Tomolini Illustration. Embracing virtually all forms of Graphic Art, Painting, and Illustration, for editorial, publishing and the book arts, including book covers, book jackets, book illustrations, paperback novels, children's books, pulp illustration and pulp covers, and magazines and newspapers. As well as posters, greeting cards, and music promotions including cd covers, cd art and album covers, also product art and packaging and design. Illustration services for ad agencies, magazine, newspaper and poster advertising, as well as logos, trademarks, corporate branding and advertising, and design and illustration, and finally, interior and exterior creative signage and murals.
Subject matter is unlimited and often includes people, characters, animals, and nature, especially landscapes, mountains, deserts, to neighborhoods, objects, furniture, appliances, bikes, and old cars. Activities ranging from skiing, sailing, and outdoors, to urban, hip, fashion, and cultural, and adventure and fantasy art.
Style is reminiscent of quality artwork and illustration, often bold, bright and colorful, and conveying emotion, whimsical and charming, informed by many diverse fascinations, including; all things retro, stylized, european design, vintage clothing, and vintage anything, thrift stores, random finds, old stuff, history, historic objects, quality, craftsmanship, handmade, classic, and reminiscent of illustration work made in earlier times, like the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's.
Technique is clearly hand drawn, hand painted and hand worked, with pencil and pen, charcoal, palette and paint brush, revealing brushstrokes, color washes, aged and distressed surfaces, and varnishes.
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Mediums include pencil, coloured pencil, water color, pen and ink, acrylic and oil painting on canvas and paper.
Modern Electronic Computers are used in the proofing, editing and shipping process.
Tomolini: available for professional freelance work for advertising agencies, publishing companies, and corporate work.
I look forward to the opportunity to be of service, Thank You.
TOMOLINI
Jay Tomlinson, owner/artist