Mr Penguin starts his day...

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I seem a bit obsessed at the moment with drawing characters in bed...

It's probably because I have some big deadlines looming and I'm very, very tired! When my next picture book is finished I'll make sure I follow Mr. Penguin's lead and have a cup of tea in bed and catch up with the big wide world out there!

On the phone to Grandma...

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Poor thing - she's not feeling very well. Mr. Cat is enjoying himself though!

Hopefully Grandma will be over soon to administer cake, 

tea and hilarious stories about how they know Kung Fu*...

More experimenting with this picture. 

Am really enjoying working with my sparkly new Wacom tablet!**

*my grandmother does this...

** am a geek.

And now for something completely different...

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A little doodle. Trying something new.

P.s. I would like a penguin please.

Feathered Friends

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There's an autumnal tinge to the air. Only slight, but it's there and I can feel it. 

My poor bike (Walter) has been neglected since I moved house, but I think it's time to dust him down, pump up the tyres and go for a cycle. It's not quite as autumnal up here as it is in this picture, but it will be soon I reckon!

This is quite a large painting I created whilst waiting for the most enormous Photoshop files to save for my new book. I've had to piece the image together on screen as I'm still looking for a big scanner!

Nun

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A nun that I saw singing in a jolly fashion in the Sacre Coeur at Christmas.

Illustration Friday: Perennial

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Perennial - enduring, persistent, everlasting...

A Quiet Moment...

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Hello!

I'm back from a week in the sun, splashing about in the sea and messing about on boats!
(Pictures from my holiday sketchbook  to follow soon!)
I don't know whether it's because I've come back from roasting hot weather, but I can't help but thinking that England is chillier than usual. Almost autumnal... So here is an autumnal picture for you all. I'm thinking about getting some little prints done of this. Would anyone be interested??