Jardley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 55 )

• The Lives of Depressed Matryoshkas No.1

  

  This is part of my series “The Lives of Depressed Matryoshkas”. It’s been on hiatus for a bit but I’m going to share some of the pieces so far. The origin of... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Eatsleepdraw Feature and Thoughts on “Style”

  

  My work has been featured over at eatsleepdraw. I originally used it in the post “Who is Considered a Self-Taught Artist?”. I used myself to ask and answer... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• On Whitney Houston & Embracing Our Differences & Ourselves

  

  Saturday, on the heels of finding out that Whitney Houston died, I found out that I was selected as one of 45 artists out of 2,300 entries to display at the hug... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Making of the Painting “More”: Process of An Illustration

  

  I’ve decided that with every post, well certain ones that I’ve voiced my opinion on something or really thought of something, I’d create a piece specifically fo... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Useful Sites & Resources For Becoming An Illustrator

  

  Even when I was in college I tried to make the time to create personal pieces and promote them effectively to the world. But, it wasn’t until I took a forced... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Illustration Friday #6: Forward

  

  Ruins by Jardley Jean-Louis This is by no means a new piece. I’m just taking the current theme: Forward very literally. You can see the shots of the drawing to... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Illustration Rally Feature & Some Tips

  

  Promote your work where ever you can. But, always do it in places where you want to. Also, don’t dismiss a piece you created for one thing and it ended up... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Amelia’s Magazine: Lymes Band

  

  Last week I took on what I consider my first illustration job even if it wasn’t paid. It would be utilized in an article and had a brief. And I really felt the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Peculiar Bliss Issue 8

  

  I sort of forgot that maybe it’d be a good idea to post that some of my pieces are in the current issue of Peculiar Bliss. If you’re wondering why the second... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Who is Considered a Self-Taught Artist?

  

  What is a self-taught artist? Free Online Dictionary states self-taught art is “A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Shop Grand Opening: Get Free Illustration Print with Purchase!

  

  Yep, so as the image says the first twenty customers will receive a free print of your choice! This is in honor of opening my shop with SupaDupa! Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Ten Paces & Draw

  

  Okay so this is massively delayed but I’ve been participating in a project by Ten Paces & Draw where artists swap sketches based on a theme and draw their... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Illustration Friday #5: Silent

  

  Did this one about a year ago. It was actually specifically for the blog. My friend Chen had like to make a play on my name Jardley. Jardstick (Yardstick),... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Artfuls

  

  Few updates on this front, I know I haven’t really updated the blog much if at all really. So today I found out I am the Illustrator of the Day over at The... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Startup Training School

  (This was written to recieve a scholarship from the founders of zero2illo’s new project: Startup Training School) My name is Jardley Jean-Louis, and I’m an... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE