Blog: Inspirations

The Curse of HippoBumPete

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by James Browne

front cover and endpaper A highly speculative Mockup

Grimwood at Work

Fri 14 Sep 2012 by Alan (Fred) Pipes

Bonzo Dave Glasson and Brian Grimood Brian Grimwood: The man who changed the look of British Illustration is on at the Work gallery until 3 November.

hellohead at CARGO

Sun 19 Aug 2012 by Matt C Stokes

60 top Illustrators & Designers devote their work for Autism & Asperger Syndrome this Wednesday 22 August 6pm 'til late at Cargo London >

Peter Blake at ink_d

Fri 03 Aug 2012 by Alan (Fred) Pipes

Pop Artist Peter Blake did a Meet and Greet at ink_d gallery, Brighton on 1 August and Fred Pipes was…

Enid Blyton Reimagined

Mon 11 Jun 2012 by Emma_McCann

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Enid Blyton's Famous Five, five top illustrators were challenged to create new cover designs.…

French Childrens books - not a Fluffy Bunny in Sight

Fri 01 Jun 2012 by Penny Dann

Scary French picture books

Let"s Go To Misterland

Fri 19 Nov 2010 by Catherine Grimaldi

Mr Men on the radio

Brushes app in action.

Fri 01 Oct 2010 by Geo_Parkin

Small-screen digital painting comes to life on YouTube! Small-screen digital painting comes to life on YouTube!

High Kicks and Low Life Toulouse-Lautrec Prints

Wed 09 Jun 2010 by Siobhan Harrison

Toulouse Lautrec Exhibition The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool is the first destination for High kicks and Low life; Toulouse-Lautrec Prints a British…

“Puffin by Design” - 70 Years of Puffin Books

Wed 09 Jun 2010 by Penny Dann

The cover takes shape New book to commemorate 70 years of Puffin

New Portrait Venture!

Fri 23 Apr 2010 by Debbie Hinks

Edie ( Pastel on paper) Pop in to my open houses and see my new meander into the world of portraiture.  Having spent many…

May the 6th sense guide your vote.

Tue 06 Apr 2010 by James Browne

Election Poster. Here’s my illustrated thoughts in the form of poster-art.

Emily Gravett video

Sat 30 Jan 2010 by Alan (Fred) Pipes

Join children’s book writer and illustrator Emily Gravett in her studio as she shows us how she worked on…

What an interesting man…

Fri 29 Jan 2010 by Alan_Baker

what you can do with a trampoline and a paintbrush... For a stunningly interview with the creator of this masterpiece- There’s a very interesting interview with the fabulous Alan…

Madhatters Cafe exhibition

Wed 23 Dec 2009 by James Browne

My little show of wacky framed poster-prints ... On the lookout for exhibition wall spaces around town ...

Phaidon opens pop-up book shop in Piccadilly

Tue 24 Nov 2009 by Penny Dann

Pop-up Book Shop

Barak Obama Engraving

Tue 03 Nov 2009 by James Browne

Digitally produced engraving without the use of Plugins. Can’t see what this ‘Summery:’ box is for ... ??

the best thing in the world

Wed 14 Oct 2009 by Jane Spencer

Sketch book Autumn '09 Time off.

Tweets from @bigillustrators and friends

RT @BoxbirdGallery: @bigillustrators Saturday 25th June @BoxbirdGallery Bookable Portfolio Reviews with @TheEnquiryDesk professional advice…

Dont forget all BIG members!! Quiz Weds 22 May! Quiz master comedy scribe @harrymvenning of R4 Clare in the Community fame.. 8pm Caxton Arms

Dont forget all BIG members!! Quiz Weds 22 May! Quiz master comedy scribe @harrymvenning of R4 Clare in the Community fame.. 8pm Caxton Arms

RT @Tuckerillo: @bigillustrators Hi! I'm exhibiting with @ArtSchism during May: http://t.co/2FSz3EB9Tm 'Superstition' themed group show! 87…

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