The following Book Publication page has selected pages from published books and commissioned illustrations. They represent professional acknowledgment in the field of natural science, research and design.
Mediums used, watercolour, chalk pastel, graphite and watercolour tint, airbrush, colour pencil.
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION: Natural History
Book Awards:
- "THE WOMBAT WHO TALKED TO THE STARS" - Concept, design, illustration and research in the field, Central Queensland. Queensland Museum, working in consultation with scientists and zoologists botanists throughout project.
- CBC: Short listed "Book Of The Year"
- The Wilderness Society "Environment Award" for Children's Literature
- The Royal Zoological Society of NSW's "Whitley Award" "Certificate of Merit"
- The Australian Newspaper "Excellence in Educational Publishing"
- "MAHOGANY THE MYSTERY GLIDER" - Concept, design, illustration and research with-in Queensland Museum's Collection and Queensland Herbarium Collection in consultation with curators, zoologists, entomologists, botanists throughout the duration of the project.
- The Wilderness Society "Environment Award" for Children's Literature "Winner"
- The Royal Zoological Society of NSW "Whitley Award" "Certificate of Merit"
- The Australian Newspaper "Excellence in Educational Publishing"
- GRANT: "Arts Queensland" Grant. To assist with funding for research and design.
- COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS ILLUSTRATIVE - poet Tim Collins "Two Journeys" Concept and illustration. AWARD: Queensland University's 2002 "Vanguard Literary Award"
I would like to acknowledge Queensland Museum and the curators who's help was invaluable and essential for the successful outcome of some of these projects, some of which is represented on the Book Publication page.
The botanists at Queensland Herbarium and the Environment Protection Agency in Rockhampton and Brisbane Queensland, The Cancer Council and Brisbane City Council who funded the book The No Hat Brigade to create skin cancer awareness.