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Dragons of London Prints

February 17, 2014 Matt Bannister
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illustration of three dragons

illustration of three dragons

Just a quick post to say that prints, featuring one of the designs I did for that OhhDeer.com competition last year, are now on sale in my store. Click and shop away. ;o)

In Illustration, Sales Tags dragons, statues, The Search for the Missing Dragon

Design Competition With OhhDeer.com

October 16, 2013 Matt Bannister
Three cushions showing images by Matt Bannister

Three cushions showing images by Matt Bannister

I've just entered a design competition through online store OhhDeer.com adapting some images that may be already familiar to you, dear Reader. The concept of the contest is as follows: I create the pillow/cushion design (or three in this case) which is uploaded onto their site. At the end of the 'live' period (I think it's mid November) the designer of the cushion with the most social media sharing AND sales will be asked to join their collective. It's a very clever device and a good way for them to see a whole range of artists' work, but within a real commercial setting.

If you're reading this, please share your favourite cushion (via the relevant Facebook link on the OhhDeer.com website) or even buy one! Even if I don't win, the automatic designs the competition creates look great, and may have inspired me to do something like this myself in the future.

Click on each design below, and it will take you to that product on OhhDeer.com.

Dinosaurs design

Dinosaurs design

Three dragons

Three dragons

Sphinxes

Sphinxes

In Sales Tags Architecture, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Monsters, dinosaurs, dragons, OhhDeer-com, sphinx, Sphinxes, statues, subway, Subway Sphinxes, The Search for the Missing Dragon

The City of London's Lost Dragon

August 26, 2013 Matt Bannister
The Search for the Missing Dragon

The Search for the Missing Dragon

I'd been wanting to do a piece involving the dragon statues that encircle the boundaries of the old City of London for a while. When I discovered that they were not all the same design or size, an idea of a leader (plus troops) began to form. So on a bright spring day, earlier in the year, I set off to find all thirteen of the dragons to photograph (or at least observe) them in their 'natural habitat'. After a lot of leg work and standing by the side of busy roads, I headed home only to discover that although Wikepedia had listed 13, I'd only established the existence of 12. Oh no! Had I missed one? Another web search revealed that I hadn't: the firebreather has been taken into safe storage whilst the Crossrail project carves it's way under London according to The Daily Constitutional. So, the final piece in getting my ideas together was found - my picture would be a gang of dragons hunting down their missing colleague.

You can read more in this feature about the work on popular London website Londonist.

Print now available to buy in my shop: the-search-for-the-missing-dragon

If you're a fan of ancient reptilian London creatures, the Victorian dinosaur sculptures in Crystal Palace Park are worth a visit. I've even had some cushions made featuring my Crystal Palace Monsters design (also available via my online store).

Crystal Palace Monsters dinosaur cushion

Crystal Palace Monsters dinosaur cushion

In Sales Tags City of London, dragon, dragons, statues, The Search for the Missing Dragon
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Buy T-shirts now! All designed by me, the ‘Brickworks by Matt Bannister’ range is now on sale.

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Artist and illustrator, based in London, UK. Creating work inspired by people and places, objects and light.