Saint Laurent invited Jacqueline to illustrate guests at her last event in March 2020 before lockdown. Working on her iPad Pro, Jacqueline sketched guests, with 10 minutes per guest. Customers selected their bag, some which were purchased and were illustrated full length. The illustrations were emailed directly to the guest as well as receiving a print from Jacqueline’s portable bluetooth printer.
Belated post from Nov 2019- The Outnet seasonal party in Central London
Jacqueline worked with talented illustrators Anjelica Roselyn and Scott W Mason at the fabulous fashion event at Home Grown private members club for The Outnet last year. A huge queue of guests for the 3 of us, Jacqueline managed to get full length fashion portraits down to 6 minutes on A5 size paper!
It was a fabulous fashion crowd sipping on champagne and canapés until late in the evening.
Jacqueline was thrilled to be part of the CTN Expo team in Burbank, Los Angeles in November 2019
Jacqueline was invited to be part of CTN Expo 2019, their 10th year celebrating this amazing animation expo. Jacqueline was interviewed on stage by Jill Daniels- a multi Emmy winning Art Director and brilliant background painter for many huge animation productions. The Expo itself was a plethora of talent with model makers, guest artists and animators- an inspiring overview of the world of animation. Set in Burbank, California where all of the animation studios are based, Jacqueline had the opportunity to look around the Disney TV animation studios and met some of the great people who work on the huge film productions.
Jacqueline was also drawing live in the Featured Artists section , part of the ‘Breakfast with the Pros’ and giving advice on young artists’ portfolios at the ‘Career Camp’.
UPDATE on Josefinas campaign 'Excuses' WON GOLD!!!!
As detailed in previous blogs, I am proud to have my illustrations on t-shirts as part of the Josefinas ‘Excuses’ campaign , raising awareness for 'domestic abuse against women. The campaign was launched last year at New York Fashion Week and towards the end of last year, the campaign won the GOLD trophy for ‘brand activation’ and SILVER for design (illustration).
Josefinas collection of t-shirts supporting women of domestic abuse, illustrated by Jacqueline in the summer was totally sold out!
I was so proud to be part of this amazing campaign. The t shirts were launched during New York Fashion Week this year. A difficult subject to portray in a glamorous way, Josefinas approached Jacqueline to give this serious subject a twist of elegance to help raise money for this fantastic cause. The company itself has it’s roots in empowering women- there are no heels in their collection and the shoes are absolutely beautiful- hand crafted in Portugal.
Click on the link below to show the short film
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jacqueline-bissett-ltd-1b76151a_excuses-a-campanha-criada-pela-coming-activity-6600145445404631041-dINj
Fashion Show illustrations for promotional material at Bellevue Collection fashion Week in Seattle
I had a large project to illustrate the scene of Bellevue- a luxury shopping mall in Seattle during the summer for their Fall 2019 runway shows. I had to fit a certain amount of figures onto the background which were also to be used independently for billboards, flyers, VIP passes and giveaway tote bags. It was a lovely job to work on and was great to finally see the printed material in September.
Cliveden House hosts a huge wedding where Jacqueline illustrates guests with fellow fashion artist Kathy Wyatt
We had the honour of illustrating guests at a grand wedding at Cliveden, a celebrity hangout in Berkshire hosting royalty and infamous guests such as Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies in the swinging Sixties- whose Profumo scandal brought down the Labour government!
It was a glittering pool side evening reception, with guests, casually attired and relaxed eating and chatting whilst Kathy Wyatt and I sketched on iPads and in ink. The guests were given a choice whether to have digital illustrations emailed to them or hand drawn to take away. We were both shattered at the end of the night having heads down and drawing like crazy for 3 solid hours!
Trend report for Autumn/Winter 2019 illustrated by Jacqueline Bissett
Jacqueline illustrates the trends that we should be looking to wear this Autumn. New trouser shapes include wide and flared hems in jeans, large scale checks worn with capes, tight bodysuits and large fake fur jackets. Lace dresses and blouses featured at Yves Saint Laurent and Christopher Kane. Colour blocking featured widely among the collections at Ann Demeulemeester , Gucci, Prabal Gurung and Nina Ricci. Utility is a huge trend at Stella McCartney with large florals and capes abound at Richard Quinn. Oversized windowpane checks including giant dogtooth were shown at Chanel with elegant hats which featured, bucket-style at Gucci and Nina Ricci and many others. Accessorizing is huge this season!
Enjoy your new looks for the season, always a favourite after wearing flip flops and shorts all summer!
50th Birthday party
I had great fun with the guests at a party recently, particularly as some were dressed as 1980’s pop stars like Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hind & Siouxsie Sioux who were all really good to draw!
I had donated my time as ‘event illustartor’ to our local primary school, raising money at an auction, a local lady won the bid who happens to work in fashion, which made for a very colourful guest list and friends flown in from as far afield as Sydney, Australia. It was a really lovely evening and I think the drawings reflect my relaxed state!
Jacqueline returns to Soho House Festival at Kenwood House, Hampstead
I had another wonderful day on Hampstead Heath, working with the Private Drama events team. What an amazing group of performers! Set up on the edge of their ‘big top’, I kept catching glimpses of acrobats spinning, hanging, balancing- incredible! It was a super hot day with a lovely crowd of interesting people who I drew and chatted to for 5 hours. Afterwards I even managed to catch Groove Armada for a few tracks!!!
Melanie Sykes' The Frank Magazine asks Jacqueline to illustrate her favourite summer outfit for their second issue .
I met Melanie last year when she visited my studio to be sketched by me & to interview me for her blog. I guess her idea of featuring ‘interesting people doing interesting things’ grew into something more and she has now got together with a team and launched a wonderful online magazine aimed at women over forty. With refreshing articles on everything from health& well being, fashion, beauty, travel, motoring and cuisine, it’s an interesting read. You can read the first issue here https://issuu.com/thefrankmagazine/docs/frank_magazine_april_may
For the second issue I chose a wonderful outfit by VB Victoria Beckham’s range which is so cute- I love the sunglasses print and cute ruffled skirt. Her collection is full of sharp cutting and flattering asymmetry. pu can read the second issue here https://issuu.com/thefrankmagazine/docs/frank_magazine_june_july
Vogue Japan's June issue features Jacqueline's illustrations for an article on healthy bones
This month Vogue Japan asked regular contributor Jacqueline, to illustrate an article on bone education in the form of exercises and dietary suggestions for keeping them healthy. With focus on the pelvis and spine, the illustrations brightened a serious topic for overall well being for the body.
Ralph Lauren invites Jacqueline to draw digital portraits for their weekend RL50 handbag launch
Jacqueline’s digital portraits welcomed guests into their flagship store last month. Drawing some customers with their beloved dogs and some overseas visitors who could receive their digital portraits by email by the time they arrived home.
New Katie Fforde Book Cover for Penguin Random House
This is Jacqueline’s ninth book cover for Katie Fforde’s number One best sellers
Birmingham 's Louis Vuitton store in Selfridges hosts a Mothers' Day event for special customers.
Jacqueline returns to Louis Vuitton in Birminghams Selfridges to illustrate customers and their children at a special weekend event. “ I met some wonderful ladies and the children were delightful, I even had some cuddles from little girls who really enjoyed having their portraits painted with their mummies!” Jacqueline had a special request from one mother to have her portrait done whilst breast feeding her little one.
Venice Simplon Orient Express ask Jacqueline to illustrate invitations to celebrate their 2019 opening season at Belmond Hotel Cipriani
Jacqueline had the pleasure of producing some evocative watercolours for Belmond in a ‘Celebration of Style’ for a very special event. The watercolours were printed onto beautiful A5 cards and posted to recipients in a logo’ed box wrapped in tissue paper!
The guests’ journey began at Belmond Hotel Cipriani, indulging in the timeless elegance Venetian style. The next day they boarded an overnight train to London, enjoying the luxurious first class dining on the World’s most famous train.
Second part of Lunar New Year promotion for Luxury Japanese skincare brand Decorté, Jacqueline was asked to illustrate top fashion and beauty influencers
Fourteen Influencers were treated to their very own Jacqueline Bissett full length fashion portrait last month as part of Decorté’s promotion. “I had some wonderfully glamourous looks to draw, I felt that I had a glimpse of these stylish ladies’ lives. It was great fun portraying them in ink! It was lovely to connect with some of them on Instagram and
For the illustrations, Jacqueline used ink, collage with gold sparkly ink for the Decorté brand logo
As part of the Lunar New Year, Jacqueline draws in Selfridges for Decorté on their pop up stand, promoting their luxury Japanese skincare.
I had the pleasure of working in my favourite store Selfridges again, last weekend. Decorté invited me to draw live for 2 days, sketching their customers whilst they shopped. The brand is very popular in Japan and they are promoting to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Selfridges as always, had a wonderful, lively atmosphere.
Four Seasons Hotel, London hosts "Mrs Legend' pageant, sponsored by Pragnell jewellery. Jacqueline illustrates contestants at an honorary dinner
I had the pleasure of drawing 14 contestants for ‘Mrs Legend’ an International beauty pageant organisation. Commissioned by their sponsor Pragnell Jewellers, I sat in an elegant suite in the Four Seasons Hotel at Tower Hill, drawing the glamourous ladies’ portraits . Each portrait took @ 12-15 minutes though I had a small amount of preparation pre-event so I had some of the guests’ sketched out’ in rough pencil format already- this took some of the time pressure off!
Wishing all of you a very Happy New Year!
I had the joy recently of collaborating with fantastic illustrator/animator Gary Mayes. Whilst preparing for a job we realised that we had a little time and it would be beneficial for us to do a little ‘test’, what better way than to wish you all a ‘Happy New Year’ ?!
I drew approx. 150 frames which then Gary took away and worked his magic.
I hope you enjoy our little ‘film’ and look forward to showing you more collaborations soon
Best wishes for 2019
-Jacqueline X