Chronicles from the drawing board

Transparent updates covering forthcoming book editions, material tests, and publishing announcements.

The Forest Path publication date

Children's Book Fair panel notes

Pigment layering on heavy cotton paper

Final watercolours delivered for the upcoming autumn picture book release, featuring woodland characters and gentle archival textures.

Reflections on narrative pacing, character silhouette development, and maintaining tactile gouache qualities in modern digital reproduction.

A technical look at pigment granulation, bristle brush maintenance, and achieving luminous natural light in watercolour spreads.

Raw pencil thumbnails and raw gouache pans arranged on a wooden work table under soft window light, documenting the early stages of storybook composition.

Quarterly print dispatches

Receive occasional notes on new picture book illustrations, studio print editions, and upcoming exhibition dates.