Windsor and Newton Graphic Markers: Australian Launch

On the easel: my linocut Monarch Butterfly Winged Woman; on the table:
selected works made with the graphic markers, most notably the mini-zine
Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY

Last Thursday I was flown to Sydney by Winsor and Newton for the launch of three new W&N graphic markers: the Promarkers, Brushmarkers and the extraordinary Pigment Markers I've been testing for several months.

The launch took place at the spectacular headquarters of Jasco. Moth Woman Press's latest mini-zine, Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY, illustrated with the Pigment Markers and made especially for the occasion, was also launched on the night (see photo above).

For more views of the W&N Graphic Markers launch, visit Deborah Klein's Art Blog HERE. To preview the new mini-zine, scroll down to my last two posts.

Preview: 'Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY', a new mini-zine

Tomorrow morning, July 7, I'll be flying to Sydney for the Australian launch of Winsor and Newton’s Pigment Markers at Jasco.

To coincide with the event, I’ve made a mini-zine, Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY, illustrated with eight drawings made with W&N Pigment Markers. (See also previous post).  

Meanwhile, especially for followers of Moth Woman Press, here is an exclusive preview of the mini-zine.

Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY is a signed and numbered limited edition of 150.

Front cover

Pages 1 and 2

Pages 3 and 4

Pages 5 and 6

Back cover

'Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY' - a mini-zine in progress

Silent movie actor Alla Nazimova, reimagined as a Moth Woman Vigilante

Louise Brooks, Moth Woman Vigilante

Late last year I was invited by Michelle Sheehy, Winsor and Newton's Brand and Communications Manager, and Natalie O'Connor, their Resident Artist, to be a Winsor and Newton Global Ambassador. I was delighted to accept.

Over the past several months, I've been trying Winsor and Newton's archival Pigment Markers. The latest results (which, I might add, are unreservedly positive) have just been posted on my Art Blog.

For my latest Pigment Marker project, I made eight miniature drawings based on significant female screen actors. Time, which can be so fickle, has dimmed our memories of many of these women. I’ve sought to rectify this by reinventing them as Moth Women Vigilantes. To see the complete set of drawings, learn about the markers and the women behind the new breed of Vigilantes, visit the Art Blog HERE and HERE.

As the series unfolded, I recognized its potential for extension into a mini-zine, and have done just that.

Pictured above are two Pigment Marker drawings from the series, with the markers providing a sense of their scale.

Immediately below are selected progress views of the mini-zine, Moth Women Vigilantes Rogues Gallery. It will be unveiled at the official Australian launch of the W&N Pigment Markers at Jasco’s Sydney headquarters on July 7.

Moth Women Vigilantes Rogues Gallery cover art,
featuring Myrna Loy (back cover) and Alla Nazimova (front cover)