My, it’s been a long time since I posted to my blog, you may have thought in fact I’d given up on the blog entirely. Well no, not given...

While I’m on a hiatus due to deadlines, here’s some more work for Wingspan magazine…. Yes, that’s a self-portrait behind the turntables…...

Here’s some more of my regular monthly cut illustrations for Wingspan, ANA’s inflight magazine on their international flights. More to...

My latest picture book is launched today! Released by Holiday House Publishers on 15th January, Crinkle, Crackle, CRACK, It’s Spring!, is...

Wishing everyone a healthy and peaceful Year of the Sheep! #greeting #nengajo #NewYear

There it lies in my inbox, another tantalising proposition for illustrators. Carefully written, brimming with enthusiasm and creative...

Here’s an aspirational doodle. We all need to aim for the stars, these are ambitious times! I’ve not had chance to blog much lately, due...

The recent speech given by Iggy Pop for the John Peel lecture on BBC Radio 6, Free Music in a Capitalist Society (the transcript is...

This past month has been very hectic, not only with illustration work, but also setting up another major exhibition, a career...

Here are some more pages from my sketchbook in Tokyo this summer. I already posted this selection on Facebook, so apologies to my friends...

I’ve just returned from five heady weeks in Tokyo, soaking up life back in the old metropolis, the place I lived for nearly half my life....

I’m currently in Tokyo again, preparing for my upcoming exhibition at SPACE YUI in Aoyama. The show runs from 21st-30th August, and will...

Thinking of making a big splash this summer! … here’s hoping your summer dreams come true! NEWS SPLASH! I’ll be in Tokyo from the end of...

It looks to be another hot summer, so here’s a splash of cold water – another recent illustration for ANA’s inflight magazine Wingspan....

I thought I’d take the opportunity of Father’s Day to show some of my dad’s paintings. I inherited it all from my father. Though I...

I like anniversaries, especially when they concern my illustrations! So here’s another fond memory – this year is the 30th anniversary of...

You may remember the map of the world I created for Mainichi Newspaper last year (the web interactive map is still online, see my...

Yippee! Today the US edition of Jane Sutcliffe‘s picture book Stone Giant – Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be is officially...

My agent for children’s books in the USA is Laura Rennert of the marvellous Andrea Brown Literary. This year the head of the agency...

It’s been a while since my last post! In fact you may notice I’ve not blogged since the New Year, blimey, what’s been going on? Well the...