Drawings, Art, Maps and other Curiosities

Every week I discover interesting art and writing online. Here is a quick look at some of the blogs and sites I have visited this week:

Artists & Illustrators:

I’ve been a great fan of Simon Wild’s illustration since stumbling across it on twitter earlier this year and his first children’s book is available on Amazon right now. It’s called Fantastical Flying Machines and is a great use of Simon’s colourful style of artwork.

More children’s illustration I’ve enjoyed seeing this week has been by Lesley Barnes, who has created some illustrations of The Firebird. Lesley’s style works really well with the Russian Folk tale and it will be great to see what other stories she illustrates in the future. Lesley has an Etsy shop for anyone interested in buying her gorgeous, original artwork.

Artist and illustrator Natasha Newton returned from Paris and reopened her popular Etsy shop. I’m a huge admirer of Natasha’s atmospheric paintings and she also has a very interesting blog, which features articles about selling online (amongst other subjects) as well as updates on her own work. Details »