Simon Prescott
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The basis of my work is drawing from life and imagination. I mainly
work in ink, watercolour, acrylics and pencil as well as other mixed
media. In my work I try to create atmosphere with colour and tone and visual
humour with memorable, expressive characters. Retro cartoons, other
cultures and old fables are among some of the things that influence my
work. A recent project was a modern, picture book adaptation
of the fables of The Country and the Town Mouse.
After finishing a BA. Graphic design degree in 2003 at Norwich school
of art I moved to Finland on a two-year study break. There I had two
exhibitions of my paintings and produced work for a number of illustration
projects. I am now currently living in Cambridge and doing an MA in
Childrens book illustration at Cambridge school of Art, graduating in
early 2007. Although I am now concentrating primarily on illustration for
childrens books I will still continue to produce commercial
illustration work, landscapes and portraits.