Ann James
It’s my responsibility to draw out the emotion behind the words on the page. Ann James Ann James was an art teacher before she took up children’s book illustration over […]
Book Illustrations: Art or Craft?
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Bell Rock Lighthouse, 1819.Watercolour and gouache with scraping out on paper, 30.6 x 45.5 cm.© National Galleries of Scotland. Two watercolours of exquisite beauty, by Turner
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Harry Reade: Australian author, illustrator and so much more
Harry Reade (1927-1998) was a multi-faceted character. An ardent Australian communist who was a journalist, a seaman, a truck driver, kangaroo shooter, fisherman, political activist, comedian, film director, cartoonist, animation
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The beginnings of my obsession with illustration art
“There’s so much more to a book than just the reading” said Maurice Sendak. I couldn’t agree more. This line explains the basis of my, now years’ old, fascination with
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Shaun Tan: on finding poetry in the prosaic and art coming from life
“I also thought [aged 18] that picture books were a trivial art form and nothing a serious artist would have anything to do with. My opinions about that have changed
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