Brian Froud

Another artist that I admire is Brian Froud.  He's another person that is infected with the belief that faeries really do exist.  I have always had a fascination with his work as early as I can remember.  Watching the Movie Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal always use to encourage my imagination.  It was Brian who came up with the characters in both these movies and it was his wife that helped make them all the more life like.

Brian Froud was was in Winchester in 1947 and graduated with Hounours from maidstone College of Art in 1971 with a degree in Graphic Design.  Froud then began working in London on numerous projects ranging from books jackets, magazine covers, advertising and even illustrating children's books.

Using a variety of different media from acrylics, coloured pencils, pastels and inks, Froud has created a unique style that has become well recognized fantasy images of the Twenty first century.  Froud is an eccentric mind and has a wide knowledge of all things folklore and mythical.  Thus feeding his imagination and creating some of the most amazing artwork to inspire.

Froud's work has brought a lot into the minds of his fans, help their imagination expand and see the world as he does, and in doing so he has collaborated his works into a number of books.  In 1978 Briand Froud and Allen Lee (creator of the muppets) put together a book called FAERIES.  It was such a success that it made the number four spot on the New York Times list.