The Secret Garden Illustration

The Secret Garden wasn't one of those books that I had managed to read whilst still a child, I read it in a hurry ,Rock and Roll stylee, just after I had been commissioned to create this artwork for a local theatre company. I am so glad I found the occasion to read it because -what a sweet book. The descriptions of the flowers and the garden could almost make me wonder about my own patch of green. Until I remember the last withered plant I tried to save from my own wilful neglect. I enjoy drawing them much much more. 

Just So Stories - Final Image for Print

Just received news that the final image for the Just So Stories poster I worked on has made it to print and here it is. I have had a lot of good feedback from this image and it has influenced my direction for one of my book projects. 

So Happy days

Learn more about the components to the design HERE 

And I'll be blogging about the various stages of my children's book illustrations over the next 10 weeks HERE's the First Stage 

Back in the Day - Age 17

Don't worry I wont be showing you a photo of what I looked like age 17 just what I was up to. 
I was one of those suspiciously together art students who knew what they wanted to be, their direction if you like. I loved my art college, it was the best two years of painting, printing and investigating every material I could get my hands on. By the second year I had streamlined the course to my chosen goal, set design, not illustration you say? Well no, that came later. Since age 12 (scary kid) I knew I wanted to be an artist in theatre and I was convinced age 16 that Set Design was for me. So this was my first ever, ambitious/overly complicated, set design. I made every 1:25 scale pipe, book, textiles and detail myself - no model making shop in sight (I was a stubborn little so and so as well)
So that was me aged 17..........