Wednesday 23 March 2011

Mothers Day

Mother's Day is just around the corner... do you have something special lined up?

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Added to the Nosy Crow website this week


My exciting news for this week is that I've been added to the list of illustrators on the Nosy Crow website. I've been working with them on a book called "Open Very Carefully" starring my favourite crocodile. Please click here to take a look!

Tuesday 15 March 2011

Storlann - Gaelic Educational Resource Agency



I have recently been working on a fairy tale book project for a Gaelic educational resource publisher. It involved drawing 1 main image for each story and a couple of black and white vignettes, which I really enjoyed because I don't get to use my dip pen as much as I'd like. It was sent to the printers on monday, so here is a sneaky peak!

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Mezzotint Take 3



I am falling in love with mezzotint but in a way its a very annoying process too. Its really hard to see how much you've burnished away. I didn't get it quite right here with the white lines but I'm going to keep working on it and see if I can soften it up a bit with my trusty roulette.