Comics
I self-publish comics on Gumroad. Drawing comics is incredibly hard and a lot of effort. As an artist it requires an understanding of the human figure, anatomy, environments, perspective, and storytelling. I've actually found drawing comics has been a fun challenge that's really helped me further develop my artistic practice.
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 will be available to buy in early April.
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.