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More Train Snippets!
Some more train sketches from my current sojourn in Tokyo. I’ve been here over two weeks now and it’s been a remarkably wet and cool July...

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Jul 18, 20191 min read


Week 3 of Inktober 2018
Well here we are at the third week of #Inktober 2018, I’m surprised I’m still able to keep up… just about! It is getting ever tougher...

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Oct 22, 20181 min read


Getting in the Groove: daily sketching and writing
If you’ve been following me on Instagram (which I’m slowly comprehending) and Twitter, you might have seen some of the (mostly) daily...

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Aug 18, 20173 min read


Sketches from Tokyo Part 2
Here’s a few more pocket sketchbook scribbles from my recent trip back to Tokyo. It’s always great to be in Japan, I never get tired of...

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Jan 24, 20172 min read


Inktober 2016
I’d not heard of “Inktober” before, but after a few recommendations, one of them from everyone’s favourite anthropologist @DrAliceRoberts...

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Oct 11, 20161 min read


Recent Doodles
It’s not just people sketching this Spring, I’ve been flexing the imagination as well. These little sketchbook doodles are actually...

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Apr 26, 20131 min read


A Drawing a Day #11
This was the result of a strange dream, I only remember it because I woke up. What other hidden images could be hidden in the...

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Sep 18, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #10
Monkey business #sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 17, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #8
Garden delights #sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 15, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #6
A muse mood. Not sure where this came from, I think it fell out of the pen. #sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 13, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #5
The organic growth of towns is another theme that I’m attracted to. #sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 12, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #4
This was inspired by the jumble of city life in London. Much as I love harmony of environment, I also love some chaos, places where...

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Sep 11, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #3
This is of course my manager. If I had a manager, which I don’t. #sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 10, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #2
#sketchbook #sketches

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Sep 9, 20111 min read


A Drawing a Day #1
For a while I’m posting a doodle every day. No planning, no under-drawing, just a pen going for a walk. Here’s today’s image! #sketchbook...

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Sep 8, 20111 min read


Sketchbook reveries
Here are some more random meanderings from my doodle-pad sketchbook. As I’ve previously mentioned, I tend to sketch and doodle when I’m...

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Jul 11, 20111 min read


Scrawlcrawl in Norwich
Yesterday children’s illustrators and authors were on the streets of Norwich to sketch, write and be inspired by the city. The event was...

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Jun 22, 20113 min read


Idea bashing
It’s been a while since I posted some sketches, so I thought I’d show how I work on ideas when, as often in illustration, the concept or...

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Feb 26, 20112 min read


Sketch Crawl
Yesterday was the first British SCBWI Sketch Crawl event in London. A group of ardent children’s book scribblers descended on the Natural...

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Nov 27, 20103 min read


Daily Sketch: Hat Trick
The last day in my week’s “Sketchathon”, thanks for all the encouraging support! This has been a challenging experiment, some days I’ve...

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May 7, 20101 min read
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