a little about yourself:
am a rain lover.
and i love all smallcaps.
why are you an illustrator?
as a kid, my ma never stopped me from drawing on our house walls – they were covered with my scribbles till my height , then paper – diaries, notebooks and even chemistry assignments were littered with my art, then art school (where my professor actually failed me in illustration subject because i just wouldn’t do the done thing), followed by advertising – where i met many similar bump-heads who enjoyed and recognized my talent. basically, i’ve continued spilling my head out on all kinds of surfaces, steel cupboards included!
i find healing, expression, madness and myself in my illustrations.
did you attend school for fine art or design?
yes: college of art, delhi.
how would you define your style of illustration?
easy, quirky, honest
you have a distinct style of illustration. how long did it take you to develop your style?
my art just happens to me, its a reflection of ‘all of me’ at that moment… so i guess ‘my style’ will keep developing and changing and expanding till i am.
and thank you for the ‘you have a distinct style…’.
who was the most influential personality on your career in illustrations?
what a serious question!
here are a few influences that have helped me flow freely:
my mother (santosh jain, an artist herself), enid blyton, willie wonka and the chocolate factory (the original movie), mad comics, salvodar dali, henry matisse’, van gogh, apple products, my guru (prasad karmarkar) and the ever ready black pen. and of course, a sea of talented and crazy people out there!
am inspired and charmed by atleast one of the above at any given point of time 😀
do you do commercial illustrations or are they just for yourself?
both
anything else that you do so well?
thanks, hmmm, i think i’m the best cat mom and a great bath butler.
any other contemporary indian illustrators who you admire? do you have any favorite fellow illustrators or resources relating to your fields?
www.thingsofrandomcoolness.com is one place to meet some mad, original people creating havoc.
you have worked for many years as a professional advertising person. what advice do you have for aspiring creative professionals? would you advise them to take on illustration as a career option?
take on whatever you want as a career option (or for personal expression or for that matter kitchen napkin decoration option) – just keep creating. with truth and love.
mac or pc?
macintosh all the way!
who would you like to take out for dinner?
steve jobs.
what’s on your ipod?
loads! currently the band playing is clem snide.
what is your url? where can we see your work?
simply lovely!
wow wow wow. I’ve always been runjhun jains biggest fan. Its amazing the way she can turn anything that touches her or makes her laugh into a brilliant illustration- just like that. She is one of the most original artists I’ve had the privilege to see.
absolutely amazing stuff. love the art on the brown paper.
hahaha loved the last one. hanging onto my B against all gravitational odds. lovely lines. great hand you have…
beautiful stuff. isn’t it amazing how sometimes taking a pen and drawing can be such a spiritual experience?
love the flow of life in the elephant art…
love your work, runjhun. also love your influences. no wonder.
do you still get mad comics?
very nice interview. made me feel proud of being a creative myself. tell me, what white inked pen did you use for the brown paper illustration?
You mention Enid Blyton. Well, I am glad to inform you that I have published a book on Enid Blyton, titled, The Famous Five: A Personal anecdotage (www.bbotw.com).
Stephen Isabirye
verry nice.. how you do? hand or computer? i like.
thank you so much… am not sure of mad comics, some magazine-wallahs my be able to source it… i used a white gel pen for the brown paper guy… i mostly draw with my hands but use my faithful mac as well to mix and experiment!
this page is SO YOU – the small caps, the descriptions, cat mom and the mac all the way and three mentions of apple related things.
Very lovely, sweet and simple drawing..love them!!
Can’t wait too see more!
@TEE, these are NOT small caps. these are lower case. ooooooohhhhh how i love them. i love this interview… i am downloading the art and making a wallpaper on my computer with it 🙂
hey why don’t you do a series like these here? like maybe one new illustration every week on a particular day or something? what say?
excellent work, runjhun. i also went to your site and saw your work. excellent. so good of desicreative to bring such good talent to us all the time.
My lines goes for walk said Joan Miro so does yours runa
Strong crazy and simlified line drawings signifys to me understanding of depth and maturity
keep it up!
nice work runjhun. loved it!
Good stuff……… : )
fadulous>>>>>> nice one