Behind the Book with Daniel Duncan
Thorkild’s Song Artwork by James Gifford
Phosphor Art's James Gifford was recently commissioned by Oxford University Press to illustrate Thorkild's Song by Rudyard Kipling in his signature Graphic Novel style. The poem is from The Puck of Pook's Hill, originally published in 1906 and is sung by a Danish seafarer hoping for wind. We're looking forward to receiving our copy of the book with the text on James' gorgeous illustrations. For now you can read the poem below...
Retrospective exhibition of Gary Blythe
Very exciting news! A long awaited and comprehensive and retrospective exhibition is being held at The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Birkenhead.
Gary Blythe the renowned children's book illustrator and Kate Greenaway award winning artist will be showing just some of his many famously beautiful oil paintings from The Whales Song and other award winning and best selling books - Book covers, quirky paintings, and personal paintings, and text illustrations will adorn the walls of two rooms.
The exhibition being held next door is that of Henry Moore's ... Well worth a visit.
For more wonderful work go to http://www.artistpartners.com/portfolios/gary_blythe/index.html
Paul Boston
Paul Boston was commissioned by The Telegraph to illustrate their article on Cruises. Paul’s playful artwork was designed to show the appeal sailing holidays hold for all ages.
Paul Boston is represented by Meiklejohn
“Water can be…”
We are delighted to show you the wonderful illustrations by Violeta Dabija for the book 'Water Can Be..' published by Millbrook Press, a division of Lerner books. Violeta's gorgeous and atmospheric art, full of imagination and warmth, shines through in this beautifully produced publication, which is a delightful, poetic exploration of all the wonderful things that water brings us.. whether that be a thirst quencher, a kid drencher, a cloud fluffer or fire snuffer! This is the follow up book to 'A Leaf Can Be...' and Violeta is currently working on the third book in the series, so stay tuned for news on that one!
Violeta Dabija is represented by The Organisation
Andrew Archer
Andrew Archer has been busy working on these beautiful new illustrations entitled “The Beach, Pukehina by day & night.”
Andrew Archer is represented by Debut Art
Frances Castle: Interactive Games for The Mary Rose Museum
Frances Castle was commissioned by a new media design agency to illustrate two interactive games for The Mary Rose Museum. Built alongside HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the new state-of-the-art museum houses Henry VIII's famous warship and many of the 19,000 artifacts which were recovered with it from the sea in 1982. 52,000 visitors have already flooded through the museum's doors since it opened on 31st May!
Frances had to illustrate objects and characters for 'What's for Dinner' which gives visitors a chance to choose the menu for a crew of over 500 men and officers. She also designed a fun shooting game called 'Foil the French' featuring four different types of guns with different firing ranges – visitors are set the challenge to disable the enemy ships in order to capture them, not to sink them!
Frances Castle is represented by Arena
Pietari Posti – Arthur Ransome Book Covers
Pietari has been working with Random House on their Vintage Classics series.
His beautiful illustrations have given a new lease of life to these beloved Children's books by Arthur Ransome.
Pietari Posti is represented by Debut Art
People’s Promenade Paving
Hannah Megee has been commissioned by Broadbent Studio and Wyre Borough Council to design a paving slab to sit at the base of a new sculpture on Cleveleys' award-winning 'People's Promenade'. The resulting piece has images and text inspired by 'The Sea Swallow', a children's book illustrated by Hannah last year in association with the same project. She says "The images also show a granite relief of another of my book illustrations depicting two sea swallows in flight."
Hannah Megee is represented by Illustration Ltd
Kristyna Litten: Mr McCool Published
It's not often that you get a brief which asks you to design a bear equivalent of Ray Winstone with the swagger of a chain-smoking cockney for 7 to 9 year olds! Kristyna Litten rose to the challenge and came up with this brilliant wrap-a-round cover for Mr McCool, published by Egmont this month.
Kristyna Litten is represented by Arena