• This video shows you how I drew and painted in watercolour the olive tree that appears a fe times in my recent children’s picture book, Pandora. A longish video with a lot of chat about drawing, painting, illustration and making picture books.

    The tree is a recurring theme in the book. I wanted something to connect the inside world of the story with the outside world.

    In my researches I came across the stunning wall painting in Akrotiri in Crete, dating back some 3400 years. The swallows and the lilies really got me going, and then I decided to have a lone, ancient, gnarled olive trees too, as a symbol of the mediterranean and. You can see a video about Akrotiri and the amazing wall paintings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gb7g9w6fxo

    You can get your own copy of Pandora here:
    Pandora on Amazon USA 
    Pandora Amazon UK
    Pandora Amazon Canada
    Pandora Amazon Australia

  • Here are the results of the Pandora Drawing Compeition.

    Well done to everyone that entered. Sorry if you’s didn’t get through on email. I’m afraid I don’t have the time to go chasing around social media looking to entries delivered in other ways.

    All you had to do was watch the two videos, “How to draw Pandora” https://youtu.be/_ymBdT622hM and “How to draw Pandora’s box” https://youtu.be/ri_ME9gst50 and send me your own drawing based on the videos, elaborating your drawings, using your imagination and interpretation of the story of Pandora, and what you think may be hidden in her box.

    The prize is a signed, limited, first-edition copy of Pandora, including the book, warning wrapper, inspirational poster and a sealed message from Pandora – there were only 100 copies printed in the first edition, so it is quite rare!

    You can get your own copy here:
    Pandora on Amazon USA
    Pandora Amazon UK
    Pandora Amazon Canada 
    Pandora Amazon Australia


  • Here are the results of the Pandora Drawing Compeition.
    Well done to everyone that entered. Sorry if you’s didn’t get through on email. I’m afraid I don’t have the time to go chasing around social media looking to entries delivered in other ways.
    All you had to do was watch the two videos, “How to draw Pandora” https://youtu.be/_ymBdT622hM and “How to draw Pandora’s box” https://youtu.be/ri_ME9gst50 and send me your own drawing based on the videos, elaborating your drawings, using your imagination and interpretation of the story of Pandora, and what you think may be hidden in her box.
    The prize is a signed, limited, first-edition copy of Pandora, including the book, warning wrapper, inspirational poster and a sealed message from Pandora – there were only 100 copies printed in the first edition, so it is quite rare!
    You can get your own copy here:
    Pandora on Amazon USA
    Pandora Amazon UK
    Pandora Amazon Canada 
    Pandora Amazon Australia