What is Song of the Week?
'Song of the Week' is an ongoing side project combining two major passions — portraiture & music. Each week(ish) I pick a new song I want to show some love for and create a portrait to accompany it. The song is put on the Song of the Week Spotify playlist and the portrait is uploaded to Instagram and the SOTW website — more often than not with a Reel showing the artwork's creation.
Once a month a Special Guest is invited to Pick their Song of the Week. So far these have included Kalita Records, Paul Camo from NTS Radio & Gavin Lucas from Amateurism Radio among others.
By nature of the playlist updating weekly it means the portraits need to be created fairly quickly — providing the perfect opportunity to embrace experimentation, try new processes & accept imperfections that may otherwise be ironed out in commercial work.
Follow & Listen on Spotify
'Song of the Week' is an ongoing side project combining two major passions — portraiture & music. Each week(ish) I pick a new song I want to show some love for and create a portrait to accompany it. The song is put on the Song of the Week Spotify playlist and the portrait is uploaded to Instagram and the SOTW website — more often than not with a Reel showing the artwork's creation.
Once a month a Special Guest is invited to Pick their Song of the Week. So far these have included Kalita Records, Paul Camo from NTS Radio & Gavin Lucas from Amateurism Radio among others.
By nature of the playlist updating weekly it means the portraits need to be created fairly quickly — providing the perfect opportunity to embrace experimentation, try new processes & accept imperfections that may otherwise be ironed out in commercial work.
Follow & Listen on Spotify
Who is HelloVon ?
HelloVon is the award winning studio founded in 2006 by London based illustrator and artist Von.
Utilising a seamless and dynamic blend of traditional and digital mark making techniques he has accrued an international client list, been featured in publications around the world and become one of the industry's foremost contemporary portrait illustrators.
His work has also found it's way into the hands of the people he has portrayed, with work having been privately gifted to both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Rock.
www.hellovon.com
HelloVon is the award winning studio founded in 2006 by London based illustrator and artist Von.
Utilising a seamless and dynamic blend of traditional and digital mark making techniques he has accrued an international client list, been featured in publications around the world and become one of the industry's foremost contemporary portrait illustrators.
His work has also found it's way into the hands of the people he has portrayed, with work having been privately gifted to both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Rock.
www.hellovon.com
Buy SOTW prints!
A selection of my favourite Song of the Week portraits are now available to purchase.
Contributors
A selection of my favourite Song of the Week portraits are now available to purchase.
Contributors
- HelloVon
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Gavin Lucas
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Karen Day
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Deke Eichler (Rose in June)
- Mondo DJs
- Kalita Records
- Paul Camo