GIBBONS!

This is a page from a book that unfortunatly didn't happen. It was fun drawing these cheeky gibbons, maybe more from these cheeky chappys!

New Book, sneak peak

 

Here is a sneak peak on an online book that will be out shortly.

Bens Birthday Book

 

 

 

 

 

Hello to you all, and I hope your weather has been as nice as it is here, if a little windy.

A little while ago I was asked by an old school friend to create a birthday book for her nephew Ben. She wanted the book to be about him and his family, a keep sake. 

She wrote the story with her family and I illustrated the pages along side, bound the book and sent it off. 

The last image is Ben reading his book, its great to see something coming to life and the audience it is intended for enjoying it. 

Building fun

 

 

Hello. I needed to get back into the fun of drawing and the easiest way for me to do that is to draw some buildings.  I am going to be creating some patterns with buildings soon, watch out for those. 
In other news, the author of Dolly's Diary and myself will be doing another book signing in Eastbourne on the 14th of September, 9-12 at Martha's Kitchen in Meads Village. Pop on over if you fancy a new signed book! If you are still interested but can't make it to Eastbourne we are selling the book online at http://www.dollysdiary.com

Dolly's Diary

Hello everyone!

Here is the book I have been working on Dolly's Diary. The story is of a brand new camper van who travels around Eastbourne with her new family. On Friday 20th July we had a book signing in Eastbourne by the beach. Cakes, book readings, signings and a bit of bubbly took place in the afternoon. We were lucky enough that the weather was brilliant and the dotto train came past to say hello every hour. On Saturday 21st Clare (the author) and myself had a book signing at Eastbourne Waterstone's. I felt very proud when a family came along with there baby daughter and bought Dolly's Diary and reveled that it was her first ever book!

Info about what the book is about and how the idea came about here

We had our first review recently here.

You can buy Dolly's Diary here and while your there why not play a game of pairs! 

I have just heard that Dolly's Diary has been made the no.1 children's book for Eastbourne Waterstone's!

Doodlepedia!

So here it is, one of the books I have been working on with DK. It is called Doodlepedia and it is a doodle/encyclopedia for children to have fun and learn. Above are some samples of illustrations within the book. The top two inside pages are my own and the bottom is Emma Atkinson  
There is more to come from these books, so watch this space!

Pattern jucies

Hello everyone!

Just a little image of a wood pile at my grandparents house, its getting my pattern juices flowing.

More patterns to come soon!

Also keep a look out for the images that I have been illustrating for DK nearly a month before the book comes out! A sneak peak for you guys!

New Book?

This cheeky chap will be in a book I am working on at the moment.

The jam in jars

A final colour from my other childrens book, "So I Could be a..."

Click on the image for a bigger version.

Harry the robin makes a come back!

Hello all!
I was wondering if you could help me. I am having a little trouble with the background of this image, the trees, and maybe the white space (but I think I might leave it white).
I was wondering if you could please tell me if you think the trees in this image link with the whole picture, or are they too distracting. I did try to have a solid colour but that really didn't work.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. :)

Kiddywinkles

A few sketchs put to colour. I'm trying to work on my younger characters, next I will try to sketch a group of children together, which for some reason I haven't really done yet. I hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend. I went to Hever Castle for the first time and its truly beautiful, if you ever get the chance to take a look around the gardens I would highly recomend it :)

Character design

Hello everybody, hello new followers, welcome!

So what have I been doing? To be honest not much, I went away for a little while, saw the grandparents. My grandma said she was going to smash my face in and boil my grandpas head! Oh what fun families are!

I have been doing a bit of work for DK, I went to have a meeting with some other people, I had a portfolio work shop with The Bright Group, which was helpful. And yesterday I did some sketches, one of which maybe for a future project!! I was also mentioned on Imagine That blog, check it out...if you want.....but you should....

I hope you are all hunkydorry! :)

Hello there!

Hello all.

Mcmillian is all handed in, these are the two dummy books made. Although I have to make another 4! I am going to New York in the next week and will need to take extra copies! I wish I had a magical dummy book making machine, does anyone have one I could use?

I would love to go on the beach and just sit and not think, but no on with work. I will keep going till the NY flight then I can pass out of 8 hours!