I have been working on this book for a while now. Its a christmas tale written by: John Bradstreet…. YES YES…. I know its not christmas!! But hear me out!!! Its a new children’s book about a little pair of reindeers that Mr & Mrs Claus adopt! Stunning little tale! I have just finished the illustrations and…
New Book Series: Rembrandt & Kiki
Rembrandt & Kiki Move to The Netherlands is the first in a series of bilingual children’s books. Written by Marlies Veenhof and Jane Archer-Wilms, they are intended for use both in primary schools and at home. The books are available to order from www.rembrandtkiki.com What the customer had to say: “Thank you so much Sarah!…
Latest Children’s book illustration set
Watercolour / Children’s book illustration Heres the latest set of illustrations for a well established author Susanna Jennicrai of Sj Books. This new title: “Who Gave Poppy The Idea” is set to be released in June/July of this year. There are a series of Poppy books that you can also find online! I was approached by Susanna…
Latest book: Santa’s new reindeer!
YES YES…. I know its not christmas!! But here’s one of the latest books i’m currently working on! Its a new children’s book about a little pair of reindeers that santa pretty much adopts! Stunning little tale! Its in the early stages yet! Im just finishing off the watercolour illustrations! The style of illustration has been…
Latest work: Animal illustration
I have recently been able to start working on a few private projects again! I am a very big animal lover and love nothing more than to get stuck into a good animal sketch or watercolour paining. My friend was hinting for sometime that she would love a picture painted of her dog, after I…
The Marvel Misfit: My Conclusion
All men are equal, where one excels in mental ability, another may excel in physical strength and power. My Last few posts have explained the heroes from my question, the ‘traditional hero’ and the ‘marvel misfit’. I have looked closely at the two and also influences surrounding them. I think that the genre see the…
The Marvel Misfit: The Incredible Hulk
Marvels ability to pick up on the social concerns was the start of another popular culture. 1960’s saw a fear of radiation. This influenced the Character called ‘The Incredible Hulk’. He was created by the same two men that created the famous Spiderman. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had amazing talent of creating characters that…
The Marvel Misfit: Spiderman
In the 1960s a new creation of superhero was designed. An artist called Stan Lee had come up with a hero that the genre could relate too. He caught a cold, had flu, ached after he fought and missed vital appointments. A hero that forgot to pay his rent and can’t afford new shoes. He…
The Traditional Superhero: Superman
Superman is one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes. The idea of a man with a dual identity stems from two men, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. They created the character in 1932 and were first pictured in a small comic called ‘science fiction’ (January 1933). This comic by Siegel…
