James Mayhewさんのイラストまとめ

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Peter Firmin for "The Saga of Noggin the Nog" (1992) by Oliver Postgate, after the popular TV series. Here's a scene from "The Ice Dragon". Firmin re-illustrated these much loved tales in full colour, for this sumptuous edition.

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair, for "Little Songs of Long Ago" (1912). Henriette was a Dutch artist who only illustrated occasionally, having a wealthy family. Here's a vert delicate and charming "London Bridge is Falling Down".

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Arthur Rackham for his masterly and magical 1908 edition of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Wishing you all a happy Midsummer/Summer Solstice/longest day. Here in Suffolk we have SUN!

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#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Joseph Mugnaini for "Beowulf" from Bullfinch's "The Age of Fable (1958). Italian born, American illustrator of Ray Bradbury etc. I love the drama & energy of this, so powerful & strange. I love the dragon's spindly legs, too - terrifyingly elegant!

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Arthur Rackham for Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" (1936). Here's bad bboy Peer trying to get Solveig to dance with him. Rackham's superb drawing shows all Peer's bluster and all Solveig's reluctance in body language and shadow. Masterly!

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay - breaking my rule again (sorry). TODAY is the return of Mouse & Mole, by Joyce Dunbar, after a 20 year wait! Superbly republished by the mighty @graffeg_books This illustration is from "Least Expecting" - for we certainly never expected this happy day!

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Garth Williams for "Three Little Kittens", featured in "Three Nursery Stories" (1958). Who else gave animals such softly textured fur? I did always feel so sorry for those naughty kittens..

Hello #suffolkhour! Hard to imagine Midsummer on this chilly eve, but I'm already preparing for this gorgeous event at Bungay's historic @FisherTheatre on May 10th - I'll be painting LIVE illustrations for Shakespeare's stories - you can even buy the art! https://t.co/C9JLAyknGA

#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Janet Ahlberg for "Each Peach Pear Plum" by Alan Ahlberg (1978). "I spy everyone!" One of the great classics, seamlessly introducing nursery rhyme & folk tales characters in the gentlest way, with sparkling illustrations full of charming detail.