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An abstract illustration of overlapping geometric shapes created with fine, coloured lines on a cream background. A large green circle is layered over diagonal orange and vertical blue lines, with a smaller circle and a rectangle nearby.

Here's some beautifully understated illustration by Liam Stevens

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Date
28 October 2014

There’s a very simple kind of pleasure to be had from illustrator Liam Stevens’ work. The image-maker and designer occupies himself predominantly with line-work and geometric shapes, creating vast landscapes and atmospheric compositions from very little. Collage elements enter into his practice from time to time, but on the whole his sketches function using a simple cross-hatch which gestures vaguely towards a form, or a series of wiggly lines used to demarcate a sprawling horizon. Finding Liam’s work online allows it to function in much the same way a breath of fresh air does in a loud, smoggy city. Breathe deep and enjoy the view.

Liam Stevens will be exhibiting alongside Mark Lazenby in Colour, Form, Play at London pop-up gallery Maybe a Vole from 26 November until 1 December.

An abstract illustration of blue hatched lines on an off-white background. The lines form various organic, floating shapes that vary in direction and density.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

An illustration of a tree branch and leaves, rendered in blue and white diagonal stripes. The forms are set against a plain off-white background.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

An abstract illustration of blue hatched shapes on an off-white background. The forms are composed of varying sets of parallel lines, creating a sense of depth and movement.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

An illustration created from blue diagonal lines on a cream background. The lines form the shapes of a vase and a potted plant.
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Liam Stevens: Line Study One

An illustration created from intersecting blue lines on a cream background. The lines form an abstract, fragmented composition of geometric and organic shapes.
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Liam Stevens: Line Study One

An abstract illustration of overlapping blue triangles on a cream background. Each shape is formed by a series of thin, horizontal lines of varying lengths.
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Liam Stevens: Line Study One

An illustration of a series of thin blue horizontal lines on a cream background. Diagonal hatching creates the shapes of a figure and a circular head in the top right.
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Liam Stevens: Line Study One

A blue ink drawing of a winter forest. Stylised trees and snow-covered ground are created using dense patterns of diagonal hatching.
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Liam Steven: Sketchbook

A watercolour painting of abstract, gestural brushstrokes in various shades of green, blue and pale yellow. The marks are scattered across a white background in a loose, organic arrangement.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

A line drawing of a dense woodland with tall, slender trees. A simple wooden fence runs through the middle ground, disappearing into the foliage.
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Liam Stevens: Inokashira-kōen

A line drawing of a jagged mountain range under a large, pale sun. The landscape is rendered with dense hatching and cross-hatching, creating a textured foreground of rocky terrain.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

A watercolour painting of an abstract forest scene in shades of green and blue. Loose, vertical brushstrokes suggest trees and foliage against a pale cream background.
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Liam Stevens: Sketchbook

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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