Another little fox

Been working on some fox characters recently. Got no story to go with them as yet! I love foxes, although they get a bad press. Heard the hunt going through yesterday, which I found little upsetting. Its hard to believe they are just following a scent....

The roughs for The Walk seem to be going well, really enjoying working on it.

two little fox cubs

Another study for The Walk.

Study for The Walk, a series based on a walk where I live with my daughter. Here she is walking in one of the fields.

Putting together a series covering all the seasons, looking at nature etc.

Not written anything on here for ages.

Have now got my website up and running, the address is www.joloringfisher.com.

Also I have a couple of items for sale on Folksy-the link is on this page.

Other than that, I'm continuing to work on my story called The Walk, and have been out in the wind and rain taking photos this morning, some of which I will post on here.

Beach finds. Compressed charcoal and pencil.

Here is an example of some of my black and white work. This image is made in compressed charcoal and was for an editorial brief for my degree.

Children's Books I love and inspired by

Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu; While You Are Sleeping, Beegu, Slow Loris by Alexis Deacon; Miki by Stephen Mackey; The Dancing Tiger Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher; The 108th Sheep by Ayano Imai; Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak; The Shy Pony by Margriet Heymans; Catherine and the Lion by Clare Jarrett; Tim All Alone by Edward Ardizzone; The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; Augustus and his Smile by Catherine Rayner; The Root Children by Sibylle Von Olfers; Wolf, Button, Pinocchio by Sara Fanelli; Brave Bitsy and the Bear illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke; Ginger by Charlotte Voake; The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Hobbin, The Wizard of Oz', Alice in Wonderland Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger; The Madeline books by Ludwig Bemelmanns; The Moomin books by Tove Jansson; The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers; And if the Moon could Talk and others by Georg Hallensleben; The Red Tree by Shaun Tan.

Illustration for New Fairy Tales' A Most Ordinary Boy.

Mother and baby dragon from New Fairy Tales' A Most Ordinary Boy. First dragon's I have painted! Image appears un-cropped.

This is one of the images for the New Fairy Tales story A Most Ordinary Boy. Image here is uncropped.

The new edition of New Fairy Tales, www.newfairytales.co.uk is out now. My work is featured in it illustrating A Most Ordinary Boy. Its exciting to see my work in print.

Currently working on a dummy for Ivy-Beatrice and the Field of Poppies. I'll add some roughs on here soon.

2000.  Detail from an image produced for degree brief. Photo montage and acrylics.

2000, photo montage and acrylics

Wind Turbine, 2001. Photo montage and acrylic

Women and Children First, 2001, acrylic and photo montage.

Book Jacket brief for Illustration degree course.

This image was one that i did for a brief whilst doing my Illustration degree at norwich school of Art and Design. It was for a Granta Books anthology called Love Stories, and is an image that is very personal and significant to me. Image executed in 2000 in photo montage and oil paint. 

The Shy pony

This image isn't quite lined up properly-practical difficulties in scanning in!

It shows Jenny and the shy pony's first performance together.

The Shy Pony

The Shy Pony, 2008

These are some illustrations for a story that I loved as a child. It is about a pony who is sent away from the circus because he is so shy. He meets Jenny when he shows up at her house and they start their own circus, travelling around the world and meeting a giant.

This image depicts the friends living in a tree when the wheel of their caravan falls off. They live here until the snow comes.....

Inspiring image from Valbonne in France. I love the idea of customising your own front door. There were many like this in this town.

Inspiring images

Window in Valbonne, France.

I love the budgie cage in the window.

What's the Time Mr Wolf, 2008

Acrylic paint

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Acrylic paint, 2008

Red Riding Hood

Acrylic paint.