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Chris Riddell: ‘It’s about the texture of lines on the page’

December 20, 2014 By achuka Leave a Comment

The day’s must-read piece: this marvellous Guardian profile of Chris Riddell by Susanna Rustin:

No extract given because you should read it in its entirety!

via Chris Riddell: ‘It’s about the texture of lines on the page’ | Books | The Guardian.

Filed Under: Blog, Books Tagged With: art school, artwork, cartoonist, feature, illustration, interview, profile, stationery

John Burningham’s animals – in pictures

May 5, 2014 By achuka Leave a Comment

Guardian slideshow of John Burningham’s animal illustrations from his picture books.
Leading off with a scene from his new book, The Way to The Zoo, the original drawing for which is a prize in a giveaway competition. Entry details in the link…

John Burningham has created some of the sweetest characters in children’s books over the past 50 years – here we celebrate some of his most beautiful animals, from Courtney the dog to Malcolm in It’s a Secret to the many fabulous animals in his new book The Way to the Zoo.

via John Burningham’s animals – in pictures | Children’s books | theguardian.com.

Filed Under: Blog, Books Tagged With: animals, artwork, Burningham, competition, illustration, prize

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