Showing posts with label portrait. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portrait. Show all posts

Friday, March 28, 2014

Marco Wagner's portrait of Malcolm Cowley for New Republic magazine

Marco Wagner was commissioned by The New Republic magazine to do a portrait of Malcolm Cowley.  Marco's illustration accompanies the book review of the overview of Cowley's life, The Long Voyage: Selected Letters of Malcolm Cowley, 1915-1987.

Marco Wagner - Portrait of Malcolm Cowley




Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Great new portrait illustrations by Marco Wagner

Marco Wagner recently illustrated this portrait of August Hermann Francke, the German clergyman, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar, for the German magazine Chrismon.  LOVE Marco's unique style of portraiture!


Marco Wagner - August Hermann Francke


And another recent portrait...

Marco Wagner - Karl Victor Böhmert




Thursday, February 21, 2013

Simeon Elson illustrates Elle Varner

Here is a new illustration by Simeon Elson of the singing sensation Elle Varner.  Simeon said that he "wanted to create a striking music/fashion illustration that was full of energy but with a different style", and it looks like he achieved just that.  Nice work, Sim!


Simeon Elson - Elle Varner




Monday, January 28, 2013

Simeon Elson illustrates portraits for IPC Media

Simeon Elson was recently commissioned by IPC media to create a series of illustrations for Nuts magazine.  The title of the feature was '100 Best Gags of 2012', and it was in the magazine's Christmas Special issue.  Simeon illustrated a total of 19 portraits of some of the most prominent comedians today.  The images were splashed across a series of spreads - check them out:


Simeon Elson - Portraits for Nuts Magazine - Spread 1

Simeon Elson - Portraits for Nuts Magazine - Spread 2

Simeon Elson - Portraits for Nuts Magazine - Spread 3



Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Marco Wagner illustrates for German magazine "Psychologie Heute"

Two of Marco Wagner's latest illustrations were just published in a German magazine called "Psychologie Heute".  The story was about destiny and key moments, and here's what Marco came up with:

Marco Wagner - Augenblick 1 - (deer in the headlights)


Marco Wagner - Augenblick 2 (illustrated portrait)



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Marco Wagner's portrait of Sojourner Truth

Here is a recent illustration by Marco Wagner: a portrait of Sojourner Truth.  He was commissioned by the German magazine, Chrismon, to create the image of the well known abolitionist and women's rights activist.  We love how Marco's style translates into such unique portraiture!

Marco Wagner - Sojourner Truth