Art of Doodlebombing
Hattie Stewart is a London-based painter and illustrator. Her tongue-in-cheek artwork glides smoothly between various creative sectors, including Fashion, Music, and Contemporary Art, even though she is best known for ‘doodle-bombing’ over influential Magazines.
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Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) – Moravian decorator and painter
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George Sheringham (1884 – 1937) British Interior designer
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Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914) Norwegian Ceramicist and Book Illustrator
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The Supercharged Art Of Walter Molino
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Yoshitomo Nara (b.1959) Japanese Artist and Designer
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Jessie Marion King (1875 – 1949) Scottish illustrator of children’s books
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André Lhote (1885 – 1962) French Artist and Illustrator
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