Yumi Kimura VII

Millipede joy from Yumi Kimura.

Walasse Ting I

 Some 'Grasshopper' images by Walasse Ting (1928-2010).

Piet Grobler IV

 

A sneeky peek from Piet Grobler's sketchbooks for The Auntes Van Atlantis plus 99 other limericks for a Philip De Vos's book full of limericks.

Sergio Gontz

 

I am doing a back fill post it is really Tuesday 14.05.2024, but I wanted to share Sergio Gontz monotype for it speaks to me of the great weight of the world just now, as many of us watch unable to move against our machine men governments complicit in the genocide of Gaza. 

After the charade of peace and joy supposedly represented by this weekends Eurovision Song Contest, the sugar coated shit of the destruction of Palestine and of our world with global warming gets harder and harder to stomach, the stench of corruption and evil is overwhelming. 

David Powell I

 David Powell's paintings are beautiful and thoughtful, their content is not frivolous. This piece "Room once full of sounds' mourns the current state of the flower industry as all of the lorries of flowers from Europe are currently being held for checking in Kent.

Zoey Frank I

 Domestic scenes by painter Zoey Frank.

Florence Hutchings II

 

Time to revisit painter Florence Hutchings who has been busy painting wardrobes.

Asahi Nagata

 

Deliciously vibrant, joyous designs by Asahi Nagata. 

Yoshiko Hada VIII

 

Everything Yoshiko Hada produces is just delightful and now I'm off to make bread! Have a wonderful day. 

Ema Malyauka II

 

A late start after a sparse week on the blog, sorry I have been away trying to fix a broken soul, but here is some joy from the sketchbooks of Ema Malyauka

Hodi Hadadi

 

The air is alive with insects again and to celebrate a wonderful illustration by Hodi Hadadi. 

Hans Fischer II

 

More magic from Hans Fischer, this time 'The Birthday' originally published in 1947. Lisette goes to town and meanwhile her animals create a wonderful birthday party for her to enjoy, with cake, a candlelit walk and finally new kittens to meet. 

Naomi Tipping II

 

This book by Naomi Tipping is just perfection down to its' last printed buttons and biscuits. It is Naomi's final project for her MA in Illustration at Anglia Ruskin. I hope it's published soon, I can't wait to get a copy!

"𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚋. 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚔𝚢 𝚝𝚎𝚊.

“𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢!”

”𝙹𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍”, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜.

“𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚞𝚙 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚝.”

“𝙲𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕”, 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢.

𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑, 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚠….𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑."