New Banner for the Markets
A new Jester Books banner for a new look. Thanks to Copyart Richmond for their helpful suggestions and beautiful sign for my gazebo. I took the harlequin pattern to design the letters I used for the words Jester and Books…
Witch Hexit goes to the markets
I'm delighted to be selling my third fairy-tale picture book 'The Spell-ing Witch' at the markets this Christmas. The pre-Christmas season is my best selling time as parents and grandparents are often looking for a different present for their children…
Front cover for ‘The Spell-ing Witch’
Now comes the exciting time because Joanna will do her magic and mix the text and the illustrations to perfection. All the hard work is undeniably worth it when I hold the last book in my hands. I'm especially …
FINISHED
The last dragon has been painted and the Prince is home safely again with all his friends. Team work and friendship has marked the success of their adventures. The fairy story ends, like all good fairy stories, with a happy…
Final stage
Only three paintings to do! Since mid April I have completed 40 paintings in watercolours! Some quite large and detailed and some just small vignettes. But each one need careful planning to get the colours right and details looking realistic…
The climax of the story – the end is nigh
The climax of the story. Prof T.W.I.T 'Twoo flies into distract Hexit, the witch, before all the brave company charge in to put a stop to her wicked ways. Luckily my deadline of mid June for everything - text and…
Starting another painting
The drawing is done and I am about to start painting. I fill in the background and plan my approach. I must have painted a million trees and rocks by now! For the trees good old Sepia, Raw Sienna and…
22 paintings done – half way
Half way! This is the first stage of one of the larger crowd scenes. If you select 'read more' the next two paintings in the process are shown. Haven't mastered a slide show yet! I start by filling in the…
16 painted 29 to go
With the deadline getting closer I am spending all my spare time in my studio - painting. I go through such a roller-coaster of emotions as I love my drawings but get very tense around the painting process - they…
Bernard finds Dread Full
Bernard, a dog, part of a mountain rescue team has been tasked with finding dragons. He thinks he has found a dragon but is surprised that he has found a creature that doesn't look a lot like the other dragons…