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Category Archives: Literature
Uprooted
I recently read Uprooted, by Naomi Novik. Here’s a post-it note sized watercolour drawing of a few of its heroes. If you’re in need of a book that offers a perfectly contained folkloric world of well-written magic, unflinchingly honest friendships, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doodling, Illustration, Literature, painting
Tagged Agniezska, art, arts, book characters, books, characters, drawing, fan art, fantasy, Illustration, Kasia, literature, magic, Naomi Novik, post-it notes, Sarkan, Uprooted, watercolour
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Northern Lights
It’s getting cold! Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights is full of fierce characters, travel and adventures, and some excellently chilly (and chilling) scenes and imagery – a great winter (re)read! I had a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doodling, Illustration, Literature, painting
Tagged armoured bear, book characters, books, doodle, drawing, fan art, His Dark Materials, ice, Illustration, iorek byrnison, Lyra, Northern Lights, painting, Pantalaimon, polar bear, reading, sketching, Snow, the golden compass, watercolor, watercolour, winter
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The Sage Train
It was an honour to paint the cover for The Sage Train, a book written by the brilliant Nicky Hansell about the meeting of great philosophers in the misty mountains of the afterlife and the incredible journey they embark on! … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Commissions, Illustration, Literature
Tagged art, arts, book cover, books, commissions, drawing, Illustration, Nicky Hansell, painting, philosophy
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Ethics Online: Situation Ethics
Big blog post! Here are some of my sketches, drawings and paintings for a big project I worked on last year – illustrations for A-level films on ethics and philosophy, written by the amazing Nicky Hansell for EthicsOnline. Portraits of philosopher Joseph … Continue reading
Posted in Commissions, Illustration, Literature
Tagged A-levels, arts, commissions, drawing, education, ethics, ethics online, films, guards, Illustration, Joseph Fletcher, painting, philosophy, situation ethics, sketches, watercolour, writing
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Terry Pratchett’s Witches
Terry Pratchett’s books have been, along with J K Rowling’s, some of the books that I have most often and consistently reread since my early teens. Not all of them are fantastic, his early ones were still lacing up their boots … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Illustration, Literature
Tagged books, fan art, fanart, Granny Weatherwax, Illustration, Magrat Garlick, Nanny Ogg, Terry Pratchett, Tiffany Aching, witches
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Pink Pigs Green Pig
Here’s a card commission I did this week, based on a story about a curiously green pig amidst a crowd of envious and resentful pink ones. The story is one told in a play called The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, currently … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Commissions, Illustration, Literature
Tagged arts, card, Cards, commission, commissions, design, drawing, Illustration, Martin McDonagh, peter campion, pig, pigs, play, The Pillowman, Theatre
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Sansa and Rickon
A watercolour commission of Sansa and Rickon Stark from the Game of Thrones series, set in a happier future. I painted this a while ago and put it up on my tumblr but never posted it on here, I think. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissions, Illustration, Literature
Tagged a song of ice and fire, arts, books, commission, commissions, direwolf, direwolves, drawing, Game of Thrones, Illustration, painting, rickon stark, Sansa Stark, shaggydog, starks
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Christine’s book – 克麗絲叮的尋尋覓覓
I’m really excited about this news – my crazy talented, American, Taiwan-based friend Christine Welch, also known as 克麗絲叮, has brought out an album and written a book of her Chinese song lyrics and poems, with English translations, and accompanied by … Continue reading
Posted in Commissions, Illustration, Literature
Tagged arts, Asian pop, books, Chinese, Chinese poetry, Chinese song lyrics, Christine Welch, 畫, 畫家, drawing, Eslite bookstore, 音樂, Illustration, languages, literature, music, painting, poetry, publications, Taiwan, 克麗絲叮, 克麗絲叮的尋尋覓覓, 台灣, 大家好, 尋尋覓覓, 歌曲, 中文, 中文歌曲, 中文流行歌曲
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