Charity Russell
And No NHS Dentists anymore! What's a monster to do?
So enjoying the second book in the Kinsult series. Nothing like sketching an 82 toothed monster! Here's a rough sketch of the four...
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Charity Russell
- Sep 7
- 1 min
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Illustration
It's not uncommon for me to get choked up when I'm doing my work. I very easily cry as it is. Sometimes it's a given, I know with some...
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Charity Russell
- Aug 7
- 1 min
Create Your Own Book!
My daughter loves to create things, she's always busy producing something and for her 23rd birthday she asked for a Create Your Own Book....
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Charity Russell
- Jul 31
- 1 min
I❤️Books!
Oh wow! Nothing better than a knock at the door and a book shaped package. What a beautiful book too, to receive a gift of a book about...
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Charity Russell
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Receipts- see no Ai here!
I not long ago finished this bilingual children's book and was going through some of the original sketches before throwing them out and...
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Charity Russell
- Jul 20
- 1 min
Summer Holidays
I’ve thoroughly been enjoying tutoring illustration at the Bristol Folk House, we’ve broken up for the summer holidays now. It’s been...
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Charity Russell
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Making an Exhibition of myself!
Next Friday I'm off to view the opening of a new exhibition by curator, Dr Nicholas Perkins, Associate Professor and Tutor in English at...
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Charity Russell
- Jun 9
- 1 min
A Whole New World!
I love the chance to draw wacky, fantastical worlds (an creatures) and I'm rather pleased with my latest one which is for a new book...
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Charity Russell
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Late Night Gaming
My son wanted a graffiti style mural in his room, I’m no graffiti artist (or face painter- that’s a whole different story 😂) but he’s...
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Charity Russell
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Crank it up!
It’s my birthday! I wanted to show off my birthday pressie. It’s an adjustable standing desk- not really that clear in these photos but...
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Charity Russell
- May 30
- 1 min
A storm on YouTube
Check out this teaser of Steve Wolfson's book, Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm!
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Charity Russell
- May 9
- 1 min
Laundry day...
I thought I'd show the completed double page illustration for the 'lady in the red dress'. I have really enjoyed this project, it really...
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Charity Russell
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Forecast- Snow?
That feeling when you're really happy and completed a double page spread and realised you forgot the snow!
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Charity Russell
- Apr 6
- 1 min
The Lady in Red
I'm working on a beautiful story at the moment and this has to be one of my favourite parts, when the first splash of colour hits the...
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Charity Russell
- Mar 30
- 1 min
I Killed him!
I work with a piece of A4 paper as my mouse mat, mouse mats just don't like me. I usually use scrap pieces of paper, I use A LOT of...
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Charity Russell
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Snoopy Socks!
Oh Wow! Thank you so much Judy Pickrel for my copy of Lula and Todd's final adventure and such a beautiful message, it means a lot to me-...
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Charity Russell
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Stink Bomb fanale!
After several years and six books Lula and Todd are off to their own adventures. It's kind of sad to say farewell to illustrating these...
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Charity Russell
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Animated ME!
I've been really enjoying myself making a little animated video introduction to my Upwork profile. It was so good to do something a bit...
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Charity Russell
- Mar 8
- 1 min
It's Cold Outside!
This morning I woke up to that bright glow that can only mean it's all gone white outside and it had! This is the view from my sitting...
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Charity Russell
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Turn your nose to Bamboo!
I was lucky to be contacted by a new author last year, Nuru Balama Lyria asked me to illustrate her story 'Meet Jua'. A magical story...
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