Illustration Up Close

I've always enjoyed drawing with pen and ink in my sketchbooks and my finished art. It's a good idea for artists to sketch straight ...

I have long treasured books from my own childhood.  I don't know how much of the style of certain illustrators influences other people...

It's Bedtime, William! is the title of my new book, published in June 2010.  This picture book looks into the world-wide occurrence of ...

Margaret Clark was an Australian painter and illustrator who was born in 1901. She grew up in Sydney and attended Julian Ashton Art School f...

Great success for Freya Blackwood !  She has been presented with the Kate Greenaway Award for best illustrator in 2010.  Her stunning illust...

I've been very fortunate to work with Margaret Wild on two picture books. One is called Chatterbox , first published in 2006, and...

Three cheers to Freya Blackwood for her well-deserved place on the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Freya has illustrated Marga...

I've been checking the proofs for a brand-new book which I've illustrated and will be published later this year. This is a fun boo...

My book illustrations often feature cats of all kinds. Fat, happy, athletic or devious. Some of these drawings date back to 1979 when I il...