Pen and ink WIP, Year of the Dog.
My Troll – SCBWI Members Choice Award
Just a quick post to share some news. I recently discovered my Billy Goats Gruff illustration has won the members choice award at the SCBWI Summer conference in Los Angeles. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for my troll. We both really appreciate it 🙂
Dragon Mugs… my dragon illustrations are on Fine Bone China
My dragons have finally crawled off paper and onto beautiful English Fine Bone China. Take a look at them in my Teeth and Claws Shop – Dragon Mugs by Nicola L Robinson I’ve been drawing dragons since I was very small, about 3 years old. They are one of...
Happy St George’s Day…
Happy St George’s Day! All dragon slaying is strictly prohibited in my studio… much to the relief of my new green dragons… hope everyone has a fantastic day 🙂 You can take a peek at my new English Fine Bone China mugs in my Teeth and Claws shop here...
Year of the Rooster… Illustration of a giant chicken
The Year of the Rooster… It’s Chinese New Year again, (well it was on the 28th January, so I’m a couple of days late posting this) We say goodbye to the Year of the Monkey and welcome in the year of the rooster. I couldn’t resist drawing a giant...
Cat Tales… Meow :)
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of illustrating ‘Cat Tales’ for Quiller Publishing. Cat Tales, edited by Tom Quinn is a book of endearing, eccentric and extraordinary true stories all about cats. Meow 🙂 As a cat lover (albeit without a cat of my own) I had a...
Birds in the Park… Illustration
A recent illustration inspired by watching the wildlife in my garden and surrounding area. Birds in the park… This particular species of bird grows to a colossal size. The large powerful beak has rows of curved, barbed teeth and a long wormlike, segmented tongue. It has multiple sets of...
Jungle doorway with crocodile, paper cut illustration
I’m still not sure what to call this illustration, it has been a bit of an experimental one, and has taken a lot longer to put together between all my other work and projects than planned but I’ve finally managed to take a photo of the full piece to...
Animals… Inky cats, vultures and a monkey too…
Some creatures from something a bit experimental I’ve been working on lately…