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That Smarts!
Hee hee! I really enjoyed creating this funny, dark illustration. I was especially enamoured with the horror poster that says “That...

Charity Russell
Jul 11 min read


Xmas in Oz
🎄Working on a really cool unique project right now — an Australian Christmas project! ☀️Santa swapping his sleigh for a surfboard...

Charity Russell
May 301 min read


Freedom
I've had a bit of a strange year and a half, but today, I got up had my cup of tea and read a chapter of my book with my dog Frank,...

Charity Russell
May 11 min read


Woof woof!
Presently enjoying a bit of character design, it's gorgeous weather at the moment so I've started sketching outside in the mornings, when...

Charity Russell
Apr 291 min read


Salt Marsh adventures
At this time of year I work on quite a few personal projects, stories from generations of families, finally put to private print. This is...

Charity Russell
Nov 25, 20241 min read


Outstanding!
I thought I'd share a recent post from n8holder (on instagram), an amazing talented author and musician, who I've been very fortunate to...

Charity Russell
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Shameless plug of my book...
I know it's still a while away but if anyone is like me and already started their Christmas shopping, I thought I'd plug my activity...

Charity Russell
Oct 10, 20241 min read


A sweet thief!
I'm so happy to share that the Candy Monster by R. C. Fletcher has been published. Such a treat to work on this Halloween book. "Welcome...

Charity Russell
Aug 30, 20241 min read


New territory with worms!
An interesting project I'm working on at present- the drawings aren't mine, the author/illustrator needed his drawings digitised and...

Charity Russell
Aug 13, 20241 min read


I'm too old for this Sh*t!
I thought I'd share the final book cover that happened to be on my computer when I shared a photo of my workspace a few weeks ago and how...

Charity Russell
Aug 6, 20241 min read


In the Dark...
I really enjoy playing with light in my work, working with children's books there's a lot of opportunity to do so, so many children's...

Charity Russell
Jul 5, 20241 min read


Sam
I'm sketching today for a new project, it's always exciting at the point of 'blank canvas', a tale of magic and monsters, sadly I'm...

Charity Russell
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Don't Do As You Please!
I've just returned from holiday and thought I'd check into my socials and realised I've been very bad this year with updating them So I...

Charity Russell
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Is it a Fish, or a Mouse? (or a balloon?)
Woohoo just received my copy of 'Ella and Jake in the City of Sad' by the most amazing author Ann Hoang! Thank you, this has to be one of...

Charity Russell
Feb 29, 20241 min read


The North Street Book Prize 2023
Woohoo! Aunty Jane Knits Up a Storm! has won a 'The North Street Book Prize 2023' ! I'm so happy, this is a beautiful story and I felt so...

Charity Russell
Feb 17, 20241 min read


Is it a Mouse? Is it a Fish? Yes it's a Tambaqui Fish!
We were so close to completing this project before the end of the year but we just ran over into 2024 by a couple of days. I've been...

Charity Russell
Jan 5, 20241 min read


The Tiger, The Dog and the Gallery
It's a new year and some projects are coming to their conclusions and others are just setting off from the starting blocks. I shared a...

Charity Russell
Jan 4, 20241 min read


That's All Folks!
Sadly I've had to say goodbye to tutoring Illustration at The Bristol Folk House. I loved it a great deal; I met many talented students...

Charity Russell
Jan 4, 20241 min read


So close!
As the end of the year starts hurtling towards me I get a real push on with work, I'm not too good with having work sitting idle whilst I...

Charity Russell
Nov 20, 20231 min read


A Drive Through Bank?
I'm lucky to have worked with people from all over the globe, they introduce me to different thoughts, beliefs and cultures and sometimes...

Charity Russell
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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