Illustration Up Close

Hairy-nosed Wombat. Illustration by Gordon Lyne 1967 Who is not captivated by the charms of a wombat?  He's a stumpy legged animal, b...

The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies is the title of a new children's book I have illustrated.  Published by Allen & Unwin , it will ...

Or mud... Or flowers... The joy of Spring!

The annual awards from The Children's Book Council of Australia have been announced! There are many fine books which have earned a gon...

Gustaf Tenggren was born in 1896 in Sweden to a family of artists. He showed early aptitude and began thorough training as an artist.  His e...

My book is now in glorious paperback!  Originally published in 2007, Annie to the Rescue is a companion volume to Annie's Chair . Both...

Here are some gorgeous examples of Korean folk painting.  The dexterity and economy of line and colour is beautiful and so effective in depi...

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 ...