Inspiration

Hilda and the Mountain King - Illustration by Luke Pearson

Monday Inspiration – Hilda!

I end up in some wonderful nostalgic conversations around the influences on my artwork, there’s no denying that I was fascinated by the clear line style used in all sorts of stories… from graphic novels and comics to animated cartoons. In fact I named several big childhood favourites in amongst […]

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Monday Inspiration – Metropolis

I stumbled across this beautiful book at the weekend, ‘Metropolis: Mapping the City’ by Jeremy Black, all about the history and process of mapping urban spaces from a human perspective. Like many creatives, I simply adore maps and would happily spend time poring over the line detail. And this book […]

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Porthcothan Escape - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman

Monday Inspiration – Porthcothan

Almost every year we make a family trip down to Cornwall. It’s a chance to unwind a little (children permitting) and embrace some truly magnificent landscape. Here’s a few snapshots of the area we were in, around Porthcothan Bay, which gets wonderful sunsets and reveals a glorious stretch of sand […]

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Monday Inspiration Bluebell Woods - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman

Monday Inspiration: The Bluebell Woods

It’s become an annual inspirational pilgrimage to visit the electric colour of the bluebell woods and this weekend we managed to make it along with the kids. It’s just a couple of miles up the road to Micheldever Woods, one of the best places to witness the wonderful blue carpet […]

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