Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2015

I feel so blessed these days…!

Pictures of my school trip to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015Illustrator Ellen Vesters at Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015 Illustrator Ellen Vesters at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015

Life at the MA – Part I

Since September I have been flying back and forth between Utrecht and Cambridge to follow the MA course in Children’s Book Illustration. It’s about time I show some of the work I’ve been doing!

The first module was all about observational drawing.
Back to basics, baby.

This is the first out of four blogposts showing pages from my sketchbooks.
Part I: Getting back into line drawing again and trying out coloured pencils.

(P.S. The summer school that changed my life is back online again!)

 illustrator ellen vesters sketching in studio

early sketch figures and trash can at deventer station by ellen vesters illustrator from utrecht

early sketch old man young man pigeon at utrecht central station by ellen vesters illustrator from utrecht

early-sketch-two-man-on-train

Exhibition Carll Cneut

Illustrator Carll Cneut won the Boekenpauw audience award this weekend!
Congratulations, Carll!

His book ‘De Gouden Kooi’ – the golden cage – is my favourite illustrated book at the moment. His use of colour and texture as well as his compositions (so basically everything about his drawings) are a-mazing.  I had the honour of seeing the original artwork up close, visiting the exhibition ‘In my Head’ in Gent together with a group of talented illustrator friends.

If you haven’t been, please do so! You’ll not only get to see many many wonderful works of his, but also get to know the story about the man behind the books. If you’re lucky he will be signing books too (mostly in the weekends)!

exhibition in my head carll cneut in gent

de gouden kooi gesigneerd door carll cneut

expositie carll cneut in gent

nederlandse en belgische illustratoren bij expositie carll cneut

From left to right: Els Vlieger, me, Nelleke Verhoeff, Carll CneutLien GeeromsVera Van Groos and Ine Beerten (missing: Sil from Pencilory Pencilory and Vicky Lommatzsch.