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Life's been very busy lately... lots of commissions and I've been having fun working on a new style which I think will be suitable for grown-ups and littlies alike! Here are a few samples and you can see more in a special gallery here.

 

 

 

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See the previous News dispatches here 1 2 3 4

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The Prostate Years Adrian Mole

Penguin Books asked me to illustrate the cover of Sue Townsends latest Adrian Mole. I worked with her for about three years in the early days of Sainsbury's Magazine, illustrating her very funny regular column. Incidentally, Delia Smith's Company commissioned me at that time to create three panel designs which were etched in glass in the foyer of their new offices.

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Poor Dad
Helen Exley Gift Books

The latest in this on-going series of humorous gift books. They continue to sell very well clocking up more than 700,000 sold copies so far.

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Mother Goose
A Gift Book for young children.

The latest in this on-going series of humorous gift books. They continue to sell very well clocking up more than 700,000 sold copies so far.

Prints and more information about this book can be found here.

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Finally, here's a recent illustration for an article on how Samuel Johnson might view modern words and terms, from Rapper to Computor Nurd!

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See the complete article and Rowan's drawings for the Chelsea Flower Show published in the Independent .

Or see a slide show of the illustrations below.
Scroll down to see some new work in a new style.