Look what I spotted...

Yesterday I was in the foyer of the Macmillan offices and I was shocked to spot my dummy books up on their display shelves not two books away from the likes of Emily Gravett. I shall be having this photo framed and keeping it by my bed. 

Pigeons

Macmillan Prize Private View

Here's a few snapshots from the private view of the Macmillan Prize 2011 where my book Weasels was awarded second prize, woop woop!

Here's Axel Scheffler making an interesting face...

... and here's the side of Emily Gravett's head.

Macmillan Prize 2011

I'm beside myself with excitement to be able to announce that I've come 2nd in this year's Macmillan Prize (that's nearly 1st you know). I feel incredibly shocked and lucky especially as I know for a fact that a good few people who are so talented it makes me physically sick also entered this year.

The exhibition runs from the 24th to the 27th of May at Foyles Gallery, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EB.

And here's a few weasels that are almost as shocked as I am:

Pet Shop spreads

For your viewing pleasure here's a few of the finished colour spreads from this pet shop malarkey.

Pet Shop in glorious technicolor

To prove I've actually been working here's a few colour tests for some odd animals. It's early days.

 Lennon and Kennedy

Larry

The Rats

Harriette

Terry and Budget Norman

Mr. Lister

Back on the wagon.

It's time to pull myself together and start on a new project so in a desperate attempt to gain some inspiration I went to Shepreth Wildlife Park with my trusty Christina, who has the body temperature of a lizard, where we got frostbite drawing pigs and a tiny monkey tried to steal my pencils.

It was so ridiculously cold I didn't really do very much that's blog worthy but in the spirit of keeping this digital log of my tales of woe updated here's a few of the more acceptable drawings featuring a bunny, an iguana and some screechy parrots.

 And here's the tiny pencil stealing monkey: