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Harold is Superhamster!

13 May, 2013 by Alex

superhamster

My daughter picked up Sarah McIntyre‘s new picture book at the weekend – SUPERKID! – which has a hamster in it. And it’s no ordinary hamster, either, it’s… SUPERHAMSTER.

So, of course, I couldn’t resist drawing Harold in a SUPERHAMSTER outfit!

Filed Under: Books, illustration Tagged With: harold, superhamster, superkid

Pirate George and Otterly do a little dance

10 May, 2013 by Alex

It’s Friday, I’m hard at work on the second Pigsticks book, and here’s a snippet from the last spread.

A hippo and an otter dancing! Only in a children’s book.

hippo-dance

Filed Under: Books, illustration Tagged With: otterly, pirate george

Pigsticks and Harold CSI

23 April, 2013 by Alex

csi-pig
Pigsticks and Harold go fully CSI with their head-to-toe protective clothing!

Filed Under: Books, illustration Tagged With: csi, pigsticks and harold

Pigsticks and Harold as Detectives!

17 April, 2013 by Alex

pig-detectives

Pigsticks and Harold are the best (or possibly the only) detectives in town!

Filed Under: Books, illustration Tagged With: detectives, pigsticks and harold

Pirate George taking a snooze

16 April, 2013 by Alex

pirate-george-asleep

A little picture from Pigsticks and Harold 2. Pirate George, who’s turning into a favourite of mine, has fallen asleep.

Filed Under: illustration Tagged With: pigsticks and harold, pirate george

Pigsticks and Harold off to a meeting!

13 March, 2013 by Alex

P&H-meeting

And Harold’s taking his Thermos flask full of tea! You never know how long these things go on for.

Filed Under: Books, illustration Tagged With: harold the hamster, pigsticks, pigsticks and harold

Morning doodle

14 February, 2013 by Alex

Girl and pet

A little idea I had last night.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: doodle

The magician and his dog

28 January, 2013 by Alex

He really loves his dog.

Filed Under: illustration Tagged With: magician; dog

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