Summer 2019
To all my followers, Wishing you all the very best for a whale of a summer! #summer #illustration #Whale #greeting #summergreeting
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StudioNIB
Dec 19, 20181 min
Seasons Greetings!
Wishing all my friends and followers the very best for a fantastic Festive Season. #Christmas #greeting #illustration
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StudioNIB
Nov 4, 20183 min
Inktober Wrap-up
Here’s the final batch of drawings I made for Inktober this year. What a month it was! With a pending house move and deadlines to contend...
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StudioNIB
Sep 9, 20181 min
Tiny pictures for September
This month the House of Illustration in London is running a daily art challenge to create a 1-inch (26mm) square piece of artwork every...
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StudioNIB
Nov 19, 20171 min
Alt-Write: creative reactions to uncertain times
Here’s my illustration contribution to “Alt-Write: creative reactions to uncertain times”, a collection of new stories, poems and...
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StudioNIB
Aug 8, 20172 min
New picture book release: "Magic For Sale"
Magic For Sale is finally out! Written by Carrie Clickard Illustrated by John Shelley published by Holiday House Books ISBN:...
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StudioNIB
Apr 30, 20172 min
Catching up with Spring
It’s been a while since I’ve posted to my blog, I’ve had a few things on my plate this spring which have kept me occupied, and when I do...
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StudioNIB
Nov 23, 20154 min
Why are children’s book deadlines like buses?
They always run over time and then three arrive at once. What is it with my local buses? Yesterday the bus into town was 15 minutes ...
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StudioNIB
Jun 6, 20151 min
More work for Wingspan
While I’m on a hiatus due to deadlines, here’s some more work for Wingspan magazine…. Yes, that’s a self-portrait behind the turntables…...
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StudioNIB
Jan 15, 20151 min
Crinkle, Crackle, Crack Released Today!
My latest picture book is launched today! Released by Holiday House Publishers on 15th January, Crinkle, Crackle, CRACK, It’s Spring!, is...
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StudioNIB
Nov 24, 20146 min
Freelancing for Free?
There it lies in my inbox, another tantalising proposition for illustrators. Carefully written, brimming with enthusiasm and creative...
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StudioNIB
Oct 19, 20145 min
Iggy Pop and Rock n’ Roll vs Children’s Publishing
The recent speech given by Iggy Pop for the John Peel lecture on BBC Radio 6, Free Music in a Capitalist Society (the transcript is...
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StudioNIB
Jul 24, 20141 min
Summer Dreaming
Thinking of making a big splash this summer! … here’s hoping your summer dreams come true! NEWS SPLASH! I’ll be in Tokyo from the end of...
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StudioNIB
Jul 9, 20141 min
Big Splash for Summer
It looks to be another hot summer, so here’s a splash of cold water – another recent illustration for ANA’s inflight magazine Wingspan....
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StudioNIB
Jan 1, 20141 min
New Year Greeting
Happy New Year of the Horse! Wishing all my friends and followers a joyous New Year, I hope 2014 be bountiful, jolly and successful to...
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StudioNIB
Jun 4, 20131 min
The Grimm Road
This year celebrates the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Grimm Brother’s Household Tales. To commemorate, here’s my latest...
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StudioNIB
Jan 31, 20131 min
Wingspan
In the meantime and in an altogether different vein, here are some more of the small regular monthly cuts I do for Japanese airline ANA’s...
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StudioNIB
Jan 30, 20131 min
Working Catch-up
I’ve been quiet on the blog of late, in fact all social media, largely due to work on my latest picture book, Jane Sutcliffe’s...
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StudioNIB
Oct 3, 20125 min
Halloween Forest – working process
Want to know how I brewed up the creepy artwork for Halloween Forest? The dark secrets of the forest are about to be revealed! It’s a...
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StudioNIB
Nov 24, 20111 min
Giving Thanks, to turkeys?
Alas! Calamity! Halloween deadlines held up my marathon of daily sketches and I’ve been having a rest from the blog for a while. I’ll...
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