Graham Roumieu

My boyfriend recently lent me the book In Me Own Words:The Autobiography of Bigfoot by Graham Roumieu.  Its an adorably goofy little book filled with random stories from the life of Bigfoot. The art style in the book consists of simply drawn characters and watercolor like splatters.

I really loved the books humor and aesthetic, and felt compelled to look at some more of Roumieu's work.  

  

I adore his messy cartoonish style, as well as his use of applying colors.  Lately I've found that I really love simple comic-like illustrations (theres another artist that comes to mind that I may have to post about on here). Its great what you can do with a simple line drawing and some color. I also feel like this type of art is often taken for granted. I do not think that art should be devalued if it is more accessible or commercial. I enjoy that cartoon/comic book like art seems to be going strong still. Roumieu's work, among others, is just too clever to pass up!

All images are courtesy of Graham Roumieu.