Tuesday 18 September 2018

Posters of My Illustrations

They have finally arrived. I have been drawing some illustrations for my book The Gribble's Gift which will be self published in 2019. I decided to get some A3 posters (350grm) printed and here they are. When I have my website set up I shall sell them through it for
$10.00 each .





 




Botanical Bazzar

I was soo pleased to be able to display my models at the Botanical Bazaar at the Paradise Parklands at Nerang, Qld. Aust.

It is the first time I have displayed my work even though this is the fourth year the show has been on. I was soo amazed at the numerous exhibitors and the amazing ideas that people have to help humans and the planet we live on.

I was soo pleased with the reaction I received concerning my miniature models. Soo many people were also interested in my illustrations and the story I have written (The Gribble's Gift) which shall be self published in 2019.



Wednesday 1 August 2018

The Gribble's Gift novel

UPDATE - 2020
My novel is so close to being published I can taste it - I am just making sure the colour of the front cover is exactly how I would like it. SO in preparation for its release I have started a new Facebook Page especially to let people know the why's and how's of how my novel came to be a real life book. Please click on this link to take you to the Facebook Page - The Gribble's Gift,


Hello, This is the title for my first, of three, children's fantasy adventure novels. I am self publishing this book and it is soo close to being published after eleven years. YAY!

I allowed life to get in the way but I have knuckled down this year and have only two more images to draw. While I wait for the front cover to be illustrated (by someone else) I decided to have my manuscript edited just one more time just to be sure. An author only has one time to catch a persons interest. There can be no mistakes. It is not like I could go back to people and say, "Sorry about the mistakes. I have fixed them now. Do you want to buy my book again?" The answer would be NO!


Facebook Author Page

I am pleased to let you know that I have finally set up a Facebook Author Page. As time goes by I shall add more info to it and hopefully people will start asking me questions.

Click here to be taken to the Facebook Page.





Sunday 22 July 2018

Illustration of a Forest

Illustrations for my book The Gribble's Gift.

The illustrating of book is an individual thing. I do not consider myself an illustrator, even though others do. To me an illustrator can make drama, emotion, action come alive on the page. I am not able to do that but even though I can not I seem to be able to do something. And something is better than nothing.

First, I have decided to pay for a professional artist to do my front cover. That is a story in itself and I won't bother telling it here. So I decided to concentrate on the internal images.

I am presenting you with the final version, the last of twenty-one versions, of of an image of one of my characters walking along a branch in a huge ancient forest. Hope you like it.


Friday 23 February 2018

Illustration for Book

I know I have been amiss when posting to this blog but I do have an excuse, I have been drawing the illustrations for my up coming fantasy novel that I will be self publishing. It will be called The Gribble's Gift.

I have spent weeks making the cover - see below. I just have to add the words that pepper the cover of a book.

The front, the spine and the back of my book The Gribble's Gift.