A late author of a lot of children's books and a few adult books. If you like a series of stories, try the Scott series of adventures. Lots of Wizards, witches and ogres intermixed with magic spells. Book 1 is Ten Quests, book 2 is Ten Kingdoms, book 3 is Ten Keys, book 4 is Ten Trolls and book 5 I have just finished writing is Ten Discs. I designed the covers so that as the reader holds the book, so the book has eyes looking out from the cover.
I have now finished the second book about the family who inherited a magical camper van.
This book has many more drawings in it, and I have enjoyed doing them.
The family visit Africa on a safari and meet a bull Elephant who wants the bananas from the driver of a car.On the journey, a Rhino decides to wee on the track, and then goes back into the scrub.
I have inserted lots of drawings like these as the families safari proceeds.
They go to lots of other places, but I suggest you watch out for the announcement of the publication.
I tried to keep the idea of the eyes throughout the series of five books, but the anguish I went through to get it just right.
Take the latest cover for Ten Discs.
First I thought I would paint the seahorse as the cover, but the more I thought about it, the less I liked it.
Then I painted the magpie, a British bird for all my overseas readers. This likes flesh, but is not a raptor. Again I lived with the cover, but then dumped it.
Next I painted the Owl. This gave me what I wanted, big eyes looking out at the people as the reader held the book open.
I feel all you budding authors should be aware of the birthing pains for a book.
Here are the covers as painted. See what you think.
Tuesday. just finished a drawing of the carnival parade in the Caribbean. My second Camper Van visits Antigua for Carnival time and this is part of the parade. It has taken four days of individual drawings, then cutting and pasting them into the picture, but I am very happy with it. The lead Skull master tosses the skull staff and then catches it as he walks in front. Watch this space for a publishing date.