[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Astro Girl has just won an award- a science award. While I have been fairly consistent through the years I haven’t won many awards. That isn’t my aim, so perhaps that’s why it has turned out that way. It always seemed way too obscure to come up with an award-winning idea. Sometimes just…… Continue reading She’s a Winner!
Author: Ken
I am a children's book illustrator and author. I trained as a graphic designer, and have worked in publishing for over thirty years.
Nowadays I work at Harper Collins running an inclusive global imprint called Kumusha Books. I still write and illustrate children's books though and enjoy every minute immersed in publishing!
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After many years of illustrating books, editorials, information graphics and posters, I’ve accumulated a large body work. I admire those who arrange exhibitions of their work because I never had the time nor the inclination. But after months in lockdown allowed me to catch up with an endless to-do list, the last thing on it…… Continue reading Shop open
Empathy beats Racism
Recent events have got everyone thinking, talking, shouting, but no longer avoiding the issue of racism. Learning to empathise is certainly going to help.
Lenny Books
Some empathy is necessary, for sure, but it’s usually a combination what you observe from the young children in your environment combined with your own memories that make a good story…
Lenny Books
Where’s Lenny and Lenny and Wilbur are two new books coming out this August. They will be available at all cool bookstores in the UK. They are already in US bookstores.
Experiments in lockdown
I’ve been getting to grips with digital painting over the last few months. It’s nothing like good old fashioned paint and canvas, but it has some advantages worth making the effort for. The only comment I can offer which might be of any use is that illustrating digitally requires a different approach. Think of constructing…… Continue reading Experiments in lockdown
The Illustrationist 