I recently contacted the talented practitioner Suzanne Mills for a review; Suzanne is a freelance illustrator who is currently employed as a trainee artist for a new animated children's show on Nick Jr. Her work can be viewed here: http://www.behance.net/zanillustration
Her comments were as followed: 'Your artwork tends to have dark themes, with imagery commonly used in Gothic art such as ravens and skulls. The gouache painting of the brightly coloured skulls in the flower garden is the most distinctive because of the colour - perhaps more vibrant colour should be used in your work more. I personally find it preferable to the drab, muted palette used for the raven paintings.
I think the photography in London is interesting, there's a very textured appearance to the vivid colours reflected on the pavement. This effect makes me think of them more as illustration than photography in a way.
The photo composite textures are interesting - they appear to be detailed photographs of natural textures such as bark of pigmentation in leaves. I'm not sure whether the unusual colours were introduced in Photoshop or not, but they make for intriguing textures which could be further worked into to create illustration or be used as versatile textures for stock texture websites such as Lost and Taken.(http://lostandtaken.com/about-lost-and-taken/)'
Thanks again for taking the time to review my work. The interpretation of the reflection photos as alike to illustrations is interesting in the context of the blurred line between specialisations, and the ever-changing definitions set by individuals. Lost and Taken is a useful resource I was previously unaware of, definitely worth browsing through.
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