tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post7636571530511307574..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: Quentin who? One illustrator’s late-in-life discovery of the great Quentin Blake Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-68413684193382326872014-07-21T16:22:50.367+01:002014-07-21T16:22:50.367+01:00Forex dealing can be done on the internet. Take a ...Forex dealing can be done on the internet. Take a look at the industry styles that are occurring now and use <a href="http://goo.gl/urP0tF" rel="nofollow">free money system</a> that information to take advantage available on the industry.Caterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144746674065589861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-22639291662630274792014-06-30T20:02:57.297+01:002014-06-30T20:02:57.297+01:00There will be an exhibition of Quentin Blake's...There will be an exhibition of Quentin Blake's work at Mottisfont Abbey (near Romsey, Hampshire) from July 19th until mid-September. I can't wait!Lorraine Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802125255318874688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-69226648257322818582014-06-30T11:07:31.649+01:002014-06-30T11:07:31.649+01:00Love the quotes you picked out from that book whic...Love the quotes you picked out from that book which I also treasure and now will return to! Funny how top illustrators don't always travel - I think it is a cultural thing too. Quentin Blake seems to be less revered in the US although he is quite close to William Stieg and illustrated a book of his..Perhaps, like you suggest, it is the loose spontaneous line that takes some getting used to, especially if raised with more painterly work like that of the lovely US Golden Books? Conversely QBlake is as much if not more of a god in France than in the UK. Another lavish book about his work came out in France before his Words and Pictures book in the UK. Bridget Marzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113818186666446243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-41049035746610682832014-06-27T19:37:26.288+01:002014-06-27T19:37:26.288+01:00That's a great perspective, Heather. I love &#...That's a great perspective, Heather. I love 'ecstasy of being" but for me his illustrations are full of wonder, captured in that little wide eyed girl in Miss Honey's class - not sure if she's Mathilda.Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-21041977773624681442014-06-27T11:57:19.473+01:002014-06-27T11:57:19.473+01:00When my kids were small we loved QB's illustra...When my kids were small we loved QB's illustrations for The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me, especially the bath etc being flung out of the old shop - when it is no longer FOR SAIL, but is SOLED. The illustrations of the tall building sit so well with the text on the page.Catrionahttp://britishscbwi.ning.com/profile/CatrionaTippinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-29026111030309546182014-06-27T07:58:33.362+01:002014-06-27T07:58:33.362+01:00[Couldn't spell a key word! Sorry. What I mean...[Couldn't spell a key word! Sorry. What I meant to say was:] Wonderful post about a magical illustrator. Hadn't seen the picture from 'Patrick' before. Fabulous!Rowena Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548957772863528477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-35685965851682622242014-06-27T07:55:01.808+01:002014-06-27T07:55:01.808+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rowena Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548957772863528477noreply@blogger.com