Many illustrators manage to retain a single defining style throughout their career. When I graduated with a First Class Honours Degree from Brighton Art College in the summer of 1975, I fondly imagined that I would be just such an illustrator. The first few years of my career I was able to trade upon my love of whimsical fairy tale orientated art with a modest degree of success. But seven years into the worlds of mists and mellow fruitfulness I realised that my career was stalling. I needed to effect some changes.
Below are some samples of my very early published work, including covers for Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass:
Cover to ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, Piccolo Books 1977.
Cover to ‘Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There’, Piccolo Books 1977.