I'm moving over to Tumblr, you'll get to see more sketches/process work as well as finished stuff, so please do give me a follow! :)artofsuri.tumblr.com
Had the pleasure of designing an event poster for my lovely friend, Hania, who has the prettiest voice. I illustrated the poster based on one of her new songs, which is inspired by Hansel and Gretel.Her band The Front Gate will be performing at the Santore Bistro, 45 Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7 on March 1st at 7pm. Do go see her sing some lovely new tunes if you're in town :)
Last year, Brandon from Silver Screen Society (an awesome project that curates illustrations and designs based on popular cinema) invited me to do a piece for their January theme - Batman/Batman Returns double feature by Tim Burton.From the two films, I decided to do my own interpretation of the Joker advertisement (the new and improved Joker products!).I'll be selling this ...
Made a small trip to the hospital yesterday. First time wearing a hospital gown! Can't say the whole hospital experience was as fun as showing my butt to complete strangers though.I know it's been a while since I last posted. Work has been keeping me plenty busy. But I've made myself a promise to make more personal art this year. ...
The book launch of The Boy Who Slept in the Sky went super and a big thank you to all those who came by! Check out more info on where and how to buy your own copy of the book on our Facebook page, here. We're still in the process of setting up online sales for international orders, so do ...
Book launch and reading party!!October 5th at ExpoGraphic Books, 455, Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla from 6:30pm - 7:30pm!Do drop by if you're in the area! :)
Little happy things! My very first picture book comes out today!Written by my friend Sulochana Dissanayake and illustrated by me, the book will be on sale at the Colombo International Book Fair 2013 from September 14-22, (9am to 9pm) at the BMICH, Colombo. Copies of 'The Boy who Slept in the Sky' will be available at Samayawardhana Book Shop and ...
I've been working a picture book project with my lovely friend Sulochana Dissanayake for the past year, and I'm excited to say that it's finally all done and ready to go! The book will be going in to print this week and we're hoping to have the it in stores by end of September/ early October.I'll post more updates/pictures on the book soon!Happy Thursday everyone :)
Mindswap - 18" x 24" - $25DigitalPoster I illustrated for Light Grey Art Lab's upcoming exhibition 'Station Zero' that features redesigned book cover art from a collection of vintage science fiction books from the 1950's, 60's and 70's. Over eighty illustrators from all over the world including myself were asked to recreate and design posters for each of the books. ...
Here's my piece (inspired by Super 8) for the Bad Robot Art Experience show which opened this Friday the 26th. The show will be up until May 18th at Gallery1988 (West), do go see if you're in the neighborhood! All the pieces are now up online on the Gallery 1988 website. My piece had sold out, many thanks to the ...
This lady is a proper rock star!I've been super busy with new work, just finished up an illustrated deck of cards, and also working on a children's game book for Auzou Publishing in France, tons of fun!More art and updates soon, I promise!
Mew! My first pattern of sorts.I'm selling A3 sized prints of this and mini 4"x6" handmade sketchbooks. Shoot me an email at isurimh@gmail.com if you're interested in buying some mew.
My piece for Light Grey Art Lab's Girls: Fact + Fiction show. The show will be on from 7th December through 4th of January, so if you're in Minneapolis, MN, go see some cool art! (for more info about address and things go here.) You can by prints of Kali Ma here and order a limited edition art book here.In ...
Commissioned cover and inside spot illustrations I did for a series of 4 informational booklets for the local LGBT organization, Equal Ground (Colombo, Sri Lanka).
Here's a sneak peak of my piece for the show Girls: Fact or Fiction at Light Grey Art Lab. Look out for a link to my final piece on November 16th when the show opens!
