John Shelley - Illustrator

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Illustrator and author for children's publishing and the wider design business. #KidLitUK #illustration https://linktr.ee/studionib

Illustration of a group of frogs suspended in the splash and jet of a traditional old fountain.
children's book Illustration of a friendly classic white ghost flying above a jumbled shop stock room.
Comical illustration of a pile of bald, naked male plump characters.
illustration of a giant dragon in a smoke filled classroom, with a terrified teacher standing on a chair, and innocent child looking on.
Pen illustration of Children with linked arms, dancing around a tree, the branches of which spell the word 'PEACE'.
Picture book illustration of child dressed in black carrying an orange sack, descending steps in a jumbled town, with a red sunset background.
Pen drawing of a bearded train passenger reading a magazine.
Pen drawing of an early Spring clearing in the shape of a cat's face, with trees beyond which birds are foraging.
pen sketch of trees and field through a train window.
Christmas illustration of 6 herald angels forming the shape of a star-filled christmas tree in the night sky above a landscape.
Illustration in three panels showing a family camping in the country, the evening sky gradually changing from sunset to night sky.
Pen and watercolour Illustration of a town at night with characterised smiling face moon looking over.
pen drawing sketch of clouds from a train window
Illustration of four people singing in a flying hot-air balloon basket over a pastural landscape, with speech bubbles forming the balloon.
Illustration of a smiling fox wearing an Edwardian suit and straw boater, sitting in the roots of an old tree.
Illustration of two children in a field of flowers.
Illustration of a swan, a pigeon and another bird in the branches of a potted tree, with a smiling fox on the ground watching.
Pen sketch from life of middle-aged woman on the London Tube.
Parody illustration of Hokusai's famous woodblck print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, showing businessmen surfing instead of a fishing boat, and Tokyo skyscrapers in the background.
children's book illustration of the ugly sisters being dressed for the ball by a raggedly dressed Cinderella. One sister powders her face before a mirror and dressing table, the other is having a corset tightened by Cinderella.
Illustration of a child in dressing gown hugging a happy bear, with bird, squirrel, rabbit and beaver.
Illustration of a grey parrot surrounded by greenery, holding a stick that's dripping paint, with paint splashes on the leaves around.
bookcover of 'Thief of Colours' by Stephen Sinclair, showing a sinister man carrying a bag of colours in a monochrome landscape, with some of the bright colours spilling out onto the street. Watched by three children in the distance.
Picture book illustration of a riverside scene with a red tent and screens, in the river a bald headed king bathes, attended by servants and family. Outside the tent are soldiers and members of the public.
A boy dressed as a pirate is building a mock-up raft, surrounded by an imagined raging sea with sharks and flying fish.
Illustration of a woman dressed in black in a snowfield, under a star-filled night sky.
An old bearded Hawaiian man and two children with a dog lie on a hill watching a star-lit sky in Hawaii, a shooting star and the southern cross visible.
motif of four intertwining snakes, symbolising the Year of the Snake, with 'Happy New Year 2015' in the centre.
motif of four intertwining snakes, symbolising the Year of the Snake, with 'Happy New Year 2015' in the centre.
Illustration of a sad-looking dog
Series of images showing the transportation of Michelangelo's statue of David after it's creation.