Beware of the green-eyed monster!

This illustration has just been published in US Magazine Thriving Family.  The article dealt with jealousy between stepparents and children and I wanted to show the woman's speech bubble as a green-eyed monster as she jealously looks at her partner and his daughter who is the 'apple of his eye'.

Illustration Friday - Travel

This is a recent illustration just out in the latest Woman & Home which I thought was a good fit for this week's IF topic.  A few tips on packing for your holidays; using straws to keep jewellery safe and packing baby powder as a sand remover...I'm not jetting off anywhere exotic, with this lovely weather we are having in the U.K why go anywhere else!! Today
( my birthday) has been a scorcher so we enjoyed a relaxing picnic in the sun with friends, playing frisbee and chasing after Jimmy, great fun!

How does your garden grow?

Here are my latest illustrations for Woman & Home just out in the July edition, it's time to pick your peas and tend to your roses...I've been trying to get back on track with my garden a bit this year but can't say I've been organised enough to plant any peas or anything else edible for that matter.  I hear that dandelion leaves are rather tasty though and we do have a bumper crop of those!!

Hello Spring!

Well the sun is shining here, it's a gorgeous spring day! Just thought I'd post these new illustrations for Woman and Home, showing tips for cleaning silver with toothpaste and cleaning egg from pans with cold water ( I never knew that!)

I must try and be a better blogger but time just runs away with me these days as I chase after Jimmy, who is enjoying his new found freedom now he can walk and run! Here he is on his first visit to the shoe shop, already eyeing up his next pair...Well the silver ones do look far more exciting!

Happy New(ish) Year!

Happy New Year everyone:)
Here's a little spot illustration just published in Woman & Home.   It's that time of year when we all join the queue at the customer service desk to return our unwanted Christmas gifts! Mad eh?  Well I must say if I had received that jumper I would have kept it!  Hope you were all happy with your Christmas presents.. I had lots of lovely things and we now have an even bigger toy mountain in the living room!

Fifty Shades of Grey

Here's a recent illustration that I did for Baltimore magazine, about the latest publishing phenomenon that is 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.                  The art director wanted to show mums out for coffee sneakily reading the bestselling book which has been deemed 'mommy porn' in the USA. 

Spring is in the air!

It's been lovely and sunny here today, Spring is definitely on its way:)  This is my latest spot illustration for Woman & Home about tips for Spring cleaning.  Well, she's ready to tackle those cobwebs with her feather duster in hand so I think I'd better follow her lead as our house is not exactly a dust free zone!

The Early Bird gets the worm!

Here's one of my latest spot illustrations just published in Woman & Home, reminding us all to feed the birds, especially when it's cold.  Hope everyone is keeping warm in this snowy weather!

Destination Weddings

I recently worked on some illustrations for Destination Weddings Magazine in the US and they are just published in the Jan/Feb issue.  I always enjoy working with them, well who doesn't love a wedding!

I love old luggage labels too and it was fun to draw some for this.  I have a small collection of labels which I recently rediscovered in one of my old boxes of 'treasures' so I'll scan them in and post them up here soon...

Happy New Year!

 

Here's a recent illustration for Woman and Home, apparently you can help flowers open with the aid of a hairdryer.  I can't say I've ever tried it but it's amazing what you learn in this job!

On the subject of flowers one of my cacti is in full bloom, so I thought I'd post a pic to add a dash of sunshine to cheer up this stormy January day!

Illustration Friday - Stripes

I haven't posted anything on Illustration Friday for ages, but I thought this old one might be a good fit for this week's topic.  It was done a while ago for an article about stretch marks, and to emphasise it I added stripes to everything in the illustration.  It's also quite topical for me now with the recent arrival of Jimmy, although I don't look quite this skinny!
Well he isn't standing up in his cot just yet so I guess there's time!

Pink Ladies

Here are my latest illustrations for Woman and Home, just out in the November issue.  This month's tips are how to avoid losing your keys and how to ice cupcakes. 

5 a day

These are part of a set of illustrations just published in the October issue of Best Health Magazine, about different foods and how they affect your mood.  Apparently pumpkin seeds help you relax and bananas help you concentrate.

I'm quite fond of drawing vegetable characters so when we spotted this broccoli soft toy in Ikea we couldn't resist.  As you can see Jimmy is already a fan, let's hope he still loves broccoli when he's older!

Woman and Home

Here are some illustrations I did recently for Woman & Home magazine, for a new regular monthly feature on making life easier.  These are about using peppermint tea as a stomach remedy, keeping fit while doing the housework and using apps to save money at the shops.  I always like drawing women and using a simple colour palette so I'm enjoying working on these....

Seaside Soirees

I recently illustrated a feature on beach weddings in the July/August issue of Destination Weddings and here's the front page and one of the spots.  I enjoyed working on these, especially as I don't have any real weddings to go to this year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone, although it's probably a bit late to be still saying that!  I always think that January is a good time to have a good ol' sort out and start afresh with a tidy desk and therefore an organized mind - I'm still working on mine!

Here's a little illustration I did for the January issue of Today's Parent magazine which fits in with that as it's about giving your handbag a good clearout. Apparently us women carry far too much about with us and the client wanted me to include some 'over the top' items to emphasise the point.

Well I'd better get back to the decluttering so I can start putting all my exciting work plans into action....

Wedding Music

I recently illustrated an article on choosing wedding music in the latest issue of Destination Weddings and Honeymoons Magazine.

The issue is just published, although I haven't seen a copy so I thought I'd post my 2 favourites.  Ipod dj or live band?  We had a band play at our wedding and they definitely added something special to the day for us so I would choose live music every time.

Teacher's Pet

A little spot just published in the Nov issue of Family Circle magazine, about students who keep a pet while they are away at college.  Here's 'Pi' the cat who must belong to a student of maths, never my favourite subject it has to be said!!

Illustration Friday - Transportation

An older image this week, an editorial commission I did for a short story about a retired couple downsizing and wondering what they would do with all their old crockery.

I thought it was a quirky fit for this week's topic.  'Gravy boats' are the latest form of transport don't you know!

Illustration Friday - Linked

A slightly older image for this week's topic.  I illustrated this little spot about choosing an engagement ring a while ago for You magazine.  It seemed to fit the 'linked' theme quite nicely so here it is!