These pictures are from my picture book Mischief Came to Play and they are some of my most recent work. Mischief is a complete enthusiast and he jumps into Iris' life because she is far too well behaved for her own good and needs to have some fun.
This picture is from my story "Ebba's Magic Scissors". Here Ebba and two of the naughty siblings are on the trail of a particularly troublesome dragon who has abducted Pod - that is to say naughty sibling #3.
This is another picture from "Ebba's Magic Scissors" which shows the very moment the naughty sisters finish their cutting out - only it's not exactly what they meant it to be...
These two pictures are from my picture book "The Very Best of Friends". The story is about two best friends and what happens when the extremely chatty Gnat crash-lands in their lives and won't stop gnattering.
My name is Marion and I'm a creative sort who has painted and drawn all sorts of weird and wonderful things over the years, but my great love is for storytelling, especially for children. So I am an illustrator and a writer of stories.
I have recently completed my MA in children's book illustration at Cambridge School of Art which amongst other things has helped me to really get in touch with the way I want to make pictures. The themes I have tended to explore in my work are those of fostering creativity and breaking down self-imposed barriers. The books I draw inspiration from always seem to have an element of the extraordinary taking place within an ordinary setting and this is something I like to happen in my work too.
Here you can see some of my latest illustrations; there will be more published work to see in the coming year in the form of several chapter books and hopefully picture books too. If you would like to get in touch with me then please contact either me or my agent Elizabeth Roy.
Marion Lindsay marion.lindsay@gmail.com +44 (0)7751 147427)
Elizabeth Roy www.elizabethroyliteraryagency.co.uk +44 (0)1778 560672