The Bee-Man of Orn Adapted for Theatre

I got a nice email from Tony Trigwell-Jones, Director of Arlington Arts  to say that he had recently adapted The Bee Man of Orn for Newbury Youth Theatre, who would be performing the show in Newbury and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they have previously been given five star reviews and won awards for their productions.

I wish I could make it to one of the performances as it promises to be a really buzzing event.

Happy St George's Day

Happy St George's Day.
I haven't ever illustrated that saint's story but this has similarities.
It's video of me doing an illustration showing the Bee-man of Orn tackling a pretty scary dragon.

A Doll of the Bee-Man of Orn

When I returned today from a wonderful but tiring holiday in Catalonia with the family, I was delighted to find an e-mail from a lady called Beth Casper in the US. Beth has created a doll based on the Bee-man of Orn.
She sent me these great pictures of her creation.

A Ghastly Griffin from The Bee-man of Orn

Here's a detail from one of my preparatory sketches for The Bee-man of Orn that I felt deserved to be looked at a little bit more closely. You'd hardly notice this chap in the final book as he appears as a small part of a much bigger picture.
I love drawing mythical beasts, and, before too long I hope to create a book all about them.

Preparatory Sketch for The Bee-man of Orn

I was going through some preparatory drawings with a friend of mine, when we came across this nice little sketch that I did for The Bee-man of Orn. It was never used, but I think it's a nice drawing.
Particularly interesting for me to see those faint images where I rubbed out earlier versions of the baby.

The Bee-man of Orn, cover art from sketch to painting

Here's a little video showing the process from sketch to the finished painting of the cover of The Bee-man of Orn by Frank R Stockton.