Oh look, a puffin!

If you haven't seen these guys in real life, you really should. They're adorable, look permanently worried and when they fly they look like they have to use maximum effort just to stay in the air (tiny wings flapping manically).

Paper Tiger Postcards

If you're up for the Edinburgh Festival then I'd certainly recommend popping along to Paper Tiger to pick up some lovely souvenirs. They've just printed a set of my detailed Edinburgh scenes on a range of postcards, oh and you can also pick up one of the very popular Edinburgh walking guides (with my illustrated cover) while you're there...

Some snail ideas...

I had a sudden impulse to draw a load of snails a few weeks ago, but never got around to posting any of them. So here they are...

British Book Design & Production Awards 2010

Congratulations to the lovely folk over at Pocket Mountains who have been shortlisted for a prestigious book design award for their wonderful walking guides series (illustrated by yours truly). Fingers crossed for a well-deserved win!