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I Have been looking forward to sharing my latest illustration style that has recently evolved.  Inspired by a number of illustrators currently trending, it lends itself beautiful to me in that my clients are somewhat new to their writing craft.  Low budgets are the key and I find I can produce illustrations like this very quickly and economically. Please contact me for a quote to illustrate your book project.   RUSSELL JONES   He stood up smiling with muddy knees and dripping net he gazed into the bowl. Hidden in the sludge a creature writhed against the glass frightened eyes staring.

 

 

In my efforts to promote "Adios Goorialla", a screenplay I wrote recently, I sought a suitable writer to help me to novelize the storyline.  Adios Goorialla  Kindle ebook The result was astonishing for two reasons.  Firstly, after assessing a few candidates, I was very impressed with one in particular. She was deft in her control of the language, making me smile and shake my head while reading every email. So I appointed her and we began corresponding. Then suddenly, she wrote, "Are you the same Russell Jones that lived in Drummoyne a long time ago"? I quickly considered all the people in the long distant past named Louise. A couple we had a close acquaintance with 50 years ago had a child who they named "Louise". "Is that you?" I wrote back. "Spot on Uncle Russell" She answered. Secondly, although we have never caught up face to face as yet, modern communication has allowed us to collaborate to produce a book together. And ...

"In each and every one of us lives a cute little Seahorse. It lives in our brain. Seahorse is the meaning of the Greek word ‘hippocampus’, which is part of our brain". I was pleased to be given the job of illustrating a series of ten (10) 36 page children's books to be  distributed  throughout schools. My first job was to create ten character illustrations. A different character would feature in each book: Orlando The optimistic Octopus, Seth The Shrimp, Bradley The Bee and etc. Some of these characters feature in the following illustrations. The Preface to Book 1, "Honey For Your Seahorse" explains the  sentiment and purpose of the series  as a whole, I think. Preface to Book One: "This part of our brain is extremely important as it helps us regulate our emotions, foster optimistic behaviours and build resilience. We all need to feed our Seahorse ‘honey’ so we can look after our wellbeing and the wellbeing of others.  ...

My daughter, Michelle surprised me recently with this little package: a 32 page sketchbook measuring 12.5cms X 18cms. They are encouraging creative storytelling, so I don't think a collection of random drawings would be the answer. It needs a theme. I had a story in my head and couldn't wait to get started. If you would like to be part of collection of 45,000 artists' sketchbooks from 130 different countries, The Brooklyn Art Library is facilitating this with a project that is designed to encourage creative storytelling, within a global community. Visit the sketchbook project site: https://www.sketchbookproject.com/ You must create an account, order a sketchbook and link your book to the website. Enjoy! See you there! My sketchbook submission .... Creetcha He stood up smiling  with muddy knees and dripping net  and gazed into the jar. Hidden in the sludge a creature writhed against the glass. frightened eyes staring Squinting at the ...

Imagine This. Self publishing at no cost and seeing it online today. I found this great video. So get to it. Imagine translating your book for overseas markets! Tomass Sarts explains how to do it.