Alexanders Bicycle by Elizabeth and Gerald Rose

I am racing today, to get a plane and fly off to Malaga, Spain. This book; Alexanders Bicycle by Gerald and Elizabeth Rose just landed on the door step and these images from it express how I feel today. 
I hope your weekend goes with a boooooom of fun. 

Matti Pikkujämsä IV

My last post on Matti Pikkujämsä this time to show you some of his illustrations for classic fairy tales top there is 'Billy Goats Gruff' and bottom; 'The Town Musicians of Bremen'.

Leire Salaberria

Illustrations from Pashmina Gorria by Leire Salaberria winner of the Peru Abarka Award 2013. Leire Salaberria lives and works in San Sebastián and has had many books published across the Spanish speaking world.

Matti Pikkujämsä III

Finnish illustrator Matti Pikkujämsä has no website I have scrabbled around the web trying to find images of his work which I think is very special, I wish his books were published in English but then they would probably be altered beyond the text and I just love them their fun, colours and composition. These images are from the book Сокровища лесных эльфов by Реетта Ниемеля

Trendafila Trendafilova II

I love these simple line paintings by Trendafila Trendafilova, painted on a jigsaw base of emulsioned newspaper and yellow pages.

Trendafila Trendafilova I

Trendafila Trendafilova is a young artist who's work reminds me of 1930's-50's work in its semi abstraction and pared down almost sculptural imagery. It brings to mind Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson and the style of their era. 
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Gerald Rose, The Great Oak

I am still collecting books illustrated by Gerald Rose, I absolutely love his illustrations as you know, but also I love these older children's books because of  the values and the quality of the writing. 
There is a great sense of care, community, wonder and nurturing and great story telling. This book tells the story of an oak tree and features some of it's uses through the centuries, and some of the animals who take shelter and eat it's fruit, as well as the way children, play, swing, climb and built tree houses in its great branches.

Janusz Stanny II

 Janusz Stanny's visual technique of containing elements of the image's content.

Janusz Stanny I

Today I am featuring the work of Polish illustrator, graphic designer Janusz Stanny. 
Janusz Stanny's work is often like an embrace, as the action/ content of his images  is contained and held within other objects and again they have that wonderful economy of line and content.

Joanna Neborsky

I love the simple, succinct design of Joanna Neborsky's illustrations. The elegance of being able to put down just the right amount of information to capture the idea and mood, a clever economy.

Georgina Hounsome

Georgina Hounsome is an illustrator and printmaker theses are some images from a wordless sequence of works telling the story of a traveler and a gathering. 

“I work with a wide range of materials but mainly drawing and printmaking. My personal practice is primarily concerned with the ability of images to transport us…" Georgina Hounsome.

Noemi Raczova

Little painting by Slovakian illustrator and artist Noemi Raczova. I love the colour and texture and sense of space in this painting.

Yuko Hosaka I

Yuko Hosaka is a Japanese illustrator and printmaker. Her image of the woman in the bird is so iconic and beautiful, that I was surprised at how difficult it is to find very much information about this artist. 

A Hungry Cat Cooking

This is my illustration from Saturday's workshop with Sara Ogilvie. We were given three lists to choose our: character, attribute and activity from, a great way to get inspired. 
Now I want to do a whole series of cooking cats. 
This of course is Bellissimo and his wild food kitchen

Sarah Ogilvie II

Sara Ogilvie's sketches for the wonderful book Do Not Enter The Monster Zoo written by Amy Sparks.

Sara Ogilvie Masterclass I

Yesterday I treated myself to a workshop with illustrator Sara Ogilvie at the National Gallery
 It was lovely to be able to see her working practice right from the initial ideas 'on the back of an envelope' right through all the development stages to the completed book. The images here are from the book Dogs Don't Do Ballet (Simon & Schuster) written by Anna Kemp.

Yuko Kayumi III

A wonderful composite image of Yuko Kayumi animal studies, have a great weekend.

Yuko Kayumi II

Yuko Kayumi's vibrant and bold animal pictures painted over text, to start the weekend. Yuko is a Japanese artist now settled in Spain who travels extensively her work is often founded on the people and animal life that she sees on her travels.