The No.1 Car Spotter and the Firebird

Warwick Johnson Cadwell has illustrated the cover for the second book in author Atinuke’s series about the irresistible Oluwalase Babatunde Benson, AKA ‘No.1?.  His hobby is car spotting, but he is also good at solving all sorts of problems for his village.
Warwick’s colourful illustration really makes the book stand out and appeal to it’s audience of children aged 7 and over.
‘The No 1 Carspotter and the Firebird’ is published by Walker Books.

Warwick Johnson Cadwell is represented by Eastwing

Monster Mash

Arena artists Aleksei Bitskoff, Jonny Duddle, Thomas Flintham and Adam Stower lead a monstrous day of drawing monsters in our Big Draw event at Discover Children's Story Centre in Stratford on Saturday 15th October. Monster Mash will be a drawing extravaganza for children of all ages, with a chance of winning lots of great prizes.

The Pirates Next Door

Jonny Duddle, the creator of best-selling picture book The Pirate Cruncher, has a new pirate adventure published in October by Templar. The Pirates Next Door stars the Jolley-Rogers, the pirate family who move to Dull-on-Sea and cause no end of rumours amongst the locals. But for their next door neighbour Matilda, life suddenly gets more interesting.

The first edition hardcover has a fold-out poster of the Jolly-Rogers and there's a stunning double gatefold inside.

Jonny Duddle is represented by Arena

Clay Pipe Music

Frances Castle has set up her own record label, Clay Pipe Music. She makes music as well as collaborating with other musicians and has combined this interest with her passion for design. Each release comes with a beautifully crafted cover and book, designed and hand printed by Frances herself, making every limited edition CD unique and collectable.

We've put together a selection of Frances' illustrations from her forthcoming CD inspired by Tyneham, the deserted 'ghost' village in Dorset that was taken over by the army in World War 2.

Frances Castle is represented by Arena

Paula Lewis

Fjordland

Heather Gatley was asked to illustrate the packaging of Norwegian food company Fjordland. Here are some examples of how her lovely illustrations look on the packs.

Heather Gatley is represented by The Artworks

Tales for Great Grandchildren

The Chris Beetles gallery recently hosted the launch of the exciting new project Daniela Terrazzini has been busy working on, the first title in the series from JJ Books, ‘Tales for Great Grandchildren’. Daniela was asked to illustrate the whole book including both the full colour watercolour pages, title pages and the cover illustration. The author John Jackson has written a fantastic set of stories based on the folklore and mythology of India and Nepal and Daniela’s intricate and beautiful illustrations are the perfect accompaniment for such a special project, ‘The bewitching illustrations by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini bring the characters out of the page and into our hearts. Her work is enchanting and seductive, and will spark the imaginations of all’.

Daniela is presented by The Artworks

Glenfiddich

Alex Wells was recently asked to work on a brief for the whiskey company Glenfiddich. A fantastic project Alex was invited up to the distillery in Dufftown, Scotland to create a series of drawings. The various illustrations have been made into an interactive map of the distillery for consumers to use to explore the site and discover more about where the whiskey is made. Having recently gone live on European sites check it out for yourself here.

Alex Wells is represented by The Artworks

Herons!

Moose and Yeti are forever pushing the boundaries with a unique concept .... a triptic of artworks “The Three Herons”

Moose and Yeti who are now back from Spain are working on many new and interesting commissions and about to explore the US
The inspiration for the three artworks of Herons...  "The Heron brings messages of self-determination and self-reliance and represent an ability to progress and evolve.  All of which are very important to Moose and Yeti in their progression as artists"!
Moose and Yeti are represented by Artist Partners !

Kitchen Counter Cooking School

Eastwing's Rachel Ross has illustrated the cover for 'Kitchen Counter Cooking School' by Kathleen Flinn which is out now, published by Viking Books. We love the gorgeous little details that create a border around the book.

Rachel Ross is represented by Eastwing