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 …

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 …

Mr Wolf

Jocasta again, this time at a pivotal moment in the story…

Caged

She sat in a cage made from the bones of the previous occupant. She’d lost track of how long she’d been there …

Wasp fairy

It’s been one of those evenings where the planned drawing just didn’t work and so I just ended up drawing whatever came …

Lady Kraken

Another illustration from Malamander. The reclusive Lady Kraken using her Cameraluna to spy on the town of Eerie-on-Sea.

Boathook Man

The Boathook Man from Malamander by Thomas Taylor. I posted this on Instagram and got a thumbs up from the author which …

In the Elders’ Hall

Starting off another Nevermoor piece – this one from Wundersmith. Morrigan waits in the Elders’ hall surrounded by some very strange statues. …

She was alive

Morrigan Crow following her leap from the Deucalion roof. Still in progress – my initial draft is below. I really wanted to …

Step boldly!

A work in progress, as on the dawn of the new age, guests at the Hotel Deucalion leap from the roof, umbrellas …

Poor kitchen cat

Another tragic death in the Crow family. Morrigan didn’t kill Kitchen Cat, not that this fact stopped everyone blaming her.

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 …

Escape in the arachnipod

Another reworking of an earlier Nevermoor drawing, this time the escape up the clock tower in Jupiter’s arachnipod. I prefer the composition …

Jupiter North

Jupiter North introduces himself at Crow Manor, after giving suitable warning as to his outstanding gingerness.    

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dustwalker

Partly inspired by Dune, and partly by wanting to draw a desert scene.

Mermaid

  I’m not sure why I got the inspiration to draw mermaids – I was doodling before a training session at work …

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 …

Shadowtooth

I fancied a change, so I went back to monsters – I may have been inspired by the cats I was drawing. …

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 …

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 …

Teke the Smiling One

One of Dan Abnett’s very memorable villains, and a really great variation on the usual Chaos Astartes archetype.

Tobias Maxilla

My first Warhammer 40K inspired illustration for a very long time. I’ve been re-reading Dan Abnett’s Inquisition novels and felt like giving …

The Green Knight

The Green Knight invites himself to Arthur’s new year’s feast.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 – …

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 …

Arthur

I’m in two minds whether this is the onset of winter, or a bleak spring at the beginning of Arthur’s tale. The …

Merlin and Nimue

  Fairly bleak autumnal overtones going on here, though it’s about this time that Nimue betrays the wizard. The mist reminds me …

Yellow king

Not intended to be the The King in Yellow – I’m working my way through the colour wheel in Rebelle3 and reached …

Uther

High King Uther, in his prime, but close to his fall. This was another digital sketch that inspired me to create another …

Knight

A ghostly knight from mythology.

Howl’s Moving Castle

Binding design for Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, for the House of illustration Competition 2019. This was my third concept …

Flowers in the waste

He swung out an arm and his black sleeve disturbed several hundred blue butterflies feasting on a bush of yellow roses. Howl’s …

Magical combat

But almost as Michael and Sophie arrived, the clot of magic took on the shape of a misty bundle of fighting snakes. …

Catching a falling star

The bright shape was coming down slowly now, and it looked as if Michael might catch it. Howl’s Moving Castle. For the …

Holding Wunder

  “Morrigan felt panic creep in. it had all felt so right, just a moment ago. She was holding Wunder in the …