Here you’ll find my surveys of places of interest associated with children’s books, illustration art and publishing as well as musings and reflections on a variety of related themes.
Heavens on Earth for book lovers and bibliophiles About 20,000 castles are scattered across the picturesque landscape of Germany. Many of those remarkable historic monuments are homes to various specialty […]
Picture Books Museum at Burg Wissem in Troisdorf, Germany Read More »
A few hour’s drive from Sydney to Blue Mountains takes you to Blackheath, a small town with an altitude of about 1,000 metres, near the Mountain’s highest point. A further
“Pinerolo” Picture Books Cottage and the person behind it Read More »
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Bell Rock Lighthouse, 1819.Watercolour and gouache with scraping out on paper, 30.6 x 45.5 cm.© National Galleries of Scotland. Two watercolours of exquisite beauty, by Turner
Book Illustrations: Art or Craft? Read More »
“There’s so much more to a book than just the reading” said Maurice Sendak. I couldn’t agree more. This line explains the basis of my, now years’ old, fascination with
The beginnings of my obsession with illustration art Read More »