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The Squeeping Catterwhip
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Nevermoor
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Arthurian legends
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Howl’s Moving Castle
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Inn from the Cold – commentary
Last updated 25/5/22 – I’ll be updating this as I complete each page! Inn from the Cold is one of my self-penned picture books that has been waiting for its […]
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The Javanese
The Javanese is actually my favourite of this series. Influenced by decorations in cafes and coffee shops, I had a fun time re-visiting doodle art for the background. Available from […]
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Noirwegian Forest
The closest I’ve come to an anthropomorphised cat here. I painted a copy of a Norwegian Forest and it fitted the scene perfectly. Available from my etsy store as a […]
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Singapurrrrrra
The Singapura was the first of the cat paintings I completed. I wanted an unfussy, classic-looking design as I’d decided to at least try for some kind of commercial appeal! […]
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Bombay
I think the Bombay was the first of my pun-tastic cat-tastic illustration ideas. I’d been stuck for ideas for another book and was musing over doing a non-fiction cat themed […]
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Masque of the Red Death
Or is it ‘Mask of the Red Death’? Anyhow, this was my entry for the Folio Society competition. I didn’t make the longlist (again), but it was an interesting project, […]
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Stone golem
The Stone Golem is another illustration for a future compendium of creatures. This was actually part of a 2015 poster for the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition and is one […]
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Fire elemental
As Inn from the cold is nearly complete, I took some time out to change direction. After our loft extension was finished I was (after many years) finally able to […]
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In this, our city
Wahey! It’s done! This has been my project for the last few weeks. I’ve always loved drawing cities and I stupidly thought that this would be a pushover. Instead, I […]
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Covid and the Catterwhip
Of all the art from this book, I think the creation of this one will stay the longest in my memory. I vividly remember drawing this on the sofa, Huion […]
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The Catterwhip – available now!
The Squeeping Catterwhip by Michael H Lester and illustrated by myself is now available to buy from Amazon! [associated_posts] Related posts:Covid and the CatterwhipCatterwhip : director's commentary!Bookends
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Bookends
These were the first two illustrations I completed for ‘The Squeeping Catterwhip’ – a commission from poet Michael H Lester. The sunrise painting was my initial reaction to the opening […]
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Burn brightly 2
My latest addition to the growing bank of assets for my pixel art Nevermoor. I feel I’m definitely getting the hang of stippling and shading now. I’ve been meaning to […]
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Nevermoor characters
Nevermoor is the first pixel art project I’ve worked on that I haven’t been able to use any existing character assets from other posters, at least without significant editing. Next […]
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Deadlock
It’s been years since I’ve drawn this guy. In 2000 (with my first computer) I made an animation based on the Henry Flint-drawn Deadlock story in 2000AD. It didn’t […]
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The art of inferno
This is a scene from Hollowpox – the third book in the series – where Morrigan meets a wundersmith from the past. By this point I’d decided that Wunder manifests […]
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A Ghostly Hour…
Whilst I’m really enjoying Hollowpox, as I’m doing these largely for Instagram, I’m finding it tricky to choose scenes that are fairly ambiguous and don’t spoil things. That said the […]
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Burn Brightly
A quick drawing that turned into one of my most liked Instagram posts! This one is Morrigan opening the mysterious door in her room… [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of […]
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Mr Wolf
Jocasta again, this time at a pivotal moment in the story… [associated_posts] Related posts:Stone golemFire elementalDeadlockOn a hidden islandThe trickster in the treeDustwalkerMermaidCity leviathanShadowtoothKnightNimueWinter templeThe Phoenix and the witchLilithAt the […]
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Lady Kraken
Another illustration from Malamander. The reclusive Lady Kraken using her Cameraluna to spy on the town of Eerie-on-Sea. Related posts:A Ghostly Hour...Boathook ManShe was aliveStep boldly!Poor kitchen catThe arachnipodJupiter […]
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Boathook Man
The Boathook Man from Malamander by Thomas Taylor. I posted this on Instagram and got a thumbs up from the author which was great. Related posts:A Ghostly Hour...Lady KrakenShe […]
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She was alive
Morrigan Crow following her leap from the Deucalion roof. Still in progress – my initial draft is below. I really wanted to capture the early morning light and the warmth […]
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Step boldly!
A work in progress, as on the dawn of the new age, guests at the Hotel Deucalion leap from the roof, umbrellas in hand. [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of […]
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Poor kitchen cat
Another tragic death in the Crow family. Morrigan didn’t kill Kitchen Cat, not that this fact stopped everyone blaming her. [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of infernoA Ghostly Hour...Burn BrightlyLady […]
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The arachnipod
Bluffing their way into the free state. This scene gave me an opportunity to properly draw the arachnipod. I’m currently taking advantage of the Covid19 lockdown to illustrate the whole […]
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Jupiter North
Jupiter North introduces himself at Crow Manor, after giving suitable warning as to his outstanding gingerness. [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of infernoA Ghostly Hour...Burn BrightlyLady KrakenBoathook ManShe […]
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The chase trial
Morrigan rides Fenestra in the chase trial, and Cadence takes a tumble… I’m going to continue working with limited colours on these scenes – my choice for this one was […]
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What time do you call this?
One of my favourite scenes from Nevermoor – when Morrigan first arrives at the Hotel Deucalion and is greeted by Fenestra the magnificat. Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of […]
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Morrigan and the Wundersmith
My earlier take on this scene was ‘Confronting the Hunt’ (link below). I’ve been playing around with styles and this is my second Krita drawing on my new (old) EliteBook […]
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Shadow puppets
“I’m… gonna make…” Hawthorne said, his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he bent his fingers into a complicated, unrecognisable shape, “…a dragon.” Another illustration from Nevermoor, […]
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Morrigan and Corvus
I decided to return to Nevermoor (or Jackalfax in this case) as a break from my poetry-illustrating gig. I also wanted to have a shot at a different illustration technique. […]
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On a hidden island
A sneak preview of the artwork for the 2020 Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition that will be used as a poster design and book cover. It started as a Chris […]
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The sword in the stone
I should stop referring to this sword as ‘Excalibur’ as the majority of the re-tellings feature Arthur breaking this sword in his fight with Pellinore and later recieves Excalibur from […]
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Find that sword!
This was one of a pair for another SCBWI competition. I didn’t win but I enjoyed revisiting Arthur’s Britain for a little while. This was designed as a double-page spread […]
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The trickster in the tree
I seem to be inventing a fantasy world that I should give a name to so that I can properly link all of the illustrations. I’m discovering that trees can […]
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Dustwalker
Partly inspired by Dune, and partly by wanting to draw a desert scene. [associated_posts] Related posts:Stone golemFire elementalDeadlockA Ghostly Hour...Mr WolfLady KrakenBoathook ManShe was aliveStep boldly!Poor kitchen catThe arachnipodJupiter NorthThe […]
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Mermaid
I’m not sure why I got the inspiration to draw mermaids – I was doodling before a training session at work and found myself drawing tails on characters. [associated_posts] […]
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Bowed but not broken
Worn out by too many battles and hopeless quests… [associated_posts] Related posts:The sword in the stoneFind that sword!MermaidThe Green KnightMerlin imprisonedKing Pellinore and ArthurField of battleInto battle (colour)The Sword in […]
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City leviathan
I’m not entirely sure what to call this creature. I’d imagined it to be a bit like Philip Reeve’s traction cities, just as giant monsters. [associated_posts] Related posts:Stone golemFire elementalDeadlockA […]
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Shadowtooth
I fancied a change, so I went back to monsters – I may have been inspired by the cats I was drawing. I’m not feeling that my kids illustration is […]
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Morrigan and the Baz Charlton Five
Morrigan finds that life in the Wundrous Society isn’t all fun and games, facing off against bullies. With throwing stars. [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art of infernoA Ghostly Hour...Burn BrightlyLady […]
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Sunrise over Nevermoor
I decided to draw this after the launch party for the paperback of ‘Wundersmith’ by Jess Townsend (thank you Hachette Children’s books for the invite!). [associated_posts] Related posts:Nevermoor charactersThe art […]
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Cat fight
A return to Nilanjana Roy’s ‘The Wildings’. The author very kindly sent me some source material to base illustrations on after seeing my original sketch. I started by drawing some […]
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The Green Knight
The Green Knight invites himself to Arthur’s new year’s feast. [associated_posts] Related posts:The sword in the stoneFind that sword!MermaidBowed but not brokenMerlin imprisonedKing Pellinore and ArthurField of battleInto battle (colour)The […]
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Merlin imprisoned
This was a return to a more symbolic piece rather than a literal scene similar to the ones I’ve been working on recently. I decided to have Nimue rather than […]
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King Pellinore and Arthur
Arthur is given a much-needed lesson in humility by King Pellinore. This was quite a tricky composition – I had considered drawing them mid fight with Arthur’s sword breaking, but […]
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Field of battle
I had intended to take a break from the Arthurian drawings, but here we are again. I think I’ll just keep going while I’m feeling inspired. I imagined this as […]
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Into battle (colour)
A colour re-working of an earlier silhouette piece in the style of my digital watercolours using Rebelle3. This composition translated well – I’m not sure how some of the more […]
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The Sword in the Stone
“No one shall wield Excalibur… But me.” The scene from Boorman’s Excalibur where Uther – wounded and dying – thrusts the sword into the stone is a memorable one. I […]