BILLY SHOWELL

This is a blog about the day-to-day life of being an artist illustrator. With added images and poetry.

Hi to July Farewell to May, farewell to June, I loved you so but you passed too soon. May I have three English Mays more than I'm...

Drawing I like thinking about drawing as well as the action itself. I like imagining the line before I actually put a pencil to paper. I...

Hurrah for December! The end of a year can bring hope for new beginnings in the new year to follow. With such worrying times across the...

I am sorry, this month's blog is late. It got a little lost. Where did I put that book? In the cupboard, behind the nook? Upstairs or was...

The Cow Halter (Something to lead a cow along with) One of the things we did when we were 'young farmers' was to enter a young farmer's...

Where your heart belongs Not everyone knows where their heart belongs Mine rests in May and June Where the grass turns pink in the...

13 is great, 1 plus 3 is 4 , which I adore, I think I might love 8 but not that much more. I'm proud to say that 13 is my favourite...

Berry lips Teeth and pips Sweet reminiscent Fingers sticky BlackBerry Thorn berry Very Berry days Berry lips Teeth and pips Blackberry,...

Meadow sweet Meadow grow, Meadow flower Meadow home. When we moved to our new home nearly 2 years ago the garden was overgrown with...

So vacuum cleaners , I have the vacuum cleaner called Henry, it has a face on it, it mocks me. One of the things that will really get on...