Comics
I self-publish comics on Gumroad. As an artist I find drawing comics one of the most challenging things I can do, however it really helps me develop and push my practice. Drawing comics requires an understanding of the human figure, anatomy, environments, perspective, and storytelling.
Prisoners
Prisoners is my second self-published comic, created in collaboration with John Outsider a writer based in Hong Kong. Prisoners is 18 pages and addresses the writers thoughts on incarceration and freedom. I took a cinematic and expressive approach to the art and storytelling.
Prisoners is now available to buy on Gumroad
My currently published comics are available to buy on my GumRoad.
Analog
A short 6 page story with no dialogue, which I'm now developing into a series.
Analog Issue One is available to buy on Gumroad
Portraits
I regularly draw portraits every Sunday with a community of artists in London - #southbankportraitsession on Instagram
These were all drawn in 15 minutes, using a variety of dry media. I tend to experiment with different mediums to continually push my learning.
All artwork is available for sale, and I am open to commissions. If you would like to buy some art or commission me for a drawing please contact me and we can arrange something.
Life drawing
I'm a regular attendee at Life Drawing sessions throughout London. Much gratitude and appreciation to all the models who I have drawn.
All artwork is available for sale, and I am open to commissions. If you would like to buy some art or commission me for a drawing please contact me and we can arrange something.
Hello, I'm Bren, an artist and illustrator based in London
I'm a self-taught artist curretly splitting my time between London and Hong Kong. A life long learner and a creative problem solver, I've been drawing all my life. I'm currently drawing and self-publishing comics while continuing to develop my art practice.
Professionally I design and build digital experiences, and am a hands on Javascript developer with experience working in agile teams with a variety of open source CMS systems and home grown API solutions. I'm also a working UX and UI Designer.
Coding and designing digital journeys is a form of creative problem solving, and in my opinion uses similay cognitive skills not much different from approaching a life drawing to telling a story in comics.
I turned the very popular Solo Art Curriculum by Radio Runner into a Web Page so I could have a learning resource that was easier to naivgate than a large image file. This has since turned out to be immensely popular, and receives a large volume of monthly traffic. All credit and kudos to Radio Runner for putting this invaluable resource together.
I've since worked through a large amount of the curriculum and continue to develop my skills through observational drawing on top of a full time job, so unfortunately don't have the capacity to maintain this resource. My hope is it remains a useful guide and at least a nudge in the right direction for other artists to explore their creative journey and develop their practice.
Say Hi!
I am available for commissions, and most of my art is available for sale, contact me via the form below or email me - brendan.meachen@gmail.com. I'd also be keen to hear from you if you found the Solo Art Curriculum useful! My comics schedule is currently full until this Summer, however if you're a writer or artist who would like to collaborate please contact me.
I do have a frequently asked questions page, which may or may not be useful. Otherwise feel free to get in touch.