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The Powers, advance copies 20 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Some lovely advance copies of "The Powers - The Not-so-Super Superheroes" by Kevin Stevens (illustrations by me) arrived from Little Island on Saturday. Because I have a dog now, all of my faceb...
Arrivederci Bruno and Titch, see you next August 30 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm
I handed the artwork for Book 2 into Walker Books last week. I'm about 100% happier with how this one went, in terms of the process, the illustration and the story. This whole book-making t...
The Powers - The Not-So-Super Superheroes 30 Jul 2013 | 06:34 pm
These guys are hitting the shelves this October. Here's a cover proof I was sent a couple of weeks ago.
Sandy 19 Jul 2013 | 05:45 am
After years of waiting for the right time, myself and Mick have finally adopted a dog a couple of weeks ago. She's a 5 year old racing greyhound called Sandy whose days of rabbit-chasing are behin...
Bruno and Titch 13 Jun 2013 | 03:31 pm
This is the last picture I'm posting from Bruno and Titch. I'm working full-time on finishing the artwork at the moment, which is going smoothly enough (*searches around for wood to touch*). I had lo...
New York Times 5 Jun 2013 | 02:55 am
So, not to come across all boasty but this is too exciting not to put up. Bye-Bye Baby Brother! has somehow made it into the New York Times over the weekend. It's pretty much made my week.
Dublin Writers Festival 28 May 2013 | 01:00 am
I just got back from Dublin, where I did two workshops in The Ark as part of the Dublin Writers Festival. (The Ark is a fantastic children's centre in Temple Bar). One event was a storytime with B...
Not so Super Super-heroes 15 May 2013 | 06:26 pm
Another piece from The Powers - a deadly pirate ship as seen through a telescope. Incidentally, if you know any 7-10 year olds, bring them along to this event at The Ark http://www.dublinwritersf...
Dog versus cliff 9 May 2013 | 12:59 am
This is a drawing from the book by Kevin Stevens that I'm illustrating for Little Island. I'm almost finished final artwork and it has been a really enjoyable (but challenging) process. This is th...