top of page
Search
Dissatisfaction
Illustrators owe it to themselves to be dissatisfied, to be unhappy with their work, their situation, their direction. It’s the constant...

StudioNIB
Jan 15, 20104 min read
Â
Â
Â
I am not an Artist
I am not an artist. Or maybe I am, I don’t know, it’s not my position to judge. Art is after all in the eye of the beholder. i.e. the...

StudioNIB
Dec 13, 20081 min read
Â
Â
Â
The pressures of career
As my son was interested in my picture books I suggested he think about writing something himself. Surprisingly in the space of an...

StudioNIB
Jul 30, 20072 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Curse of Hackdom
Seeing the smooth transition of Dekune’s large expressive painted gallery works to the powerful images in her picture books made me...

StudioNIB
Apr 25, 20072 min read
Â
Â
Â
The demise of technique
Finally catching up with things after the exhibition. Here’s another illustration blog,ILLUSTRATION ART, a sharply observed insight on...

StudioNIB
May 30, 20063 min read
Â
Â
Â
Early Influences
(this post abridged from a previously published essay) I’ve been sketching ever since I can remember, looking back now in honest truth I...

StudioNIB
Mar 20, 20064 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page