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StudioNIB
May 1, 20101 min read
Daily Sketch: Tree Bird
Okey, it’s the beginning of a new month, so I’m going to post a sketch every day for the next week. No chat from me, these doodles should...
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StudioNIB
Apr 29, 20101 min read
more sketches….
in a certain whimsical mood…. #sketchbook #sketches
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StudioNIB
Apr 28, 20101 min read
Spring Sketchbook
I’ve not posted much artwork of late, so here are some sketchbook doodles which I first showed at Bologna. This spring I’ve spent a lot...
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StudioNIB
Apr 21, 20103 min read
London Book Fair
As has been broadcast loudly over Tweetdom and beyond, this year’s London Book Fair was blighted by the total shut-down of air traffic...
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StudioNIB
Apr 10, 20101 min read
Outside-In
My latest book is now on release. Outside-in, written by Clare Smallman, published by Frances Lincoln in the UK, is a new edition of a...
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StudioNIB
Mar 30, 20102 min read
Bologna – The Book Fair
The four days of the Book Fair were the usual roller-coaster of ups and downs, hopes, lessons, delights, disappointments, inspirations,...
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StudioNIB
Mar 30, 20103 min read
Bologna 2010 – SCBWI Conference
Back from the delights and inspirations of Bologna. The books, the events, the meetings, the socialising, the food… where to begin? Yes,...
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StudioNIB
Mar 5, 20101 min read
Bologna 2010
Book Lover I’ll be at Bologna for the Book Fair again this year throughout the week of 22nd-26th March, first helping out with the SCBWI...
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StudioNIB
Feb 12, 20101 min read
Little Princess
Often a doodle can achieve a relaxed spontaneity that can’t be planned or forced. Drawings just grow at their own pace, the mind is...
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StudioNIB
Feb 9, 20101 min read
Castles in the Hair
I’ve not posted any sketches for a while, partly because since moving to London I’ve yet to establish a routine that gives me regular...
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StudioNIB
Jan 26, 20101 min read
"Family Reminders" honoured
A recent book for Charlesbridge publishers in the US, Family Reminders written by Julie Danneberg, has been chosen by the National...
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StudioNIB
Jan 25, 20101 min read
Recent work
Here are two recent pieces completed for the British Medical Journal. The first, “Aging Tsunami” accompanied a feature about pressures on...
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StudioNIB
Jan 15, 20104 min read
Dissatisfaction
Illustrators owe it to themselves to be dissatisfied, to be unhappy with their work, their situation, their direction. It’s the constant...
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StudioNIB
Jan 11, 20102 min read
Snowed in and snowed under
Last week’s recent heavy snow across the UK caused transport systems and schools to close, forcing working parents to take time off. My...
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StudioNIB
Jan 6, 20101 min read
Today’s Weather
Here’s the view as I write across Queen’s Park. School is cancelled for my daughter. No amount of urging on my part can persuade her to...
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StudioNIB
Jan 1, 20101 min read
Year of the Tiger
Wishing everyone a happy and roaringly successful year ahead! #greeting #nengajo
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StudioNIB
Dec 22, 20091 min read
Merry Christmas everyone!
#greeting #illustration #MerryChristmas
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StudioNIB
Dec 17, 20091 min read
Children’s Illustrators.com
Unfortunately the popular portfolio website Childrensillustrators.com, which I subscribe to, is currently offline. The company is...
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