

The surreal plans Nikki Pinder
Anna Paparizou • 22/04/2011

An English pop artist combines the surrealism of modern expressionism, and enjoys the chaotic result.

Nikki Pinder from Cheshire, England spoke to www.downtown.gr for the art project and future artistic projects.

You're an illustrator, designer and artist... scary insane. What is your main material?

I love experimenting with new materials so I never stick to using the same for too long, but at the moment it's dipping pens with Indian ink on textured Cartridge paper, and black fineliners on bright white Bristol Board. It suits the way I'm currently working as by drawing in black I can add colour and texture later on the computer and create many different versions of a drawing to find the desired colour combination. Also, I've found that drawing in ink or pencil allows me to work anywhere I choose as I don't need to carry much to work that way - just a few pens of different nib thicknesses, some paper or a sketchbook, a pencil, rubber and that's pretty much it!

I love working whilst on the train on the way to places and I also love working in cafe's as you experience so many different sounds, sights and smells. I can sit in a new place each day and create a whole new piece of artwork by drawing in black ink and the image will be inspired by that unique experience.

What is your method?

My method is to sketch out and scribble down roughly what I want a finished illustration or design to look like in terms of it's concept and content, and then I will work in a suitable way to create the desired finished effect. This will nearly always involve working with several different materials such as inks, black finalisers, pencils, charcoal, graphite, old paper from books, acrylics and whatever else I can find or think of to work with to make the image interesting and to create the effect I have in my mind. I could say though that aside from clean drawn illustrations which I create for projects such as book and magazine illustration, my method is to have no fixed method as I love to experiment and I like to let my environment, mood, and imagination inspire and have an effect on how the piece of artwork evolves.

Everywhere I travel I collect things to use in my work - some bought such as old books, stamps, coins, photos and postcards, but mostly I like to look for bits and pieces within natural environments such as forests, mountains and along rivers. Such as interesting looking old twigs and stones, leaves, old washed up bottles, colourful berries, petals, ferns and pieces of flora and fauna which have fallen onto the ground. I often incorporate the items I find into my work in some way by drawing, painting or collaging with a photo of them, drawing, stamping and mark making with them, and I sometimes do things like crush materials down to make a paste so I can work with them as an ink to create interesting new colours and textures.

How would you characterize your art in a few words?

Drawing, experimental, collage, texture, interesting, mechanical, characters and imaginative.

How would you categorize your style?

Surreal-Expressionistic-Nightmareisum

What are your influences in life that have influenced your art?

The many adventures I go on, nature, the changing seasons and all the colours and textures we experience and see during each year, peoples passions, stories and the way people express themselves differently. Oh and I love films, taking photographs of everything which interests me, wandering round antiques shops for hours, Time Team, Antiques Roadshow, and I think my biggest love in life has to be going to gigs and music festivals as I love meeting new people and they inspire me so much!

Which artists have inspired and influenced your creations?
Jon Burgerman - He's so prolific and his work is so fun to look at! Tara Mcpherson - I love the characters in her comics, the colours she uses, and the dark elements within her work. Laurie Lipton - I think she creates incredible and fascinating mind blowing drawings. Jeff Soto - I love all the textures, colours and interesting characters within his paintings. Edward Gorey - His small story books with crosshatched drawings always inspire me and I love his dark humour. John Tenniel - I love Punch magazine cartoons and the books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I also admire John Casey, Lori Field, Dan May, Thinkmule, Jason Limon and Colin Johnson.

What do you plan for the future? And do you have planned any exhibitions ahead? Where?

I'm hopefully going to be involved in some festivals this summer creating live art or being part of a workshop. I'd like to do another exhibition in Summer so I'm currently looking around Manchester and London for some great spaces which will hopefully allow me to paint and draw on the walls a bit as I'd love to create a Wunderkammer Cabinet of Curiosities. I've a couple of large projects currently going to print so I'm looking forward to seeing the finished printed products. I've been writing a story called The Shadow Catcher for several months and I'm currently turning it into a small book which I'd love to start selling in book shops. My plans for the future are to apply my artwork to more fashion based avenues such as wallpaper and fabric designs. In January I created a limited edition range of handpainted Nightowl t-shirts as I want to create my own Nightowl clothing line.

To see and buy pieces of the art for Japan, click here, here, here and here
To read and see the story I'm writing illustrating, see here

Creaturemag Art

2011-04-26T12:38:00.010+01:00

Every other week I create a new illustration for Creaturemag which is inspired by the theme 'Happy Friday'. Here's a selection of the recent pieces I've created:

Pipe Dreams:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-18-02-2011

Spooky Sandwich:

http://www.creaturemag.com/spooky-sandwich-by-nikki-pinder

Wizz Pop Wizz Bang:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-17-09-2010

Infinite Arms:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-22-10-2010

The Entertainer:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-19-11-2010

Fainting Spells:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-with-nikki-pinder-26-11-10

The Tree Of Terror:

http://www.creaturemag.com/happy-friday-merry-christmas

The Wandering Degenerate Dances:

This is one of four images I created with illustrator Kate Eggleston-Wirtz for a fun collaboration. I drew the one above and here's my explanation about the illustrations concept: “Here’s a snowy scene of robotic monsters (a Nightowl and a Yeti) enjoying their Christmas evening in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet, wandering the cliffs in a merry and very drunk state. They’re dancing aimlessly and degeneratively to loud music a Christmas pudding is blasting out of his gramophone speakers.”

See all the drawing's here: http://www.creaturemag.com/merry-christmas-collaboration

Photos of Spring

2011-04-23T09:21:00.004+01:00

This is a selection of photographs I took on thursday evening whilst riding my bike around Cheshire as the sun was going down. To see all the photos please click this link: Photos of Spring

Artwork Auction

2011-04-21T15:18:00.011+01:00

A couple of weeks ago there was an art auction held in London to raise money for the Japanese earthquake relief. I contributed several items some of which sold, and there are still a few of the larger pieces available to bid for.

All remaining pieces are listed in eBay and available to buy worldwide with an international postage option. All proceeds for the sale of these artworks will be donated to Japan as part of the 'Bloggers for Japan' charity sale.

Here are the links (below each photo) if you'd like to buy any of the items:

'The Hidden Place' - signed, vintage 1940's framed print: http://tinyurl.com/3es56b7

‎'The Musical Dreamers' - signed, vintage 1940's framed print: http://tinyurl.com/3u4x6al

Three hand drawn, painted and signed postcards: http://tinyurl.com/3qp78gl

Two signed collages titled 'Eyes Fixed on the Sun' and 'The Inbetween':
http://tiny.cc/xxgey

‎'The Autumn Shade' Secret Art Box: http://tiny.cc/jnmd1

For more info please read: http://nikkipinder.blogspot.com/2011/03/bloggers-for-japan.html

The Nightowl Shop

2011-04-21T12:19:00.003+01:00

I've added several new satin quality, signed and limited edition artwork prints to my Nightowl Shop, including:

'The Early Bird': http://www.etsy.com/listing/72414698/the-early-bird-artwork-print

'The Musical Dreamers': http://www.etsy.com/listing/72437994/the-musical-dreamers-artwork-print

Large square print of 'The Musical Dreamers': http://www.etsy.com/listing/72440483/the-musical-dreamers-artwork-print

Pictures of London

2011-04-21T11:28:00.008+01:00

I visited London for 3 days last week and this is some of what I saw... Pictures of London

Theatre Poster

2011-04-09T01:27:00.004+01:00

This is a poster I've designed for Richard Staplehurst's theatre production 'Known Unto God' which is currently touring the UK. I've also created several postcards which will be sold to help raise money for the British Legion.

You can find out more about the play here: Schauplatz Theatre | Known Unto God

Hearts On Fire

2011-04-07T00:35:00.006+01:00

A secret art vintage match sleeve called "Hearts On Fire". I created this by drawing around the old matches with black fineliner and white pencil crayon. It was part inspired by a Cut Copy song I really like which you can listen to here: Cut Copy

Creaturemag

2011-04-06T19:50:00.004+01:00

This is the latest illustration I've created for Creaturemag:

I used Indian ink, dipping pen, watercolour and pencil crayons to draw the design on to a plain white postcard. It was featured in Creatures last Happy Friday post which you can see by clicking this link: Happy Friday

Textures In Nature

2011-03-29T10:56:00.008+01:00

Photos of textures and patterns I've found lately in nature: