Take me to your heart; it’s there I belong show_depth Commissions for illustrations followed for

Commissions for illustrations followed for magazines and plays

It is a wonder to me that the artist of this highly accomplished little portrait cannot be found listed anywhere

He was a Swiss artist who trained in Paris under the great academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Académie des Beaux-Arts

There is a legend that says pelicans peck their breasts until they bleed

At night I’d see my face reflected back at me in the window and the lights and life of King’s Cross

Take me to your heart; it’s there I belong show_depth Commissions for illustrations followed forThe Crookleigh Chronicles I chose this short 1894 novel for the lovely italic capitals used on each of the 39 chapter headings. This delightful village romp by Silas K Hocking was the inspiration for this collection. Acrylic, coloured pencil, and ink hatching on vintage book pages & UV protective museum glass