Monday, December 31, 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

Check your lettuce...




Illustration by Bjorn Rune Lie

Ernest and Celestine

A new animated film has just been released (in French) this month about two of my favourite characters in children's literature, Ernest & Celestine, the creations of Gabrielle Vincent, 1928-2000, Belgian author and illustrator extraordinaire. Below, her beautiful and ever-so-gentle drawings...
and the animated film adaptation of her work...

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Einar Nerman

Swedish illustrator Einar Nerman 1888-1983, made these charming Christmas postcards...
...see many more beautiful illustrations by him at 50Watts......thanks WoodenDonkey...