Category Archives: Illustration

November

Stephen Moss’ chapter on November in Wild Hares and Hummingbirds is noticeably shorter than the others. The landscape of the Somerset levels, where he lives, is sodden and dank. The birds of summer have left and the winter visitors are … Continue reading

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day coincided with me working on a lovely commission about medicine during World War 1. As we remembered those who gave their lives in that war and subsequent conflicts I was busily drawing nurses’ uniforms from that same time … Continue reading

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Le Immagini della Fantasia

Regular readers here will remember that I have work in an Italian exhibition called the Le Immagini della Fantasia. The exhibition is currently touring Europe and opened for its UK leg in Edinburgh on Saturday night. It will be at … Continue reading

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Back to school

Little Owl gazed sadly at her reflection in the mirror this morning. “I don’t look like myself,” she pronounced. Today is the first day of school after half term. I’ve scraped her curly blonde locks back into two plaits because … Continue reading

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Christmas Cards

I usually wait until after Bonfire Night to advertise my Christmas cards but they’re back from the printers in record time and some of you have been asking, so here they are! A pack of ten costs £7 plus postage. … Continue reading

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Aerodynamics of Biscuits

Here’s a quick heads-up for a fantastic event happening this coming Saturday (24th October) for those in the vicinity of Drake Circus Waterstones in Plymouth. Clare Helen Welsh will be celebrating the launch of her wonderful picture book, Aerodynamics of Biscuits, … Continue reading

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Pumpkin problems

Something has been eating our pumpkins! We had a prize specimen of which we were very proud. It was getting fatter by the day and turning a fabulous golden orange. But one day it had some teeth marks in it … Continue reading

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Rain

Yesterday evening dark rain clouds gathered and the heavens opened. Water rattled along the gutters and rushed through the downpipes. Our water butt was quickly full to overflowing. We have a funny old lean-to on the back of our house … Continue reading

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Leftovers

Finch is at the stage where he wants to have a go at feeding himself and it’s a messy business. For someone like me, with a strong food waste conscience, it’s just about unbearable to watch. We spread a big … Continue reading

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Variation

Hanging out the washing in the morning there’s a definite freshness to the air that wasn’t there a week or so ago. On a walk in the hills above our house this weekend we spotted an enormous painted lady butterfly … Continue reading

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