Marco Long – New to CI

Marco Long – Cheese and Fig

Marco is an illustrator and creative based in North Hertfordshire. Most of his illustration work is in pen, pencil and watercolour and drawn usually with a sketch-like feel, sometimes with a touch of humour. View Marco’s portfolio page

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Coming in November ’16 – The Art of Edward Ardizzone

Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) is one of the best-loved of British illustrators and his work is keenly sought after. Simon Blaxland however was ahead of the game and 30 years ago was captivated by the loose-hand and hypnotically undulating line that Ardizzone’s work displays with such ease.

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Laura Carlin: Ceramics

illustrator and ceramicist Laura Carlin

The first UK public exhibition of the work of acclaimed illustrator and ceramicist Laura Carlin will explore the narrative possibilities of ceramics, with Carlin detailing the journey from her first drawing to realising an idea in clay.

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Quentin Blake’s Beatrix Potter

Quentin Blake's original illustrations for Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots

See Quentin Blake’s original drawings for Beatrix Potter’s newly re-discovered story The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots Illustrating Beatrix Potter’s newly re-discovered story An exhibition of Quentin Blake’s original illustrations for The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, the recently re-discovered unpublished Beatrix Potter manuscript, to be published as a book on

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Still time to see the AOI World Illustration Awards Exhib 2016

AOI World Illustration Awards 2016

Returning to Somerset House for a fifth year, the World Illustration Awards Exhibition presents highlights from this year’s shortlist of contemporary illustration, entered by emerging and established talent to the Association of Illustrators’ (AOI) annual competition. This exhibition presents over 50 of the very best artworks across

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Picture books from Soviet Russia

picture books from Soviet Russia

At the end of May there will be a major exhibition of rarely seen picture books from Soviet Russia at the House of Illustration. With their perfect blend of typography, design and illustration and with subjects ranging from folk tales and contemporary children’s verse to books on the modern world and Soviet education, the subjects are brought to life with bold colours, dynamic shapes and playful layouts.

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