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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Roxburghe Art Competition
I very nearly entered an art competition recently. I know! I said I never would again, but this one was very tempting. It was a lovely brief: “Budding artists of all ages are being invited to illustrate a subject of … Continue reading
Summerhall
Some exciting news from me is that my work is now being stocked at the Summerhall Arts Centre in Edinburgh. Summerhall used to be the old Edinburgh University veterinary college. I researched my sheep book in the library there! This year it re-opened as … Continue reading
Kingfisher footage
Do you remember I mentioned that a kingfisher had been spotted on the river last week? It turns out it’s a nesting pair and the Farm Manager here, who is like our very own David Attenborough, caught some footage of … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged birdwatching, Farm Manager, fish, illustration, kingfisher nesting pair, kingfishers, magpie, river, Scottish Borders, wildlife
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Purple and gold
The fields on the farm are purple and gold with Timothy and Buttercups. If you look closely you find Doves-foot Cranesbill, Common Mouse-ear, and Common Speedwell hidden among the grasses. Beside the river all sorts of wild flowers fill the banks: Fairy … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged buttercups, comma butterfly, common centaury, common mouse-ear, common speedwell, corn marigolds, dipper, doves-foot cranesbill, fairy flax, fields, forget-me-nots, germander speedwell, Grand Old Duke of York, herb bennet, herb robert, illustration, kingfisher, parr, red campion, river, Salmon, spawning, timothy grass, water avens, welsh poppies, white comfrey
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Ray Bradbury
On the way home from London today I read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Big Dreamer has been pestering me to read it for ages but I’d resisted because of the weird 70s sci-fi cover on the version we own. I … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged America, book burning, books, creativity, dad, dystopia, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, illustration, london, nightmares, Ray Bradbury, stag parties, Thoreau, trains, Walden
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D&AD stand
Here’s the final Edinburgh College of Art stand at D&AD. Sorry about the slightly cock-eyed montage. The stand’s quite wide and I couldn’t get far enough back to fit it all in. Last night was the private view. The exhibiting … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Big Brother TV Show, cable car, careers, dad, Emirates Air Line, graphic design, illustration, jobs, New Blood, river, Thames, work
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D&AD set up
This morning I got up bright and early to travel across London to set up the D&AD show at Spitalfields Market. I thought it was highly amusing that I was travelling on the Tube carrying a cardboard tube. My comic … Continue reading
