#NewIllustrationoftheDay . An inventor makes a wooden robot in The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by US cartoonist Tom Gauld. Bringing together scrupulous exactitude and intiguing profusion. The fairy tale adventure is now in paperback. Templar Books

Storm, Eric Ravilious, 1941. This was painted on the Isle of May, in #Scotland , near the Firth of Forth. In the background is a naval convoy. The original artwork is in the collection of British Council. #WW2

Charles Rennie Mackintosh painted this picture of Collioure in 1924 when he and his wife Margaret were living on the Catalan coast; she wrote to friends that the small fishing village was: 'one of the most wonderful places we have ever seen.' It was already an artists' colony,…

Some lovely gatefolds throughout too

I just love this.

In my blog post today come with me on trip to the seaside as I investigate Aldeburgh’s beach huts, depicted here in a painting by Eric Ravilious.

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay . Briony May Smith brings cosiness, firelight and togetherness to the usually bleak tale of the short lives of the Bronte siblings. The Little Books of the Little Brontes by Sara O'Leary is about how they made tiny storybooks in childhood. Walker Picture Books

#NewIllustrationoftheDay so far
Angela Harding/Oliver Jeffers/Claire Powell/Chloe Savage/Jason Cockcroft/The Fan Bros/Fiona Lumbers/Aaron Becker/Mariajo Ilustrajo/Eliza Wheeler/Herma Starreveld/Sarah Massini/Richard Jones/Reza Delvand/Britta Teckentrup/Sophie Bass
Names to know.

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Fred Benaglia. Spirited cartoons recall Saul Steinberg and Ronald Searle, prettily coloured in mustard yellow, light magenta and cyan. From Always Carry Me With You by Herve Eparvier: a pebble holds a father's love. Quarto Kids' eco imprint Ivy Kids.

An April tulip for you. This one is called Cairo. I love orange as some of you will have guessed.

The #klausfluggeprize longlist for 2024 is here. I'll be sharing more over the next few weeks but here's a zippy, nifty little animation I put together to celebrate new voices and talent!

#FairyTaleTuesday Mechanical Trickery or arcane knowledge? No mass produced item could foretell the future but what if it actually could? After falling from fashion, many of these 'prophecy cabinets' were left to gather dust, waiting for restoration by a foolhardy collector.

Newhaven Harbour, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of Towner Eastbourne. #Sussex #EastSussex

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay . By Britta Teckentrup. An almost abstract image from a picturebook out today: When I Feel Brave - a little girl, the moon, a Jackson Pollock tangle of branches, and thoughts about fear and courage. And, on other pages, a very big bear. Prestel Publishing

Happy Easter everyone ..and White Rabbit first of the month. (From Tatty Ratty.)

Tove Jansson (Finnish, 1914–2001), Moomin and the Mymble paint an #Easter egg #womensart

Sunlight on the Kitchen Dresser: watercolour 2024

Oxford peoples!🌟Roll up! Roll up! For The Greatest Show on Earth! 🌍
I'll be at Caper Bookshop, Magdalen Road on Tue 2nd April 14:30pm. Suitable for all children age 5 up and grown ups too!
Book tickets here:
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This is so gorgeous. @sarahmassini and thanks for posting it Nicolette Jones - I’m off to buy it!