tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39745843178415290772012-02-10T13:21:09.831ZMary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-83895569771798342502012-02-09T14:24:00.000Z2012-02-09T14:24:27.193Z<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aviqHXAVelw/TzPQ62nDsQI/AAAAAAAAAW4/0Yzi2vUJQdc/s1600/lily-cover-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aviqHXAVelw/TzPQ62nDsQI/AAAAAAAAAW4/0Yzi2vUJQdc/s400/lily-cover-copy.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">At last, some new work to post on my neglected blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working on the covers and b&amp;w illustrations for the first four books in the Spell Sisters series for Simon &amp; Schuster, written by Amber Castle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> They're due to be published on 1st March 2012.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(They can be found on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sophia-Flame-Sister-Spell-Sisters/dp/product-description/0857072471/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&amp;n=266239&amp;s=books" target="_blank">here</a>) </div><div style="text-align: center;">.&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-666Wos4uvYk/TzPQ8fLbD_I/AAAAAAAAAXA/WCRrl6BV16w/s1600/spell-sisters-covers-blog+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-666Wos4uvYk/TzPQ8fLbD_I/AAAAAAAAAXA/WCRrl6BV16w/s640/spell-sisters-covers-blog+copy.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stories are set in and around the magical world of Avalon -&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">so lots of lovely images to illustrate!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll post more artwork after they've been published, but in the meantime I'm working on the illustrations for the next four books!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8389556977179834250?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-40745809544660413202011-08-12T02:35:00.009+01:002011-08-12T11:49:05.252+01:00<div style="text-align: center;">I've illustrated a spread in the September 2011 <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">issue of Highlights High Five...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-reTZHoxQjqI/TkSDgIhntHI/AAAAAAAAAWE/KFJQp5CPPdk/s1600/yard%2Bsale%2Bspread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-reTZHoxQjqI/TkSDgIhntHI/AAAAAAAAAWE/KFJQp5CPPdk/s320/yard%2Bsale%2Bspread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639777221442253938" border="0" /></a>Lots of detail to illustrate in this Yard Sale! <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(click on images to enlarge)</span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4jpCWsvUeo8/TkSDkkn7oeI/AAAAAAAAAWM/RHuq7WKFxy0/s1600/Yard-Sale-detail-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4jpCWsvUeo8/TkSDkkn7oeI/AAAAAAAAAWM/RHuq7WKFxy0/s320/Yard-Sale-detail-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639777297704395234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etsv9EqWGaE/TkSDp_sLcJI/AAAAAAAAAWU/0w1CZtWnIYA/s1600/Yard-Sale-detail-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etsv9EqWGaE/TkSDp_sLcJI/AAAAAAAAAWU/0w1CZtWnIYA/s320/Yard-Sale-detail-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639777390869311634" border="0" /></a>hmmm...apple or brownie?? Tough choice...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-keOAUQJdMWY/TkSGFu5CLjI/AAAAAAAAAWc/grFY0QQ_M5o/s1600/Yard-Sale-detail-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-keOAUQJdMWY/TkSGFu5CLjI/AAAAAAAAAWc/grFY0QQ_M5o/s320/Yard-Sale-detail-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639780066419420722" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /></div></div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4074580954466041320?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-88158509769102287632011-08-12T01:42:00.005+01:002011-08-12T02:28:33.398+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tXI1-z0VFXs/TkR3Qq0fSvI/AAAAAAAAAVk/Lx403Pu9DOk/s1600/sma-cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tXI1-z0VFXs/TkR3Qq0fSvI/AAAAAAAAAVk/Lx403Pu9DOk/s320/sma-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639763761630759666" border="0" /></a>I've just received copies of 'Smasheroo', a book I illustrated <br />for <a href="http://www.jtsma.org.uk/index.html">The Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy</a>. <br />The book is written by Hania Myers and features <br />Poppy and Ajay, who have SMA. <br /> <br />Here are a few of the illustrations from the book... <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(click on images to enlarge)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGCXYP3YXv8/TkR3agwyy-I/AAAAAAAAAVs/GQh64i5tYzs/s1600/sma-party-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGCXYP3YXv8/TkR3agwyy-I/AAAAAAAAAVs/GQh64i5tYzs/s320/sma-party-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639763930729597922" border="0" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tKh-3gcO48s/TkR3j4Xy1NI/AAAAAAAAAV8/aT16A1rW09s/s1600/sma-party-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tKh-3gcO48s/TkR3j4Xy1NI/AAAAAAAAAV8/aT16A1rW09s/s320/sma-party-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639764091686016210" border="0" /></a>My favourite illustration is this one of Poppy, dreaming...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iS985DfwpxA/TkR3fmvBWiI/AAAAAAAAAV0/82ve6ZPv_P0/s1600/sma-dreams.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iS985DfwpxA/TkR3fmvBWiI/AAAAAAAAAV0/82ve6ZPv_P0/s320/sma-dreams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639764018232121890" border="0" /></a> <br /></div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8815850976910228763?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-68098005465391592982011-07-13T14:52:00.003+01:002011-07-13T15:07:57.594+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69KUNYbWoCw/Th2jRjGrNyI/AAAAAAAAAVc/anhHVEw97-4/s1600/Stay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69KUNYbWoCw/Th2jRjGrNyI/AAAAAAAAAVc/anhHVEw97-4/s320/Stay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628834631159330594" border="0" /></a><br />Great excitement...Aunt Philomena was coming to stay!!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6809800546539159298?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-64184414339069010082011-06-01T01:57:00.005+01:002011-06-01T02:30:53.399+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvQevDHMPlM/TeWQ8I7M55I/AAAAAAAAAUw/HvyMmo8v4wA/s1600/vertical-blog-compilation.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 79px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvQevDHMPlM/TeWQ8I7M55I/AAAAAAAAAUw/HvyMmo8v4wA/s320/vertical-blog-compilation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613051873449535378" border="0" /></a>...which means I haven't fed my blog for over three months!<br />(Shocking blogging behaviour I know.)<br />I'm busy working on several projects, but can't publish any of the<br /> illustrations on here just yet. So here are few little snippets of recent work.<br />I hope to put more on here soon...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6418441433906901008?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-62758125555261792942011-02-26T13:12:00.002Z2011-02-26T13:20:45.376Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rcjCI8wnWyw/TWj8YALGsrI/AAAAAAAAAUY/4RLBsnCV6RY/s1600/toy-truck-girl-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rcjCI8wnWyw/TWj8YALGsrI/AAAAAAAAAUY/4RLBsnCV6RY/s320/toy-truck-girl-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577985627791995570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ioK6s2H8JiQ/TWj8ays1YKI/AAAAAAAAAUg/8BqUKFGqDr0/s1600/hugging-teddy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ioK6s2H8JiQ/TWj8ays1YKI/AAAAAAAAAUg/8BqUKFGqDr0/s320/hugging-teddy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577985675714977954" border="0" /></a><br />A couple more stamp designs, which have just gone on sale at <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48">Sugar Nellie</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6275812555526179294?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-72528218912007277332011-02-22T00:01:00.002Z2011-02-22T00:05:45.792Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P9O84maR2yU/TWL85tpZWbI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/qiWaId694gA/s1600/gardening-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P9O84maR2yU/TWL85tpZWbI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/qiWaId694gA/s320/gardening-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576297357074061746" border="0" /></a><br />Another new stamp design for <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=4">Sugar Nellie</a>...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7252821891200727733?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-59997012575754715372011-02-17T22:33:00.003Z2011-02-17T22:44:32.163Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vCKSsmmzZbs/TV2iiOoAR9I/AAAAAAAAAUI/pabdWn3Qvh0/s1600/umbrellas-colour.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vCKSsmmzZbs/TV2iiOoAR9I/AAAAAAAAAUI/pabdWn3Qvh0/s320/umbrellas-colour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574790622679680978" border="0" /></a><br />Some recent stamp designs for <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=4">Sugar Nellie</a>...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5999701257575471537?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-6842405024067608242011-01-10T14:05:00.005Z2011-01-10T14:19:52.613Z<div style="text-align: center;">Here's a spread I illustrated for the<br />Jan '11 issue of Highlights High Five.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS02GynEI/AAAAAAAAATs/keSFzeCWLR0/s1600/quilt-mag-scan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS02GynEI/AAAAAAAAATs/keSFzeCWLR0/s320/quilt-mag-scan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560558864005504066" border="0" /></a><br />Here's part of the original artwork...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS7vnNFZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/pg3ZeNkNLuM/s1600/quilt-main-spread-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS7vnNFZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/pg3ZeNkNLuM/s320/quilt-main-spread-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560558982521492882" border="0" /></a>...and a detail of the quilt.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS_sjwv6I/AAAAAAAAAT8/HKVdyXGnR54/s1600/quilt-detail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS_sjwv6I/AAAAAAAAAT8/HKVdyXGnR54/s320/quilt-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560559050421223330" border="0" /></a>A lovely little project to do...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TSsS7vnNFZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/pg3ZeNkNLuM/s1600/quilt-main-spread-copy.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-684240502406760824?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-24173528012385681852010-12-14T02:52:00.001Z2010-12-14T02:53:41.608Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TQbcHsMcEeI/AAAAAAAAATg/92MkjXmHe5Y/s1600/it%2527s-nearly-christmas%2521-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TQbcHsMcEeI/AAAAAAAAATg/92MkjXmHe5Y/s320/it%2527s-nearly-christmas%2521-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550365615461241314" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-2417352801238568185?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-19697858413937263452010-11-26T02:37:00.004Z2010-11-28T12:57:47.122Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TO8drumUE1I/AAAAAAAAATA/p6Ba-KyuQZI/s1600/kitchen-chair.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TO8drumUE1I/AAAAAAAAATA/p6Ba-KyuQZI/s320/kitchen-chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543682303396680530" border="0" /></a>...on the kitchen chair.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1969785841393726345?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-3544385585680953342010-11-19T14:23:00.001Z2010-11-19T23:10:51.791Z<div style="text-align: center;">Here are three little angels...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaAaCjkDAI/AAAAAAAAASg/86dSFAL8czM/s1600/3-angels.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaAaCjkDAI/AAAAAAAAASg/86dSFAL8czM/s320/3-angels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541257576376962050" border="0" /></a>They appear in 'A Peek-a-boo Christmas!',<br />one of two new books I have illustrated for<br />Ambassador Children's Books.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaByUoBOiI/AAAAAAAAASo/i1I2gwn_VCY/s1600/peekaboochristmas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaByUoBOiI/AAAAAAAAASo/i1I2gwn_VCY/s320/peekaboochristmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541259093055978018" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a detail of the front cover...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOZ8nfcCJ8I/AAAAAAAAASY/94KiDzro2EE/s1600/Front-cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOZ8nfcCJ8I/AAAAAAAAASY/94KiDzro2EE/s320/Front-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541253409421797314" border="0" /></a>Both titles, written by Loretta Oakes, are 'lift-the-flap' books.<br />Here are a few details...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNSllP46jRI/AAAAAAAAAR4/OnIMGVeBzRY/s1600/peekaboo+sheep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNSllP46jRI/AAAAAAAAAR4/OnIMGVeBzRY/s320/peekaboo+sheep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536231901284175122" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNSlqf-iPEI/AAAAAAAAASA/zbLCORJq6YI/s1600/joseph.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNSlqf-iPEI/AAAAAAAAASA/zbLCORJq6YI/s320/joseph.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536231991502060610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaG4JzyxUI/AAAAAAAAAS4/gKlQcjb7i9k/s1600/mouse-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaG4JzyxUI/AAAAAAAAAS4/gKlQcjb7i9k/s320/mouse-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541264690789926210" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TOaGcyJ5NzI/AAAAAAAAASw/Mn5IfKTHfkw/s1600/mouse-1.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-354438558568095334?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-49505436569602297482010-11-03T00:59:00.001Z2010-11-28T12:58:23.662Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNC0M3NoElI/AAAAAAAAARg/B4bT064ba2w/s1600/spent-the-day...jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TNC0M3NoElI/AAAAAAAAARg/B4bT064ba2w/s320/spent-the-day...jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122075110871634" border="0" /></a><br />She'd spent the day picking cherries...<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4950543656960229748?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-35909397059590707232010-10-08T08:51:00.002+01:002010-11-28T12:58:40.794Z<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TK7N1ATNfZI/AAAAAAAAARY/-4C6WmZ5z5c/s1600/beneath-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TK7N1ATNfZI/AAAAAAAAARY/-4C6WmZ5z5c/s320/beneath-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525580103327514002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Cosy beneath her quilt...'<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TK7NnJLnOAI/AAAAAAAAARQ/9x_Dq4UNn1I/s1600/beneath-detail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TK7NnJLnOAI/AAAAAAAAARQ/9x_Dq4UNn1I/s320/beneath-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525579865193396226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(click either image for larger view)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-3590939705959070723?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-28486385723072646022010-09-22T18:18:00.001+01:002010-09-22T18:32:15.720+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TJo8F-6BOqI/AAAAAAAAARI/Y_ZPaDTfglg/s1600/acrobat-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TJo8F-6BOqI/AAAAAAAAARI/Y_ZPaDTfglg/s320/acrobat-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519790366779325090" border="0" /></a>Well, I had fun doing this one.<br />Her name is Beryl.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Click image for larger view)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TJo6fewGaJI/AAAAAAAAARA/iPPteVZLIoI/s1600/acrobat-.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-2848638572307264602?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-63592258557281070192010-09-15T19:34:00.002+01:002010-11-28T12:59:01.165Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TJER2Lcz07I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/PfXgIiw7fyk/s1600/fresh-as-a-daisy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TJER2Lcz07I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/PfXgIiw7fyk/s320/fresh-as-a-daisy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517210640989803442" border="0" /></a><br />As fresh as a daisy...<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6359225855728107019?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-43475333700028607942010-09-09T18:41:00.000+01:002010-09-10T00:16:56.465+01:00<div style="text-align: center;">I've recently finished work on the illustrations for a book called<br />'Smasheroo', about a child living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.<br /><br />Here are Poppy and Ajay...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIkcaZy1SMI/AAAAAAAAAQo/U7n1_A9Q-Ng/s1600/Poppy-and-Ajay-cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIkcaZy1SMI/AAAAAAAAAQo/U7n1_A9Q-Ng/s320/Poppy-and-Ajay-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514970458618153154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here is Poppy dressed-up for a party...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIkchrsQc_I/AAAAAAAAAQw/aklPdTy10GQ/s1600/Poppy-spot-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIkchrsQc_I/AAAAAAAAAQw/aklPdTy10GQ/s320/Poppy-spot-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514970583681496050" border="0" /></a><br />The book was commissioned by<a href="http://www.jtsma.org.uk/index.html">The Jennifer Trust</a>, a UK charity<br />dedicated to supporting people affected by SMA.<br /><br />I'll post more of the illustrations on here<br />once the book has been published.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4347533370002860794?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-17722909748188865352010-09-09T15:50:00.001+01:002010-11-28T12:59:25.602Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIj0mGT-keI/AAAAAAAAAQg/rfKxv50CUn0/s1600/dessert.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TIj0mGT-keI/AAAAAAAAAQg/rfKxv50CUn0/s320/dessert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514926679081783778" border="0" /></a><br />A big dessert for a little person...<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1772290974818886535?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-60157410240610061932010-07-16T18:00:00.001+01:002010-11-28T12:59:47.481Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TECQh2qfCzI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/gu7Lfu2CEHU/s1600/cocktails-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/TECQh2qfCzI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/gu7Lfu2CEHU/s320/cocktails-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494550456675797810" border="0" /></a><br />Just adding a touch of Summer to my (quiet) blog.<br />Mind you, it's raining here at the moment.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6015741024061006193?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-33705446004427714462010-05-10T01:27:00.003+01:002010-11-28T13:00:58.211Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S-dTK0t3glI/AAAAAAAAAQI/4KWIUgzubiw/s1600/sweet-pea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S-dTK0t3glI/AAAAAAAAAQI/4KWIUgzubiw/s320/sweet-pea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469431717879579218" border="0" /></a><br />I have produced six new 'flower-themed' stamp designs for<br /><a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=3">Sugar Nellie</a>.<br />I think my favourite is 'Sweet Pea', shown above...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S-dTGEact2I/AAAAAAAAAQA/8D38Q1kEK3Y/s1600/sunflower-stamp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S-dTGEact2I/AAAAAAAAAQA/8D38Q1kEK3Y/s320/sunflower-stamp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469431636193752930" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-3370544600442771446?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-79662494631127091882010-04-11T17:27:00.000+01:002010-04-11T17:42:56.976+01:00<div style="text-align: center;">I'm busy working on several projects at the moment (good thing)<br />so I've been neglecting my blog (bad thing)...<br />I'll be able to post images from the projects once they're<br />published, but in the meantime, this is Poppy, skipping...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S8H5GfpOlhI/AAAAAAAAAP4/lcfCgLfZ0O0/s1600/Poppy-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S8H5GfpOlhI/AAAAAAAAAP4/lcfCgLfZ0O0/s320/Poppy-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458918113318704658" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7966249463112709188?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-15678209429355245792010-03-22T00:51:00.000Z2010-03-22T01:08:41.390Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_goHKZsI/AAAAAAAAAPw/y8J4qgHAVy4/s1600-h/fairy-stamp-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_goHKZsI/AAAAAAAAAPw/y8J4qgHAVy4/s320/fairy-stamp-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451254966222743234" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few recent illustrations for a set<br />of 'fairy and elf' stamp designs for the<br />rubber stamp company, <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=3">Sugar Nellie</a>.<br />Great fun to do...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_cqQjHNI/AAAAAAAAAPo/0kGlk0o4xlQ/s1600-h/elf-stamp-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_cqQjHNI/AAAAAAAAAPo/0kGlk0o4xlQ/s320/elf-stamp-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451254898079505618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_XdJWoEI/AAAAAAAAAPg/KPc9sAPRR7I/s1600-h/fairy-stamp-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S6a_XdJWoEI/AAAAAAAAAPg/KPc9sAPRR7I/s320/fairy-stamp-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451254808660320322" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1567820942935524579?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-74995765998284714102010-03-03T01:38:00.000Z2010-03-03T02:04:03.391Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S4297_K2oKI/AAAAAAAAAPY/h_FvTHk1aX8/s1600-h/winter-stamp-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S4297_K2oKI/AAAAAAAAAPY/h_FvTHk1aX8/s320/winter-stamp-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444216362827686050" border="0" /></a><br />I've been illustrating stamp designs for a rubber stamp company<br />called <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=3">Sugar Nellie</a><a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48&amp;sort=3a&amp;page=3"> </a>for a while now. Here are a couple of the latest<br />designs - done during the recent snowy weather!<br />I've also just finished a batch of fairy designs for them too - I'll<br />post some of them here once they're on sale over at Sugar Nellie.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S42922KvPzI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VIRaeFFzCA0/s1600-h/winter-stamp-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S42922KvPzI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VIRaeFFzCA0/s320/winter-stamp-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444216274511937330" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7499576599828471410?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-37482011526252611992010-02-02T00:35:00.002Z2010-11-28T13:01:31.346Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2dzbhZ3uqI/AAAAAAAAAOM/KtziClmbX9A/s1600-h/focused.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2dzbhZ3uqI/AAAAAAAAAOM/KtziClmbX9A/s320/focused.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433438392106334882" border="0" /></a><br />Harry, focused on balancing...<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-3748201152625261199?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-53556444921827993532010-01-31T01:10:00.000Z2010-01-31T02:37:07.514Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2TYpLTclOI/AAAAAAAAANs/6X6Pwe5Rkeo/s1600-h/the-special-present-covers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2TYpLTclOI/AAAAAAAAANs/6X6Pwe5Rkeo/s320/the-special-present-covers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432705252436251874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2Tq4kzeZRI/AAAAAAAAAOE/ASaNcadwn98/s1600-h/detail+compilation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 115px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/S2Tq4kzeZRI/AAAAAAAAAOE/ASaNcadwn98/s320/detail+compilation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432725308188812562" border="0" /></a><br />I just received copies of a book I illustrated last year,<br />for EECI, Inc. These photos show the cover,<br />and a compilation of my favourite bits...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5355644492182799353?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-26137088770932054442009-12-30T11:48:00.000Z2009-12-30T12:24:53.357Z<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Szs-fWJEPKI/AAAAAAAAAMU/RhPmi7hbxdk/s1600-h/jan-10-cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Szs-fWJEPKI/AAAAAAAAAMU/RhPmi7hbxdk/s320/jan-10-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420995284710997154" border="0" /></a><br />I just received my copies of the January 2010 issue of<br />Highlights High Five magazine, for which I did the cover artwork.<br />This is such a great magazine, always full of artwork by a wide<br /> range of illustrators. It's a real shame we can't buy it in the UK!<br />(click on pic for larger version)<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-2613708877093205444?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-26251114698385611932009-12-30T00:14:00.000Z2009-12-30T00:56:54.122Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SzqlTauQn0I/AAAAAAAAAMM/54R3oG10dA8/s1600-h/green-boots-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SzqlTauQn0I/AAAAAAAAAMM/54R3oG10dA8/s320/green-boots-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420826854503259970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SzqbhEYsHwI/AAAAAAAAAL0/w55WDZm1FZw/s1600-h/green-boots.gif"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-2625111469838561193?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-4206571573469652292009-12-17T00:11:00.000Z2009-12-17T00:13:57.747Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Syl3jjwsVQI/AAAAAAAAALg/VUJbXP9dC4c/s1600-h/hatch-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Syl3jjwsVQI/AAAAAAAAALg/VUJbXP9dC4c/s320/hatch-.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415991479668331778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hatch, hatch, hatch......</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-420657157346965229?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-53392072154846923962009-11-20T01:46:00.001Z2009-11-20T02:02:50.962Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX1HfoNeKI/AAAAAAAAALI/ZwLAZNU-Lek/s1600/unbalanced-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX1HfoNeKI/AAAAAAAAALI/ZwLAZNU-Lek/s320/unbalanced-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405996436826192034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX4eQ8IH7I/AAAAAAAAALY/tpJveq2XCl8/s1600/unbalanced-detail-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX4eQ8IH7I/AAAAAAAAALY/tpJveq2XCl8/s320/unbalanced-detail-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406000126555070386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX4TUTDyqI/AAAAAAAAALQ/JMc_jrN_l3Q/s1600/unbalanced-detail-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwX4TUTDyqI/AAAAAAAAALQ/JMc_jrN_l3Q/s320/unbalanced-detail-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405999938478000802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5339207215484692396?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-3244964560219406932009-11-19T19:28:00.000Z2009-11-19T21:52:40.854Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwWhaw12vCI/AAAAAAAAALA/ycr4K_sOciE/s1600/blog---sorry2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwWhaw12vCI/AAAAAAAAALA/ycr4K_sOciE/s320/blog---sorry2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405904408887606306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SwWchpduxvI/AAAAAAAAAK4/JLASwvkAAnI/s1600/blog---sorry.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-324496456021940693?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-51781824575995314162009-10-20T00:54:00.000+01:002009-10-20T00:55:49.929+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Stz8ars8YWI/AAAAAAAAAKw/nJMXwCiwOkc/s1600-h/frozen-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Stz8ars8YWI/AAAAAAAAAKw/nJMXwCiwOkc/s320/frozen-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394463989021040994" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5178182457599531416?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-669282036220245082009-09-24T02:19:00.000+01:002009-09-24T02:53:45.515+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SrrQw3oxZfI/AAAAAAAAAKg/OQXTHGRS6eI/s1600-h/infinite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SrrQw3oxZfI/AAAAAAAAAKg/OQXTHGRS6eI/s320/infinite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384845842462107122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SrrQ2rUeJhI/AAAAAAAAAKo/-Dtfz8AkTZg/s1600-h/infinite-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SrrQ2rUeJhI/AAAAAAAAAKo/-Dtfz8AkTZg/s320/infinite-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384845942234949138" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-66928203622024508?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-89859408087832507502009-09-08T22:38:00.001+01:002009-09-09T08:35:13.014+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqbPEKKDSNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/V_hpAlOg1Lo/s1600-h/strong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqbPEKKDSNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/V_hpAlOg1Lo/s320/strong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379214475293575378" border="0" /></a><br />Pamela was showing off again...<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(click on image to enlarge)</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8985940808783250750?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-44212411409208384072009-09-07T14:41:00.000+01:002009-09-24T02:18:02.899+01:00<div style="text-align: center;">I am a member of South West Illustrators, and am taking part<br />in an exhibition at the <a href="http://www.rostragallery.co.uk/">Rostra &amp; Rooksmoor Galleries</a> in Bath, UK,<br />in conjunction with <a href="http://www.bathkidslitfest.co.uk/default.php">The Bath Festival of Children's Literature</a>.<br />The exhibition runs from 19th - 30th September 2009<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqUNoDMNBtI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/_PYJxP6fGag/s1600-h/Rostra-flyer-%28FRONT%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqUNoDMNBtI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/_PYJxP6fGag/s320/Rostra-flyer-%28FRONT%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378720311666345682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqUOaUJKaAI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/dYAfo5pGqR4/s1600-h/Rostra-flyer-%28REVERSE%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqUOaUJKaAI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/dYAfo5pGqR4/s320/Rostra-flyer-%28REVERSE%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378721175210452994" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4421241140920838407?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-4750263503691212412009-09-07T13:33:00.000+01:002009-09-07T14:33:10.794+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqT-gIeVYEI/AAAAAAAAAJw/0fH4lpvC5EE/s1600-h/bedtime.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SqT-gIeVYEI/AAAAAAAAAJw/0fH4lpvC5EE/s320/bedtime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378703682971197506" border="0" /></a><br />I've just finished this little watercolour called 'Bedtime'.<br />It's for a charity auction of artwork by children's illustrators,<br />and all proceeds will go towards funding research by the<br />transplant team at Great Ormond Street Hospital.<br />The auction is called 'Art for Hearts',<br /> and is being run by Ian Stacey -<br />you can view the artwork in the auction at his blog, <a href="http://art-for-hearts.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-475026350369121241?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-13366893664699185322009-08-20T00:40:00.001+01:002009-08-20T00:49:09.503+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SoyNh7IhDLI/AAAAAAAAAJo/xLd8Szz_EWY/s1600-h/wrapped-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SoyNh7IhDLI/AAAAAAAAAJo/xLd8Szz_EWY/s320/wrapped-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371824069494770866" border="0" /></a><br />Wrapped up, watching snowflakes, rapt...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1336689366469918532?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-70053410866663516262009-08-10T00:21:00.001+01:002009-08-10T00:35:18.353+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sn9aFyhRhUI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ROVxPXMIAJk/s1600-h/little-boy-blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sn9aFyhRhUI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ROVxPXMIAJk/s320/little-boy-blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368108336356099394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Just finished painting these little chaps.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">They're friends with the little characters</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted a few weeks ago - </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkyeLuEks6I/AAAAAAAAAJI/XTnUUDa9QBQ/s1600-h/worn.jpg"> </a><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkyeLuEks6I/AAAAAAAAAJI/XTnUUDa9QBQ/s1600-h/worn.jpg">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7005341086666351626?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-43122217940993446162009-08-04T19:55:00.000+01:002009-08-04T21:04:25.371+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SniEZYsu4WI/AAAAAAAAAJY/bMN-0hwB86w/s1600-h/modify.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SniEZYsu4WI/AAAAAAAAAJY/bMN-0hwB86w/s320/modify.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366184527673614690" border="0" /></a><br />One Summer, when my twins were little, I bought them<br />some sweet little denim sun hats. Then we went to a<br />shop to choose some ribbon to modify the hats.<br />Harriet chose red, Sophie chose yellow.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4312221794099344616?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-84496788072685338252009-07-17T03:42:00.001+01:002009-07-17T03:44:12.690+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sl_lPp_hJaI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/LbXCERO-CTk/s1600-h/hollow-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sl_lPp_hJaI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/LbXCERO-CTk/s320/hollow-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359254138727245218" border="0" /></a><br />Some Hollow Doodling...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8449678807268533825?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-57445005974551388812009-07-02T12:46:00.001+01:002009-10-20T14:05:03.494+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">They had worn matching outfits for the occasion...</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5744500597455138881?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-51329390331320703572009-07-01T18:05:00.001+01:002009-07-02T12:45:01.256+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkuXXXgYUrI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ulrNz1bVYoE/s1600-h/clevedon-cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkuXXXgYUrI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ulrNz1bVYoE/s320/clevedon-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353539009762579122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkuXb_R2HdI/AAAAAAAAAJA/jgNV6eRxAm4/s1600-h/clevedon-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkuXb_R2HdI/AAAAAAAAAJA/jgNV6eRxAm4/s320/clevedon-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353539089158512082" border="0" /></a>Here are some details from a job I finished recently for<br /> a children's guidebook for The National Trust.<br />It's been quite a while since I did any architectural illustration...<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5132939033132070357?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-37330719964283552082009-06-26T04:23:00.000+01:002009-06-26T04:25:41.688+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkQ_eVWWqKI/AAAAAAAAAIw/pMsd4hwaeCc/s1600-h/drifting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SkQ_eVWWqKI/AAAAAAAAAIw/pMsd4hwaeCc/s320/drifting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351472047582521506" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-3733071996428355208?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-16961804529634303312009-06-16T02:51:00.000+01:002009-06-16T02:58:56.687+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sjb6226Cn0I/AAAAAAAAAIo/PT-tZqHbeDU/s1600-h/unfold.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sjb6226Cn0I/AAAAAAAAAIo/PT-tZqHbeDU/s320/unfold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347737427907878722" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1696180452963430331?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-15224876879585686202009-06-11T19:27:00.000+01:002009-06-11T19:29:58.077+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SjFM9XOrNNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IvQ7XBVeN64/s1600-h/craving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SjFM9XOrNNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IvQ7XBVeN64/s320/craving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346138849756787922" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1522487687958568620?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-73051652634501127822009-06-03T10:51:00.001+01:002009-06-03T10:52:30.855+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SiZHu1LR8lI/AAAAAAAAAIY/NInSrzr0s8s/s1600-h/adapt-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SiZHu1LR8lI/AAAAAAAAAIY/NInSrzr0s8s/s320/adapt-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343036877795619410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7305165263450112782?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-16564510110935979642009-05-29T01:56:00.001+01:002009-05-29T02:03:25.463+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sh8y4fpRJ1I/AAAAAAAAAII/iRnwUB0vh6M/s1600-h/cracked-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sh8y4fpRJ1I/AAAAAAAAAII/iRnwUB0vh6M/s320/cracked-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341043629233350482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sh8y-xDxQWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wL-KsO_rxLg/s1600-h/cracked-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sh8y-xDxQWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/wL-KsO_rxLg/s320/cracked-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341043736987124066" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1656451011093597964?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-3176920403164286512009-05-25T00:03:00.001+01:002009-05-25T00:06:34.977+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/ShnSimBqB4I/AAAAAAAAAIA/JGwkxyqbpHk/s1600-h/cake-mountain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/ShnSimBqB4I/AAAAAAAAAIA/JGwkxyqbpHk/s320/cake-mountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339530324989314946" border="0" /></a><br />Been painting more cakes...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-317692040316428651?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-85628926239356997802009-05-18T02:13:00.000+01:002009-05-18T02:15:09.989+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/ShC2dqu-urI/AAAAAAAAAHs/Yage_vOsDOo/s1600-h/contagious-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 104px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/ShC2dqu-urI/AAAAAAAAAHs/Yage_vOsDOo/s320/contagious-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336966179237837490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8562892623935699780?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-17499929463486300482009-05-14T23:31:00.001+01:002009-05-14T23:35:41.522+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sgyb2XEBdYI/AAAAAAAAAHk/AY6_-z6DmpI/s1600-h/parade-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sgyb2XEBdYI/AAAAAAAAAHk/AY6_-z6DmpI/s320/parade-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335811016733324674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Parade of Hats.<br />(Parades like this are seen regularly on the streets of Bath...)<br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1749992946348630048?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-45868185843989870392009-05-08T00:54:00.000+01:002009-05-08T01:30:16.851+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgN1FwNhioI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3Ss6zWZoi1s/s1600-h/hierarchy-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgN1FwNhioI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3Ss6zWZoi1s/s320/hierarchy-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333235125438220930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I'm the eldest of six siblings.<br />Here we are circa 1973, back when I used to<br />boss them around quite a bit!<br />(using artistic licence as no.6 didn't actually<br />arrive for another 5 years or so...)<br /><br /><br />And here's a detail of my brothers...<br />one is now the manager of a leisure centre,<br />the other a housing manager,<br />but this is how I always think of them...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgN22HJyFSI/AAAAAAAAAHc/UvhW7OeuQWo/s1600-h/the-boys-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgN22HJyFSI/AAAAAAAAAHc/UvhW7OeuQWo/s320/the-boys-detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333237055741891874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgN22HJyFSI/AAAAAAAAAHc/UvhW7OeuQWo/s1600-h/the-boys-detail.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4586818584398987039?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-81879808324081366242009-05-06T00:44:00.000+01:002009-05-06T00:48:07.499+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgDPwkq5jlI/AAAAAAAAAHM/cdf6DnZvd3A/s1600-h/50-cakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SgDPwkq5jlI/AAAAAAAAAHM/cdf6DnZvd3A/s320/50-cakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332490392190946898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Cakes for someone a little older than Poppy...<br />Happy Birthday Colin!!<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8187980832408136624?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-31683347492012949332009-05-04T23:36:00.000+01:002009-05-04T23:39:36.500+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sf9uMmWOS6I/AAAAAAAAAHE/5lL9gkh7Vhg/s1600-h/poppy-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sf9uMmWOS6I/AAAAAAAAAHE/5lL9gkh7Vhg/s320/poppy-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332101646561201058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">This is for Poppy, who is ONE today...</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-3168334749201294933?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-80586151541916704962009-05-02T21:40:00.000+01:002009-05-02T22:27:38.775+01:00<span style="font-family:arial;">I have just received copies of a book I illustrated last year for a Romanian Publisher, Genesis.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">It's called 'Rhymes with Tails' and is written by Lucia Muntean. H</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ere are some photo</span><span style="font-family:arial;">s of the cover, a couple of spreads and some details...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfywmbqJYdI/AAAAAAAAAGE/t2nhfMdQyNY/s1600-h/front+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfywmbqJYdI/AAAAAAAAAGE/t2nhfMdQyNY/s320/front+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330233205875154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfywybHItkI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kny6BJycvAw/s1600-h/lamb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfywybHItkI/AAAAAAAAAGM/kny6BJycvAw/s320/lamb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330439217460802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sfy6rUSOE4I/AAAAAAAAAG0/_MoNb6pfEF8/s1600-h/berry+girl+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sfy6rUSOE4I/AAAAAAAAAG0/_MoNb6pfEF8/s320/berry+girl+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331341312242094978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfyxCSu_BGI/AAAAAAAAAGc/223bzOxE_iU/s1600-h/bunny+spread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfyxCSu_BGI/AAAAAAAAAGc/223bzOxE_iU/s320/bunny+spread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330711846585442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfyxJDs-jmI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LAOOkM_geF4/s1600-h/dog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfyxJDs-jmI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LAOOkM_geF4/s320/dog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331330828070719074" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-8058615154191670496?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-56059086508932189462009-05-01T01:28:00.000+01:002009-05-02T23:27:06.915+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfzInfge29I/AAAAAAAAAG8/g8sQ56Ge8yw/s1600-h/theatre-low-res.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfzInfge29I/AAAAAAAAAG8/g8sQ56Ge8yw/s320/theatre-low-res.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331356639698017234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfpCjFePROI/AAAAAAAAAEs/Co4V_5j1ACI/s1600-h/theatre+small.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-5605908650893218946?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-40314948006922950022009-04-24T11:29:00.000+01:002009-04-24T11:34:37.202+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfGU4dpOJ5I/AAAAAAAAAEk/zj2znWbAdSU/s1600-h/impossibility.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SfGU4dpOJ5I/AAAAAAAAAEk/zj2znWbAdSU/s400/impossibility.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328203531907114898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-4031494800692295002?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-70977313227507461022009-04-17T01:16:00.000+01:002009-04-17T01:25:54.357+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SefKjKmxF4I/AAAAAAAAAEc/iDT3A9zeEHc/s1600-h/fleeting+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SefKjKmxF4I/AAAAAAAAAEc/iDT3A9zeEHc/s400/fleeting+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325447789880088450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Three little butterflies to convey 'Fleeting'...</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of them looks a bit like me.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-7097731322750746102?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-67870866031445122742009-04-13T12:15:00.000+01:002009-04-13T12:26:20.864+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SeMfb-PtHEI/AAAAAAAAACs/fMEOGEP06mc/s1600-h/highlights+gallery+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SeMfb-PtHEI/AAAAAAAAACs/fMEOGEP06mc/s400/highlights+gallery+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324133749907856450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SeMfUGBDfAI/AAAAAAAAACk/PL7vTnl112w/s1600-h/highlights+art+gallery+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/SeMfUGBDfAI/AAAAAAAAACk/PL7vTnl112w/s400/highlights+art+gallery+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324133614554938370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >This is a spread (and detail) I illustrated for the April issue of Highlights High Five.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-6787086603144512274?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974584317841529077.post-16525235459946628282009-04-09T11:44:00.000+01:002009-04-09T12:04:55.017+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sd3VRHxGjqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UCvfkD36UEM/s1600-h/talisman+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o4pb27rMncA/Sd3VRHxGjqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UCvfkD36UEM/s400/talisman+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322644824741285538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My first time participating in Illustration Friday!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">'Talisman' made me think of the first line of a poem I learnt off by heart when I was about ten</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3974584317841529077-1652523545994662828?l=maryhall-illustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mary Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368353080261198826noreply@blogger.com8