Book Illustration

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‘Inspector Smart gets the Message’ Inspector Smart uses his ‘magic’ spy-glass. To find clues on each right-hand page. The reader’s own spy-glass with a ‘magic’ red filter is attached to thebook with a cord. Published by World’s Work 1982.  


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Sample artwork For a front cover. Acrylic and watercolour on board. 2010


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‘Mole’s Bedtime Story’ Written By David Wood. Illustrations and slot format by Richard Fowler. Revised edition Published by Doubleday 2007


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Artwork for ‘Fingertrail’ series July 2010. Acrylic on board, using hand-cut paper stencils.


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‘The Birthday Surprise’ Ashridge Bear series Written by Margaret Carter Published by Campbell Books 1993. ‘And there was the cake. Looking devine, smelling delicious.’


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      ‘ButDad!’ Written by David Wood Illustrations and paper engineering by Richard Fowler


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‘My First Magnetic Atlas’ back cover artwork. Acrylic and pencil. Written by Tony Potter Published by Marks and Spencer 2007


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‘Mole’s Summer Story’ Written by David Wood Illustrations and pop-in-the-slot format, Richard Fowler Published by Doubleday 1997


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‘Little Chick’s Big Adventure’ spread 7 A pop-in-the-slot book published by Doubleday 1996


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‘Mole’s Summer Story’ Written by David Wood. Illustration and format Richard Fowler Published by Doubleday 1997


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‘Little Chick’s Big Adventure’ Spread 2 Published by Doubleday 1996


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‘Bus-full of Beans’ Tour of Transylvania Published by Longman 1979


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2012 Bear athletes get into the ‘Olympic’ spirit With their own fun and games!  


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‘There’s A Mouse about the House!’ Spread 6 Felt tip and watercolour, on CS2 paper. FirstĀ  published in USA by EDC Tulsa Oklahoma 1983


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‘It wasn’t Me!’ Written by David Wood illustrated by Richard Fowler


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‘There’s Beans in them thar ‘ills!’ from a Book-full of Beans. Published by Longman 1978


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‘A GIANT Problem!’ First published by Piccadilly Press 1988


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‘A Book-Full 0f Beans’ Cover artwork. Rapidograph, coloured inks and coloured pencils, on CS2 board. Published by Longman. 1978


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‘Bus-full-of Beans’ Bean to Rome. Rapidograph, watercolour, and indian ink. On CS2 board. Published by Longman. 1979


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‘Fun and Games’ Pen and ink, with watercolour on CS10 board. Four simple board games, for young children. Published by Campbell Books 1991


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‘Silly Spider’ A pop-in-the-slot-lift-the-flap-book! Created with David Wood. Published by Doubleday 1998


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‘Inspector Smart gets the Message’ With his ‘Magic’ spy-glass, Inspector Smart solves another mystery… Published by World’s Work 1982


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Sample cover artwork Acrylic on CS10 board. Using low-tack masking film and stencil brushes. 2010


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‘Goldilocks and Friends’ Back endpapers. Dip pen and ink, with watercolour and crayons. On CS10 board. Published by Campbell Books 1991