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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:53:14 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled My Shop Updated:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,I have updated the shop on my website, where you can buy prints of work.It's all a bit clearer and smoother now with a 'shop' page which has thumbnails on it.Due to a lack of ability to create my own shop with payment process etc, I though..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:44:48 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled :
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Every play date is different, but Ginger Green rules them all!The first four of 'Ginger Green Playdate Queen' are now available.Published in Australia by Hardie Grant Egmont, the books are 'New Friend', 'Fancy Friend', 'Crazy Friend' and..." more
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 7:52:37 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue Readings:
Jon said, "Hi chaps,Well, I've my two reading spots of my book 'Small Blue' now.One in a shop, as in my previous post, and one in a library.The way I decided to play the events was to do the readings first, and then draw sketches of characters from it,..." more
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 8:50:09 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Author Event at Waterstones Carlisle:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Well, I had a great time at Waterstones in Carlisle last Saturday doing my author event for 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night'.Lots of reading it to kids (and their parents) and doing drawings for them (the kids), usually of pirates. It..." more
Thursday, October 15, 2015 4:37:05 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue Badge:
Jon said, "Hi chaps,I've had a re-think about the 'Small Blue' badges and a bit of a look around, and I'm going to have a new and improved, better-value version available slightly differently soon, more info on it's way.I'll post more once it's all organised..." more
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:30:28 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue Badge:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,If anyone out there feels like they're a bit of a fan of my book 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night' and they've got the book, and now they're wondering what else to do?Well, now there's a way to show you are a fan as a 'Small Blue' badge..." more
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 2:46:39 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue Readings:
Jon said, "Dates for your Diary here Chaps :)I have some readings of 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night' organised.The first is in Carlisle Waterstones on 31st October.And after that at Twickenham Library on 10th November at 3.45pm in one of their regular..." more
Monday, August 17, 2015 9:50:24 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Real Life Sketching:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,I just recently spent some time in The Lake District and managed to get some sketching done, which doesn't tend to happen very often normally.It does make a change to draw in real life with a real life pencil on a areal life paper sketch..." more
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:37:58 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Prints on Society 6:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,I've been recently putting some of my latest work up on Society 6, which I've just rediscovered.If you don't know, you can buy framed prints of work on Society 6, (and t-shirts, iphone cases, cards etc), it's really good. If you or someone..." more
Monday, February 23, 2015 9:08:09 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Foxes:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,I've been doing a few drawings of foxes for a job just recently.I've not had cause to draw too many foxes in the past, so it was fun to do this one.I decided to give him a fine brush.Here he is being caught by a lion. I'm not sure how much..." more
Thursday, February 5, 2015 5:40:55 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Children's Group:
Jon said, "I recently did this sheet to print out to be used as a basis for discussion at a local children's group, which was very interesting.The discussion was about dealing with unkind comments, like "I'm more clever than you".The idea was to think about..." more
Friday, January 30, 2015 5:06:13 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Sectret Book:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Well, I've been working on something a bit secret recently, I'll let you know more once the book's out, but it's a very nice book, for a good cause, with a couple of fun characters.As a bit of a teaser, I can show yoiu a rough sketch from..." more
Thursday, January 22, 2015 2:03:30 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Penelope Perfect:
Jon said, "Mark your diaries for 1st Feb everyone!The first book in the new Penelope Perfect series is published, featuring illustrations by me :)It's called 'Project Best Friend', and is published by the lovely people at Hardie Grant Egmont in AustraliaIt..." more
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:07:25 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled I Spy - answer:
Jon said, "Time's up!Here's the answer to the 'Small Blue' quiz from last week.(Actually, I think this is a question rather than a quiz, as the word quiz implies more than one question :)But anyway, on to the answer. If you know it, give yourself a pat on the..." more
Thursday, January 15, 2015 8:45:03 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled I Spy:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Happy New Year everybody.And as a celebration, I thought I'd do something a bit fun and participatory.So, as it's been a few months since 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night' came out, I thought I might do a little 'I Spy' quiz.This is a..." more
Monday, October 20, 2014 6:16:53 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled New York Times Book Review:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Well, "Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night" has been reviewed again, and this time in a real life actual paper that you can hold in your hand, which is cool.Yesterday, 19th October, it was reviewed in the Book Review Section of the Sunday..." more
Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:02:32 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue review:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,There have been a bunch of really nice reviews of Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night on various blogs.I've put a couple of them up on my website, but I thought I'd gather a bunch of them here.A lovely review, and there was a give-away too,..." more
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 2:59:53 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue Published:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Well, 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night' has been published in the UK, so now it's all out there and available both in the US and the UK.Get 'em while they're hot, I love a nice warm book, fresh out of the press :)Apparently it's in..." more
Thursday, August 28, 2014 3:15:30 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Website update:
Jon said, "Hi chaps,I've updated my website with new recent work.The new stuff includes, in the colour section, a squirrel from a recordable story book I illustrated, below.Which is an interesting concept. This one is intended for a grandparent to record..." more
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:05:17 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Look What's Arrived...:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Look what just arrived in the post. Whole stack of Small Blue from the lovely people at Harcourt.It's just over a month till it's out now, 26th Aug in the US and 1st Sept in the UK.So mark the appropriate day on your calendar, depending on..." more
Sunday, June 22, 2014 4:17:55 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Cookie Illustration:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,One of my pictures has been used on a cookie!2 Mamas Baking in Iowa ( www.2mamasbaking.com ), licensed a sketch I did of a baby/toddler, to use as a design for a cookie decoration.Well, the prototype has been made, and they've put a picture..." more
Friday, June 20, 2014 6:29:45 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Another review for Small Blue:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,There's been another review for my new book 'Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night' out soon with the lovely chaps at Harcourt in New York.This one is on Publisher's Weekly hereAnd I've got the text below, and a screenshot too, just to make..." more
Friday, June 6, 2014 3:51:12 PM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Small Blue review:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,Well, I've got a picture book coming out in August which I have written as well as illustrated.Which is a tad exciting.The book is called Small Blue and The Deep Dark Night, and is published by the lovely chaps at Harcourt in the US.But,..." more
Friday, October 28, 2016 6:20:44 AM
Jon Davis wrote a blog post titled Crowds:
Jon said, "Hi Chaps,I've been recently working on a book that requires some crowd scenes, and groups of people. Sometimes I do find I can be tempted to let the figures in a crowd or group become a bit non-specific, characterless, loose, drones, who all look..." more