Renowned illustrator Quentin Blake’s acclaimed Words and Pictures, first published in 2000, is now available in paperback for the first time. ?Exuberance is present in everything Blake does” (Telegrap
Quentin Blake (b. 1932) is one of the best-known and best-loved illustrators in the world, having created brilliant and iconic characters for Roald Dahl, Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, and Michael Rosen.
This is the other half of Modest Attire, in which everything got far too large and probably very warm, and I had the pleasure of dealing with gesture and texture. In recent years I have found myself w
This is fantasy –the opportunity of exploiting the decorative and atmospheric effects of moonlight and some verystrange steeds.In recent years I have found myself working increasingly in sequences of
FOLLOWING FROM THE ENORMOUS SUCCESS OF WORDS AND PICTURES AND BEYOND THE PAGE , THIS THIRD VOLUME CONTINUES A NARRATIVE OF VISUAL ADVENTURES OF UNUSUAL DIVERSITY. Pens Ink & Places contains a weal
Paperback edition of the personal account of the work of the inimitable author and illustrator, fully illustrated with over 200 colour pictures. Provides an insight by Blake into his own practice and
I enjoy drawing mountains and rocky landscapes, especially with people riding through them on eccentric vehicles; and so of course it’s natural that some of them should meet. (Not always at themost co
This is rather like the conversation pictures in that it shows the positions that people get into when reading - but it’s more specific and “observed” in that it shows different characters and their i
These are fairly naturalistic “observed” drawings, though of course they are not drawn from life. Once again it is a range of gestures and expressions, the way the works on and reacts to the big drawi
Another idea which came from I don’t know where, though I have drawn fans before, and they serve to emphasise gesture. These are drawn in a simplified style, and the costume is a mime artist’s costume
It may just have been an accident that I drew a man looking at a line on the floor. After that I drew a lot more, and after that I edited and redrew some so that the line took on a character of its
'In recent years I have found myself working increasingly in sequences of drawings which explore subjects and techniques which interest me. These sequences are the origins of the QB Papers; they vary
I had an idea about doing some drawing of costume, called Modest Attire, and then somehow it divided itself into two. One is this –improvised costumes of material of no importance or perhaps even card
My interest in this came originally from doing it myself, whether in Hastings or on the Atlantic Coast of France. But I also like drawing those surroundings and the reflections in the water. In recent
Some of the things I must enjoy drawing –a gamut of gestures and expressions remembered from everyday life. The spectator is very welcome to imagine what it is they are saying to each other. In recen
