The Ghost in the Glasshouse

 

Rough painting to work out ideas for my new book.

Garden Parties & Lock-Ins

A couple of mail out ideas - my grandparents owned a pub which inspired the pub themed illustration, and a garden party seemed like a fitting companion. 

mermaids..

from an upcoming illustrated collection of sea shanties!

2011 update

Hello!

I've been doing lots of competition stuff which will post eventually, but here are some odds and ends! These are some childrens book type things:

and a picture i rejected for my entry to the Folio Society 'Outsider' competition:

{i didn't reject this because i didn't like it, it just had to be one of three and didn't match the others}

and a VERY ROUGH ROUGH for the cover which i decided against:

Oh Comely

I have an illustration in the current edition of Oh Comely Magazine! 'Oh comely' is a very lovely magazine, full of interesting articles and art and people. Here is my illustration for the theme of 'Found':

It was a very quick turnaround so it's by no means perfect, but i'm fairly happy with it. If you want to see it in all it's glory with a bit of writing by me you can pick it up in WHSmiths! (I KNOW, exciting, yes?)

bits and bobs

In my latest procrastinating file organisation session i found a few things I never posted on the blog, so here they are! Firstly some shoes i did for a best and worst purchase theme
the pencil drawings for my Tara Starlet illustrations

and a few old sketches for my sweden book (which is STILL ongoing, and still unfinished)

Villages

I have been producing work for my book, but struggling with approach and materials, resulting in lots of nearly identical paintings- very frustrating. So here are two possible villages for you - i'm still not sure which one i prefer!

Sweden

So, after lots of fun illustrating for Amelia's Magazine it's time to start my new project! I'm aiming (i think) to make a childrens book, the inspiration for which will be sweden. I recently went to sweden and it was amazing, i love everything there (seriously -trees, houses, snow, lavvos, samis, husky dogs, reindeer, northern lights -amazing.)

Here's a small taster, i could upload about a million but that might get dull for you...