Andrew Foster

‎Roald Dahl‬ Exhibition at Rogan's Books

18/9/2016

I'm very pleased to be part of the new Circus of Illustration exhibition, celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl.

The Circus were granted permission by the Roald Dahl Estate to create an exhibition of new work based on his stories.

Each illustrator picked a title from a list of Dahl classics. I chose Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and drew Charlie finding the fifth golden ticket.

All the work is currently on display at the independent children's bookshop Rogan's Books at 27, Castle Road in Bedford and are available to purchase. Be quick though as only one copy of each piece of work exists!

Shrek's Adventure!

28/8/2016

During a weekend away in London I was amazed to see my font Spud AF Crisp used all over the branding for the Dreamworks Shrek's Adventure! attraction.

It appears on large banners outside the County Hall building, window graphics, gift shop labels and even on the souvenir coin machine. Unfortunately there wasn't time to go inside the attraction. I'll have to save that experience for another day.

Spud AF Crisp is also used on the attraction's website which you can view here

Castle Quay Weekender

18/6/2016

In June Bedford hosted its second Castle Quay Weekender. There was live music, food, children's activities and an Art and Craft Market, which I was a part of with the Circus of Illustration.

Lots of fantastic work on display and great to chat to other creatives in the area!

Love Exhibitionist

6/2/2016

Here's a few photos from a Love themed exhibition I have been involved in at the beginning of this year.

The exhibition is organised by the Circus of Illustration and takes place at the Pavilion in Bedford Park. Not only are there lots of great pieces on display by local illustrators but you can also grab yourself a hot chocolate and sausage sandwich.

The Big Draw

10/10/2015

This October I was pleased to be invited to take part in one of this years Big Draw events which encourages people to pick up a pencil and be creative. We took 4 large white boards and drew on it over 230 picture frames for people to fill with their own artwork.

Huge thanks to Richard, Clair and Matt (pictured right) for making it all happen.

Robot Workshop

3/10/2015

Today I helped run a robot making workshop with my chums from the Circus of Illustration as part of the BedPop Fun Palace in Bedford.

We had fun creating cardboard 'foldee' style robots and colouring sheets for the kids to customise. It was a great success with lots of people attending. Big thanks to Animal Studio and Gallery for hosting us.

Happy Birthday!

13/9/2015

Here's a birthday card I have recently illustrated for Clair, a work colleague, who's hit the big 4, 0.

It'll be my turn soon (gulp!).

Love Life (drawing)

5/9/2015

I've recently starting going to a local evening life drawing class. I haven't done any since my college days, which was a long time ago, so I'm pretty rusty.

I am really enjoying it and hope to continue improving my skills. Nice group of people too.

Stages Exhibition

27/7/2015

I'm pleased to be exhibiting a new piece of work in the 'Stages' exhibition, which is currently running at The Quarry Theatre in Bedford.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the Circus of Illustration and Animal Studio & Gallery and takes place during the 2 weeks of Bedfringe, from 23rd July to 1st August.

My piece was drawn in Illustrator with a few effects added in at the end using Photoshop. Opposite are a few pics from the venue, my work in progress and final piece.

The Small Print

19/7/2015

The good folk at The Bedford Clanger newspaper have started a new publication, aimed at children, called The Small Print which includes places to visit and activities to do.

The booklet has been designed by Kristina Bullen with content by Erica Roffe and illustrations by a group of talented local artists.

Here's the spread I did on cycling in Bedford!

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