Went to a talk by Audrey Niffenegger last week about Aubrey Beardsley. I loved Beardsley's work as a teenager and then 'grew out of it' but I have found myself interested again. It is amazing that he only worked for about five years before he died at twenty five; he evolved his working style over months instead of years. Niffenegger said that she thinks he would probably have been creating graphic novels if he had been around now.
I also had another look at Niffenegger's work - hadn't realised quite how multi talented she is - wonderful paintings on her website as well as the pictorial novelss - good public speaker as well. (And I did love The Time Traveller's Wife - haven't dared to see the film in case it's a disappointment.)
Here's a link to her website:
http://audreyniffenegger.com/
