I'm looking forward to meeting Fiona and Daisy soon. This book will be the best gift for them this Christmas. Here are some pictures of them when visited their home in March this year. Both of them has inspired Tore Contu to write about Daisy and Fiona.

Early Work on Fiona

Illustration for Cover

Dado and Lulu

Fiona and Puppy

Cover Page for Book

Title page

Little Daisy

Daisy 

Johnny

Johnny and Daisy

Johnny and Dasiy

Johnny and Daisy

Fiona and Me

Daisy

Fiona reading the script

Daisy

Fiona and Daisy

Daisy and Me

Look at Daisy!

Johnny looked so happy.

View in front of Fiona's house

Fiona's Villa

Fiona and Me

Tore Contu 

Fiona

Fiona and Daisy

Tore Contu

On the way back from Fiona's Villa

"Eyes" is inspired by a song written by Tore Contu. I'm still wishing to see a music video someday using my illustrations. After our trip to Bologna Children's Book Fair in March, we decided to start on our next book. Here are some of the illustrations which took months to complete.

Front Cover 

Back Cover

"Eyes are watching you!"

"Eyes are watching you!"

Title page

"Something you are looking for"

"Look around just open your eyes"

"Every step you take, every move you make"

Front and Back Cover for "Eyes"

"While you're walking down the street"

"Something you are looking for"

"While you're queuing"

Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 (30th March to 2nd April 2015). This exhibition is a good platform to know about publishers all over the world. As a first timer, i was pretty excited and at the same time not fully prepared. So many nice books to see and buy from many international publishers. It was truly a great experience for me and also had the chance to look for information for my next summer school with Le immgagini della fantasia

The little space i got for all the illustrators participating at the fair.

Sharing Luqman's Book with Linda Wolfsgruber.

Infront of the entrance to all the exhibition halls

Hello Mitty!

At Cambridge School of Art booth B110

Sharing works with some artists at the booth.

My partner in crime! Lucky to have him around to carry all those catalogues and books.

Happy Piccahu 

Love this artwork

with Korean Illustrators at the fair

A Group shot with  two Korean illustrators.

More Korean Illustrators

Posing in front of Catarina Sobral's work.

With my favourite author/ illustrator Marta Altès at the Cambridge School of Art booth

The little space i have to put my goodies!!! 

All the lovely posters from illustrators around the world.

With one of the illustrator from Venice during a short bite at the cafe inside the exhibition hall.

Linda Wolfsgruber looking at The Cat and The Magic Broom and the characters from the book.

Getting more details of illustration courses in Le imagine della fantasia

With Linda Wolfsgruber at the booth of Le imagine della fantasia

Explaining Luqman's work to Linda Wolfsgruber

Linda Wolfsgruber looking at The Adventure of Woofy.

At one of the Cafe cum Bookstore. Wonderful place to dine and look for books.