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I wanted to find an
imaginative way of showing my arms, something more than the
traditional emblazonment. And so I came upon the idea of a
bookplate as an appropriate medium which would offer artistic
license and freedom.
In a search of
artists, I looked on the Web. The work of Neil Bromley
impressed me because he seemed to be not locked in a
particular stylistic mode, but open to the client's comments
and suggestions.
When I contacted
him, this proved to be the case. I asked him if he could
represent the shield in a traditional angled orientation,
whilst positioning the helm and the crest to the side of it,
with mantling mediating amongst the elements. This he rendered
conceptually with sketches which satisfied my requirements,
and from there we jointly developed the
idea.
Ultimately he produced a work which respects the
traditional heraldic representations, but adds to it his own
artistic character infused with my commentary and
predilections. |
