Frances McKay Illustration

Children's Book Rally

 
Throughout September the wonderful Illustration Rally will be running a 'Children's Book Rally'. This is one to enter!

Make no mistake there is a nice prize for the winner but the real beauty of it, as with all Illustration Rally's rallys, is that all entries will be posted on their blog. We'll also be featuring the winner, runners up and note worthy entries too!

 

This is about showcasing the good, the budding and the talented, showing new ideas and hopefully pushing the boundaries of children's book illustration for all to enjoy, including our industry following. Are you ready?

Paint it! Make it! Party for Japan!

 

 

Illustration Rally are extremely excited to announce their very first event! They are getting together with some really great artists and putting on something special for our great community, and you know it's gonna be good when there is live drawing, origami, cakes and zine making, where you can bind and customise your own zine with the work of some of the hottest illustrators around!

To see the line up of great artists involved and for more details visit Illustration Rally. Twitter hash tag #paintitmakeit

Happy Easter!

 
This illustration by Jane Eccles recently featured on Illustration Rally's Easter Rally.

Happy Easter from all of us!

 

 

Flotsam and Jetsam

'Yellow Hand' by Bee Willey. Recently featured on Illustration Rally's 'Ganbare Nippon Rally'

 

'Boy with Peach' by Bee Willey. One of two original artworks donated by Bee to Illustration Rally's Ganbare Nippon Etsy Shop - raising money for Japan.

 

St Patrick's Day

 
Illustration by Henning Lohlein.

Happy St Patrick's Day to you all!

 

Speaking of brown boots, I thought I'd show a few of the illustrations we are donating to Illustration Rally's ' Ganbare Nippon: Artwork donation appeal', and show our gratitude to Natsuki Otani and Erica Sharp from Illustration Rally - Right now these two must be working all hours organising this appeal and still the show goes on with, not only, the 'Ganbare Nippon: Don't Give Up Japan' rally (images of love and hope to Japan) but also the 'March Portrait' rallies.

Illustration Rally - Japan Tsunami Appeal: Ganbare Nippon

 

Illustration by Lea Wade

Written by Natsuki Otani

Reblogged from Illustration Rally.

As everyone knows, on Friday the 11th March, Japan faced the biggest earthquake in its history followed almost instantly by a devastating tsunami and near environmental tragedy as nuclear reactors failed and started to leak radiation.

Firstly for all the people affected by this awful tragedy and to those who have lost their lives, their families and their dearest friends we offer our solemn condolences, and hope that they may find peace and dignity.

Season's Greetings

 

'Nativity' - Jane Eccles.

Visit: Jane's Folksy shop, Jane's Blogs, Jane on Twitter, and Jane Eccles Blog Spot.

 

Christmassy Christina

 
Some festive illustrations from Christina Bretschneider.....