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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
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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
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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
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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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Memory from the North
Sometimes I like to share little creative projects I do (expect to see my kitchen tile work in a future post ) Earlier I came across...

Charity Russell
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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That gut-wrenching feeling when you get an email about a project you think is complete and your client asks you to flip it! *gulp š³...

Charity Russell
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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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....

Charity Russell
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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Iā¤ļøBooks!
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...

Charity Russell
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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Summer Holidays
Iāve thoroughly been enjoying tutoring illustration at the Bristol Folk House, weāve broken up for the summer holidays now. Itās been...

Charity Russell
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Late Night Gaming
My son wanted a graffiti style mural in his room, Iām no graffiti artist (or face painter- thatās a whole different story š) but heās...

Charity Russell
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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Crank it up!
Itās my birthday! I wanted to show off my birthday pressie. Itās an adjustable standing desk- not really that clear in these photos but...

Charity Russell
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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A storm on YouTube
Check out this teaser of Steve Wolfson's book, Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm!

Charity Russell
May 30, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
May 9, 20231 min read
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Forecast- Snow?
That feeling when you're really happy and completed a double page spread and realised you forgot the snow!

Charity Russell
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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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...

Charity Russell
Apr 6, 20231 min read
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