Advocate received this sample in the post today. It is a lovely wooden puzzle featuring the work of Jim Mitchell. The beautiful painting features deer and a quaint cottage on the waterfront. It was produced by Wentworth Wooden Puzzles.
Take a look at more of Jim’s work by visiting his portfolio on our website.
We are delighted to hear that one of Advocate art’s greeting cards, illustrated by Jim Mitchell is going to be used in a forthcoming TV programme on Sky One. The sitcom called Parents, is a six part series following a family of three generations all living under one roof. In this particular scene ‘Len’ give his wife this card. We are very excited abouth this and will be keeping our eyes peeled for Jim’s card! Read on to find out more about the new show.
When high-flying businesswoman Jenny Pope is fired for punching a colleague, and, on the same day discovers that her unemployed husband Nick has squandered their life savings on an ill-conceived business scheme, they, and their teenage children Sam and Becky, are forced to make a difficult decision. They have no choice but to move from London to the north and live with Jenny’s parents Len and Alma.
They see it as a temporary measure. But life won’t prove to be that simple…
Parents is a comedy about three generations of family living under one roof. Len and Alma, who thought they were free of children. Jenny and Nick, who thought they were free of parents. Sam and Becky, who now have to deal with two sets of parents with very different views on bringing up kids.
It’s a fast paced, laugh out loud comedy about a family at love and war.
At Advocate Art illustration agency we are very excited to announce another one of our featured illustrators, Jim Mitchell. Jim works very traditionally creating beautiful images for greeting cards and art licensing. His subject mater is extremely varied, from people to cityscapes, countryside themes to sport, christmas imagery to animals and military figures and war scenes including the iconic Spitfire amongst others. As it is nearly christmas we have selected a range of his beautiful christmas cards to showcase! If you want to know more about Jim you can read his biography below.
“My early years were spent in Stoke on Trent, son of a ceramic pattern and transfer maker, and nephew of a famous aeroplane designer. So, it wasn’t surprising that I went to Art College, gaining my degree in Graphic Design and Illustration, discovering all the materials and methods that were available , investigating how they worked and how other illustrators used them.
My first commercial work involved producing military illustrations for units of the British Army stationed in Germany, soon followed by a long relationship with aviation art and illustration, including book covers and other work for Arms and Armour Press, Sidgwick and Jackson, and Orion Books.
An interest in style and media techniques has led me to develop skills in oils, acrylics, gouache and watercolour – I was fortunate enough to produce early commissioned illustrations for such widely differing clients as the Licensed Victuallers Association, Trend Paints and Waddington’s jigsaws. Among other types of work at this stage, I was producing impressions of proposed developments for architectural companies.
Next came working as a freelance for Mirage Fine Art, producing historical event aviation prints, and then curiously my family background of ceramic transfer manufacture was echoed in my being offered the opportunity to paint commissioned images for the Past Times company, subjects such as sports, trains, cars, animals, historical events and famous people. These were used on such items as mugs and teapots. My aviation designs were used on collectors plates by clients such as Royal Doulton, Coalport China, and I produced the artwork for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain plate , sold jointly by the RAF Museum and the Sunday Express. More recent work has included large amounts of Greeting cards featuring children, atmospheric landscape, architecture and aerial views, Book illustration (including work for the children’s market) children, adults and military, Illustrations for product labels, Commissioned Jig-saw designs, subjects including nostalgia, people, vintage transport and settings and Calendars.”
To see more of Jim’s work on the Advocate website click here.
Lesley is Floating from this glowing feedback from Jim Mitchell we thought we would share it with you - good work Lesley.
‘Hello again!
I have to say, having just ticked off all the payments in,chronologically paid and sorted, you are so efficient and thorough, every time , its great working with Advocate.
No, Im not after anything! I hope all your other artists tell you so on a regular basis too!
Jim’
Jim Mitchell is an English based illustrator specialising in greeting cards and older children’s illustration. Born in Stoke on Trent, growing up in a Just William styled home, family, upbringing lifestyle in a Staffordshire country village. Wandering round woods and ditches with a pointed stick and bow and arrow. He now lives in Dorset with his wife and two grown up daughters.
As a child he was influenced by all sorts of Military history and aviation, he always thought it was the drawing that mattered and not especially what you drew. His Grandad designed the spitfire, from this Jim drew spitfires from a young age. His father was a ceramic transfer artist which he found a personal inspiration.
Jim did a degree in Graphics and Illustration. He usually works in watercolour with gouache over the top, coloured pencil over the top and then pastel over the top, but what he finds most important is starting with an understanding of the subject. Jim was declared the most promising newcomer by the Aviation artist Frank Wooten.
Jim also enjoys collecting old toy soldiers as well as armour and antique weapons. He has a wide interest in every aspect of English Civil wars. If he was not an illustrator he would be walking round English Civil war battlefields giving lectures.
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