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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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Aug 8, 20172 min read


A History of my Archive in 10 Objects. No.5: Birds, 1977
Number 5 in the History of my Archive in 10 Objects, is this triple set of bird studies from early 1977. I was 17, I was about to leave...

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Sep 28, 20162 min read


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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Jan 30, 20131 min read


Jack and the Beanstalk again
…and here’s the first incomplete drawing I posted now it’s finished. I’ll upload some more spreads from the book after it’s been passed...

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Apr 18, 20121 min read


Illustration Friday – Tango
another image from the vaults that fits this week’s Illustration Friday Brief “Tango”. This was for an exhibition held in Ginza a while...

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Jul 17, 20091 min read


Illustration Friday: Hollow
Old exhibition piece illustrating the saying Fairy Folks are in Old Oaks. Seems to fit this week’s “Hollow” theme. Can you spot the...

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Jul 11, 20091 min read


No Tricks, but a Treat for Halloween
This image is so old I’m quite embarassed to post it, a portfolio piece right from the beginning of my career when I was fresh out of...

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Oct 29, 20071 min read


Exhibition piece – "Hope"
This was submitted to a charity exhibition for victims of the war in Iraq. #exhibition #hope #watercolour

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Oct 12, 20071 min read


Digging up old work (an occasional slot)
This is one example, an exhibition piece from several years ago which I’ve always had a soft spot for. The tree was actually in my local...

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Sep 22, 20071 min read


Thwarted Summer Greeting
Oh well! Had things worked out differently this summer, I’d intended to print it up as postcards and send it to publishers across the...

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Sep 4, 20071 min read


A peek inside The Boat in the Tree
Here’s some spreads from The Boat in the Tree. It was a great story to work on, with a gentle tone that lended itself to dream-like...

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Apr 14, 20071 min read


The Boat in the Tree
It’s important for me as being my first picture book comissioned directly from a US publisher, as opposed to co-editions of my UK books....

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Apr 14, 20071 min read


The Elves and the Cobbler
Here’s a couple of images from the Grimm story The Elves and the Cobbler, which recently appeared in the Japanese children’s magazine...

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Apr 12, 20071 min read


characters
#character #childrensillustration #Janome #watercolour

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May 8, 20061 min read


Tree illustration
I’ve not posted much in the way of artwork, so here’s something you won’t find on my website. It’s the background image for a series of...

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May 8, 20061 min read
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