Reading Time

'Reading Time' 
Watercolour and Gouache on Aquafine Artboard
9x7"

Every night at their bedtime, mother reads a story to her children. Sometimes a fairytale, sometimes a lullaby, and always read with love.

A new illustration I have just completed in watercolour and gouache on Daler Rowney Aquafine Artboard

Bees & Trees Book Box Set

Hello! I am delighted to announce the publication of my latest book box set, Bees & Trees by the publishers The Good and the Beautiful.  An award winning publisher who make beautiful books for homeschooling.

This beautiful box set contains four books with 40 illustrations by each artist. My book in the set is entitled 'At the Pond' and contains 8 individual stories within the book. I also illustrated the box packaging. 😊 If you would like to purchase a copy, you can do so here! 

Please see below more details of this beautiful book box set, along with my book (Book 2), and the interior pages of my 40 illustrations which were all painted in gouache. 

The stories in my book are: 

'The Pond' which shows a cute little rabbit discovering a quiet and serene pond.

'A Sip' this shows lots of different animals taking a drink from the pond.

'Hum' showing a beautiful hummingbird flying over the pond.

'Plants' showing various plant life, grasses and moss near the pond.

'A Hot Day' the pond during a hot day with animals resting in the shade.

'Spot It' can you spot the animals?

'Camp' a family setting up camp beside the pond.

'Fall' the pond in the Autumn / fall.

Bees & Trees Book Box Set and my book within the set 'At the Pond'

Four new novelty books published! Book four 'Bug World'

 The fourth book in the series is entitled 'Bug World'.

This book tells the story of three children discovering lots of wonderful insects and the mystery and richness of the biological world. Pick up the magnifying glass and guide your children to explore the mysterious, magical garden! 

This book teaches children  to understand the principle that humans must coexist and prosper with nature, and to inspire curiosity about natural science. 

I painted this book in watercolour, using salt on certain areas to get a beautiful textured effect on the soil. 

The books can be viewed and purchased here!

This little boy doesn't like insects. The other children do!

They see the red door which leads to a beautiful garden.

They use their magnifying glasses to spot all of the tiny insects.

The children become 'giants' in the magical insect world!

Spotting more insects!

More wonderful insects at the pond.

The children are now more interested in all of the wonderful insects...including the boy who wasn't!

Four new novelty books published! Book three 'Dragon Hunting Master'

 The third book in the series is entitled 'Dragon Hunting Master'.

This book tells the story of  a little girl called Wendy who doesn't like to wear her glasses. This causes many inconveniences in her life. Upon entering the magic garden she puts her glasses back on and uses her keen observation skills to find many beautiful animals...and the golden dragon! Ability is more important than appearance, give full play to your strengths and show your personal charm, you are the most dazzling! A guide to teach children to think positively and get rid of flashy mentality.

The red door opens to reveal a magical garden which leads to a beautiful forest land.

They spot a large rock with a bear beneath the flap.

They spot a waterfall with a ram beneath.

They spot a fir tree with a snow leopard beneath. 

They spot a large leaf with the magical golden dragon beneath!

Back at the park, Wendy is wearing her glasses again.

Four new novelty picture books published! Book two - 'Sophie's Hat'

 The second novelty book in the series is entitled 'Sophie's Hat'

This book tells the story of a little girl called Sophie who's hat gets blown by a gust of wind into the top of a very tall tree. The task is to bring it back down with the help of her friends....good teamwork!

The books can be viewed and purchased here! 

The red door opens to reveal a beautiful garden pictured below.

The book cover opens here.

Sophie's friends are narrating the story to the left. Along comes a giant, who cannot reach the hat. The page opens to a top gate fold to reveal the tall tree.

An elephant comes along to help, but cannot reach the hat. The page opens to a top gate fold.

A giraffe comes along to help but cannot reach the hat. The page opens to a top gate fold.

They all have a brilliant idea to build a 'bridge' for a tiny mouse, who once scurries up the giant's arm, the elephant's trunk and giraffe's neck, can now reach the hat! The page opens to a top gate fold.

To the left side of the page, a small tray was added with a miniature version of the story! (To see this mini book, please see interior views at the top of the post). 

Four New Novelty Picture Books Published! Book one - 'Africa's Great Surprise'

Hello! I am happy to say that my novelty picture books which I worked on back in 2020 are now published and I am delighted with them! Published by Little Asus. You can take a look at the website and online shop here! They are beautiful board books printed in Chinese for young children. All have novelty elements like lift the flap, gate fold pages, sliding features and even a magnifying glass! All of the covers have glossing on the front and back which looks beautiful. 

The books are part of the 'Steam' series. Twenty books were published in this series and each artist had four books. Please see below for my four books in all of their glory! 

I worked with watercolours throughout the four books.

This book is entitled 'Africa's Great Surprise'

This tells the story of three children discovering the sights of Africa and all of its animals. The moral here is to cultivate self confidence and self identity. To teach children not to feel inferior or arrogant, and to explore your own strengths and uniqueness. 

The two above pages are one continuous page with a half gate fold to the right.

The red door opens to reveal a beautiful garden.

These two pages are one long continuous page with left and right gate folds.

The above page opens to a top gate fold to reveal the huge tree.

The above page opens to a top gate fold to reveal the elephant.

The mobile phone here, has a sliding mechanism with a tab which can be pulled to make the pictures move. (See photo of interior view above)

Below are the small illustrations I made to go inside the phone!