Mike Hinge 097

Mike Hinge - Open Door. Colour Pencil, Water Colour, Black Pen and wax crayon on white paper. Approximate size 16.5x25.5cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.


A small design that I am guessing is late 80's or 90's. I don't know what it was intended for. The bit that I like the most about this piece is the orange/gold, white and blue wax crayon and the black pen patterns drawn on the "hat". They are drawn very loose and seem spontaneous.


Below is a black and white photocopy that Mike did before adding the pattern decoration.

Mike Hinge - Open Door. Photocopy on white paper. Approximate size 16.5x25.5cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge 096

Mike Hinge - Study. Pencil on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.

Some time last year I found an excellent website owned by Dan called "Dan's Fantasy Art Collection" and on his website he had a similar "Study" by Mike Hinge but with a more evolved picture that you can see "here" (21 pictures down). Dan told me that this work was commissioned to illustrate "Redeemer"- a story by Gregory Benford in Analog Magazine April 1979, but carries the notation on the back "rejected/unpublished".

The published "Redeemer" illustration can be seen below.

The original of this picture was recently sold on ebay and of course I really wanted it but unfortunately my finances wouldn't allow it. Congratulations on who did! Please get in contact...

In the last few weeks through the grapevine I was contacted by Matt (a friend of Mike Hinge). Due to a house move he thought the time had come to let go of some Mike Hinge - tear sheets, photocopies, books and printers proofs that Mike had given him over the years. The long treasure items have now safely arrived with me and I now plan to share all the pieces here...first off... Look familiar?

Mike Hinge - A3 size black and white photocopy, date unknown.

Mike Hinge - A4 colour photocopy and acrylic paint (the title Weird Tales has been hand painted). 

Date: Summer 1993?

Thanks Dan, Thanks Matt.

Mike Hinge 095

Mike Hinge - Valentine Heart. Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 25x31cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge 094

Mike Hinge - Switch on Baby Valentine. Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 30x40cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge 093

Mike Hinge - Hung On You (4). Colour pen on thin paper. Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.

This is the final image, redrawn, traced from the reduced print and coloured. There are some small differences the most noticeable is the choice to break the border where the lady's hair ribbon flows from the picture.

The question is who was the picture for and was it used? 

"Hung On You" was in the late 60's a psychedelic fashion boutique on Kings Road in London England and where there was also a fashion boutique called "Granny takes a Trip" that was at number 488 Kings Road (mostly associated with the English artists "Michael English and "Nigel Waymouth". I also found a remote reference to Coca Cola and "Hung On You" on the web, from a magazine from 1967 called "Boys Life" it has a Coca-Cola advert that has an article on a band called The Fortunes in this article the band visits "Hung On You" where they try on some clothes and drink Coca-Cola.

  

Mike Hinge 092

Mike Hinge - Hung On You (3). Some type of print (photocopy?). Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed (facsimile).

This is a print of the previous drawing reduced in size to 16 1/2".

Mike Hinge 091

Mike Hinge - Hung On You (2). Black pen on tracing paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.


The image is traced from the previous drawing but has been done more neatly and he has made an adjustment in placing the image centrally on the page and reducing the width by introducing a border on the right hand side. The hair of the woman is neater and more elegant and now she has a breast.


Written on the right hand edge in blue "NEG & POS MATTE STAT 16 1/2" ON MARKS".
  

Mike Hinge 090

Mike Hinge - Hung On You (1). Colour Pen on tracing paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.


I am calling this number 1 as it is perhaps the first drawn in a series of four pictures that I have of this design. This image is drawn and coloured in rough and is slightly larger than the following version.

Mike Hinge 089

Mike Hinge - Christmas Plonk. Pencil, pen and gold coloured sticker on white card. Approximate size 34x45cm. Date: Unknown. Unsigned.


The picture appears to be unfinished as there are pencil bits not inked. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not I have recreated a couple of versions one without the pencil and one inked (the contrast of the pencil increased on photoshop).

Mike Hinge 088

Mike Hinge - Lady Web. Pencil on tracing paper. Approximate size 70x60cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge 087

Mike Hinge - Skeleton Planet. Pencil and pen on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: Sept 1967. Unsigned.

Mike Hinge 086

Mike Hinge - The Way West 9. Collage and mixed media. Approximate size 50x40cm. Date unknown. Unsigned.