NIGEL PEAKE

After the tutorial I went to the library to have a look for books on the artists mentioned. I got out Nigel Peake's In the Wilds and couldn't put it down. It's such a brilliant book, his approach to textures, in both man-made and natural objects. The sheer quantity of marks and line work would make you think his work should look too busy, but his clever colouring means nothing seems too much or out of place. There is also a very playful quality to his lines as it doesn't appear he uses a ruler. It also looks like a lot of his lines are created using a brush.

Images from In the Wilds

Front Cover