We Love School

My latest book about a class of puppies during their first day at school. We Love School, published by Lothian Books.

The Messy Mother's Day

I'm so excited about my new book "The Messy Mother's Day". It's due for release in Australia in April 2012, just in time for Mother's Day. The wonderful publishers at Hachette Australia were a dream to work with. Hope you all enjoy it!

New Winter Promotional Postcard

Illustration Friday- "Soaked"

Illustration Friday- "Toy"

Introducing Chickpea

This is Chickpea, he's my latest children's book character and my first attempt at both writing and illustrating. He's off to the publishers soon and who knows what will happen, but he's taught me a lot along the way. Good luck Chickpea!

Cheerful little Chickpea,

He's just a ball of fluff,

Fluffy as a woolly cloud,

Or a powder puff.



Chickpea's wings are very small,

Too small for him to fly,

But Chickpea doesn't mind at all,

And I'll tell you why...

Illustrators Australia Bronze Award

I'm very excited to have won a bronze award for "White-faced Heron" in the Unpublished category of the Illustrators Australia Awards. All results will be presented in the February/March 2011 issue of Australian Creative Magazine.

Illustration Friday- "Spooky"

Illustration Friday- "Proverb"

Illustration Friday- "Dessert"

Monster

I love this new picture book, it's written by Andrew Daddo, illustrated by the wonderful Bruce Whatley and published by Harper Collins. The illustrations are beautiful and the story has a twist at the end which made me laugh out loud! A new source of inspiration for me as I'm currently in the process of writing and illustrating my own picture book.

More posts about that in the future.

Sketchbook

Pheasant

Illustrators Australia Annual 9x5 Exhibition

UNTOLD STORIES OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

My entry for the 15th annual Illustrators Austalia 9x5 exhibition and auction. The theme this year is "Untold Stories". All works are completed on a 9x5 inch piece of ply wood. The exhibition opens on the 17th of September and is held at Space 39 Gallery, Level 2, 39 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. All work will be available online for viewing and placing bids for the auction http://www.illustratorsaustralia.com.au/

Illustration Friday- "Giant"

Rupert

Promotional Postcard

This blog entry shows some of the steps I took to create my latest promotional postcard. This illustration has been knocking around in my head for a while, the postcard gave me the opportunity to put it on paper.

Final Illustration

Initial Brainstorming Sketches

Final Sketch



Yes that is a delicious cupcake...my afternoon tea courtesy of my husband.

The completed postcards

Illustration Friday "Trail"

New Painting- Azure Kingfisher

I took a few photos of this beautiful Azure Kingfsher at the zoo, came home and had to paint him!

Packaging Design

Rose illustration and packaging design for new client Banks & Noble