William Morris

William Morris is such a huge inspiration to me; he was a major help in reviving the textile industry and even now, he has an influence on contemporary textiles and surface pattern design. I really think his work will live on, especially through inspiration in other designers work.

Louise Tiler

http://www.louisetiler.com/

Louise Tiler's work is very classically beautiful; she uses vintage floral patterns and in this I see a lot of inspiration from William Morris' work, which I enjoy because he is also an artist I admire. She combines the floral with detailed pen/pencil drawings, which makes it contemporary and exciting.

Rachel Skeet

http://www.rachelskeet.com/

Rachel's work is very beautiful and aesthetically pleasing; she combines gentle pastel colours with bold patterns and it works together so well. I also really enjoy how she puts a lot of manual work into her pieces, as the hand embellishes them after they are printed; I love that she adds texture, because it adds a lot more depth and makes it very intriguing.

Phone Case Designs

I have been creating to illustrations to put onto phone cases, and these are ones I have recently digitally refined.

Lain Fraser

http://www.lainefraser.com/

Really admire the versatility of Lain's work, as she uses techniques like collage and pen with the use of colour to create exciting pieces of work. She doesn't seem afraid to have such a broad variety of work, and I think it's really inspiring to see someone make use of all their skills and pushing boundaries, rather than limiting herself to one particular style.

Oliver Jeffers

http://www.oliverjeffers.com/

Oliver Jeffers is a favourite artist of mine, because I love how versatile his work is but he has a very distinctive style. He has a very innocent, child like approach to some of his work which I like.

Adara Sánchez Anguiano

Adara's work
These illustrations reminds me of the work of Egon Schiele, because of the way the lines are used very descriptively to emphasise certain shapes and areas on the body. I find it really interesting how this artist leaves the construction marks in place, because it again helps you understand the shape of the subject.

Hanna Cottrell - http://www.hannacottrelldesigns.com/page11.htm

I have been looking at Hanna's work, because I find the way she draws very delicate and expressive; the lines are very loose and descriptive.

Been experimenting with surface patterns as i am looking to print my illustrations on phone cases, and i chose donuts because they can be very colourful and pretty! I was struggling with a background colour, but i think mint green looks best because it doesn't let any of the other colours fade into it to much.

Illustrations to hopefully print onto products

I have a facebook page for my art (commissions etc.) and information, would appreciate a like/share :)

www.facebook.com/charlotteboltonart

Commission work in progress

Whenever I look at other students textile/surface pattern work, I really love the pieces that look like kaleidoscope images. I downloaded an app on my phone to try it out for myself, and give myself an idea of the potential of these patterns. I think they could definitely be developed further, and combined with line drawings digitally, or in pen or stitch.

Making use of random paint marks

Coffee puns