George Butler
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George is a freelance illustrator working in London. His work is both commercial and personal. The influences he takes from his location drawing can be seen in the work he does for editorial pieces, reportage accounts, childrenÕs books, fashion artwork and commercial drawings.
Please feel free to get in contact with any questions regarding his work.
George Butler in Africa
On 23rd November 2009, I will be driving from London to Libreville in Gabon, it will take me 6 months, through 15
different countries, 8500km and over 51° of latitude.
G20 Protests. 01.04.09
On 1st April 2009 I went down to the Bank of England to draw the impending protests. Since the police took it upon themselves to allow no body to leave these drawings document the action as it unfolded. This included a man jumping through my sketchbook at one point. Hence the ink everywhere on one of the pages.
Granta
The magazine of New Writing. Issue 106,: Drawing for a piece entitled Two Tides by Eleanor Catton.
Granta
The Magazine of New Writing. Issue105, Spring 2009: Drawing for a piece entitled The Silkworms by Janet Frame.
Politics of Pigs
This was an illustrated invite for Katie Eary's collection at The Man Show at this years London Fashion week, the brief was "bestiality".
Artists and Illustrators Magazine, 01.01.09 - Issue 269
This is a double page spread about reportage illustration in Azerbaijan, which I wrote and illustrated Š the full text and all the images you can see in "Azerbaijan" in the above list. .