SOCIETY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS
BRITISH ISLES
SHOWCASE
FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR: SOPHIE GILMORE
2014
Featured Illustrator:
Dave Gray
Quick fire questions
Favourite word? Kipple / Kippleization.
Food or drink choice when working to deadline? Pizza/cola/chocolate.
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? The sea and the moon (unfortunately I don’t live anywhere near either.)
What sound or noise do you love? The sound of large mysterious machines warming up.
What did you want to do when you grew up? TV cameraman, pilot or inventor.
Favourite time of day? 2am.
The child you most love to draw? The one that is sitting still.
Dave's portfolio website is www.iamdavegray.com
He can be contacted at info@iamdavegray.com
Follow Dave on Twitter : @iamdavegray
Working into the small hours was the inspiration for this promo piece.
A silent two page comic from my.
My winning entry for Undiscovered Voices 2014.
I liked the idea of a guy who lives in an old piano.
A small boy and a tiny moose.
The Long Way Home - another picture book I’ve been writing.
Watercolour doodle inspired by Heath Robinson.
Illustration from a story I’m working on.
Detail
Chinchoo is a sad little robot that used to feature in my self-published comics.
Watch out for this cheeky chap!
Old cartoons inspired the look of this image.