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Bob Venables is the go-to illustrator for any project that requires illustrations executed in a classic style. Matisse, Hogarth, Wyeth, Rackham, Lowbrow… whatever look you’re after, Bob will deliver. He’s a pastiche illustrator par excellence.
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Neo Classical Santa
Creating an oil painting in a classic style, Bob Venables illustrates for the E.Leclerc Cultural Spaces catalogue.
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Christmas comes to Sipsmith
Christmas comes to Sipsmith
Creating a Christmas card for the Sipsmith Distillery, Bob Venables conjures the festive mood.
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