The sun is out and its so beautiful!All I want to do is potter, sit and think or read in my garden. We came home and found a young baby magpie at our front door, the children begged me to keep it.But...
AA poster I did for the local playgroup.A great review of FETCH here...at last a voice on Illustrators that write too
Carna and I got lost yesterday afternoon on Dartmoor...I like to walk without a map and just find my way except... we ended up at a Grand Hall where a pack of scary angry dogs chased us away.I stayed...
I had my first ever book launch for my 40th book.I feel a bit uncomfortable selling my books to friends, but with the super wine waiter (my son, who even got tips)loads of fizz (Thank you Orchard boo...
We rescued this young thrush from a magpie.Remember the woodpecker from last year?See rescued Birds link below.
Sometimes there is just so much to sort that its probably best to stop trying. (But I cant!)An illustration competition in the UK here.
Invites for my first ever book launch for my 40th book!The little paper invites fold out with the details on.A big thank you to Amy at Artschool girl for the inspiration.Hello Beautiful evening sun, ...
of details from my current paintings.Have you ever watched "How to draw a bunny?" a documentary on Ray Johnson.(He perhaps started Mail Art, by cutting up his work to fit into envelopes, whic...
I love these shoes by Anna Korshun, the grey box ones might seem strange, but the 20cm heel ones that are the norm and make women unable to walk seem more crazy to me.
And todays trip takes us from the mountains of Nepal down to Benares and Karnataka in India.More travel Sketchbooks here.As I cant manage to travel to such far flung places at the moment, perhaps I c...
Ive been ill this week and as Im not very good at resting,I opened up a big metal trunk I brought many moons ago in India thats full of my Sketchbooks.These are from my visit to Bardia National park,...
I had my annual Easter visit for 2 nights from my old school pals and their families. The egg hunt was freezing at beautiful Churston cove, but we saw a seal and the WW2 museum was open.The sun came ...
Fetch would like to meet this dog, (by Marta Altes) but hes worried that he might just be a bit too naughty!
A few of my childrens creations.I love these kids drawings that come to life.
One of the books I Illustrated many years ago and written by Joyce Dunbar will be read on Cbeebies Bedtime hour this Easter Sunday and Monday, sometime between 6 and 7.
I started the weekend with a visit to a vintage and craft fair and couldnt resist this book and a wonderful painted pebble by Sarah StrachanThen I took my painted tiger (see below) and went to a circ...
Still no work..a tad scary, Im chatting to a publisher about this new book idea...Hope I get offered a contract soon.
...a Tiger came to tea.
I have a lot of books... and this is in the top 10 of my favourites.I go back to it time and time again.I bought it at a jumble sale, (yard sale) when I was about 15 years old for 5p.The Swiss artist...
I love this, the muted colours of 1960s england, the duffle coats and bobble hats,the commentary and the very bad puns.WONDERFUL.
arrived for my take on Twinkle Twinkle little Star.And then quickly had to leave to go to the Bologna Childrens book fair.To be published next year (or maybe later this one?!)
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.My kids dressed up the dog and flooded the bathroom!Pictures above from Mummy Carry me.Other books by Gullane here.How BRILLIANT are these by Malin Koot.
Researching Cacti for a new book idea. They are brilliant! Marcus Oakley (Fantastic pottery and Art) likes them too.
Proud to share my friend Sarah Bowmans work from her current exhibition.Shes at the Affordable Art fair in Battersea this weekend too.And a lovely little film of her working here.Blooming marvelous o...
FETCH is my 40th book and the advance copy has just arrived and I like it!I am very critical of my own work so this is a great feeling.And I think Ill have a book launch, itll be my first.In the shop...
The seated man is a log, but he always startles me.The early spring flowers are shy with their drooping heads.Sabine Timms clever Snowdrops.
Octopus Socktopus by Nick Sharrett
I spent today putting together my daughters Primary Schools Art exhibition. It looks fantastic! And Thanks to Sandra Jutos post, each child is selling their own work of Art.
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