James Mayhewさんのイラストまとめ

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Tony Ross for "Tadpole's Promise" by Jeanne Willis (2003). A deliciously shocking tale of Nature and metamorphosis, illustrated by the prolific Mr Ross with customary wit, edgy line and bold colour.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Charles Folkard for Carlo Collodi's "Pinocchio" (1910). Always interesting to see the original story, and pre-Disney interpretations of this astonishing tale. Folkard was a well known cartoonist as well as illustrating well-known fairy tales.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Susan Meddaugh for "Martha Speaks" (1994). A genuinely funny and charming tale of a garrulous dog and a curious situation involving alphabet soup. Hilarity ensues in both text and image. I love this little vignette. Great book, warmly recommended.

So excited that we can AT LAST talk about the major new concert work for orchestra, starring @GaspardTheFox! A co-commission with several top UK orchestras, including @Philharmonia, music by legedary @dovecomposer, LIVE art from me, narrated by @zebsoanes! #FoxesInConcertHalls

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Beatrix Potter for "The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck" (1908). Here, the suave & wily fox (not Gaspard!), escorts the waddlesome Jemima. Potter had an unerring gift of applying just the right characteristics to each animal. Anthropomorphic perfection.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay breaks my rule - but I can't ignore an important day like this: My own "Gaspard Best in Show" is published today! Huge thanks to my partner-in-print, author @zebsoanes and publisher @graffeg_books. Here's a climactic moment, involves costumes & éclairs!

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Harry G Theaker, for "Children's Stories from the Arabian Nights" (Rose Yeatman Woolf; undated. Circa 1920). Theaker was a prolific and appealing illustrator of affordable collections of fairy tales/children's stories. Here's "The Magic Horse".

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Margaret Bloy Graham for "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion (1956). Deceptively simple, hugely expressive, charming, funny illustrations bring this tale to unforgettable life. The retro/vintage vibe has been much imitated but never matched.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by John Burningham, for "Harquin, the Fox who went down to the valley" (1967). Here's the end papers. As always, gloriously inventive & boldly different. A story of a fox who out foxes the fox hunters... Probably hard to publish today.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Anne Wilson for "Masha and the Firebird" (Margaret Bateson-Hill, 1999). Something suitably fiery for this hot weather... These vibrant paintings bring a richness to this unusual Firebird story, weaving in the four elements and Baba Yaga...