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Simon Prescott
Simon Prescott first realised he had a talent for drawing when one of his masterpieces was exhibited on the 80s children’s TV classic, Wacaday. Since then he has honed his skills at the Norwich School of Art, achieving a BA in Graphic Design, and gained an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Born in Aylesbury, now living in Cambridge, Simon also spent two years hunting Moomins in Finland. In 2009 Simon was shortlisted in the Best New Illustrator category at the Booktrust Early Years Awards.
Simon Prescott on Simon Prescott:
I’m a Cambridge based Artist, illustrator and published children’s book author.
I
have been exhibiting my work since 2004 and have been freelance since
2007. After finishing my BA in Graphic design, in 2003, I moved to live
in Finland for a few years. In 2005 I returned to the U.K. to undertake
an MA in children’s book illustration. Following completion of the
course in early 2007, I am now a published author/illustrator with my
first book published in 2009.
Primarily seeing myself as a
draftsman and painter. My work is mainly figurative and has strong
narrative and humoristic elements. Also I’m interested in playing with
light/shadow and perspective to create a sense of atmosphere and drama
in my work.
Some of my influences include Ronald Searle,
Heath-Robinson, Jan Svenkmeyer, the impressionists, retro cartoons,
toys and comics. I take Reference and Inspiration when making an image
from many sources; film/animation, music, nature documentaries, even
the street where I live.
I use a variety of mediums; Acrylic on canvas, watercolour, chalk/charcoal, lino printing, pen and ink and mixed media.
Previous commissions have included Picture Books, CD covers, information posters, educational materials, greetings cards, caricatures, portraits and Storyboard/character design.
Featured Books, with extracts illustrated by Simon Prescott
Simon Prescott
A very simple story told with few words but wonderful images where shadows and dark shapes leap off the page as the mouse runs through the dark wood and into the streets, then into a house, down some dark, dark...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2010
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Simon Prescott
Shortlisted for the Best Emerging Illustrator Award, Early Year Awards 2009 Perfectly capturing the atmosphere and excitement of the city with dramatic perspectives and shifting cityscapes, this stylish and contemporary twist on Aesop’s classic fable when country mouse goes off on an adventure to...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
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Books illustrated by Simon Prescott
Simon Prescott
In a dark, dark wood, there was a dark, dark path... Along the dark, dark path, there was a dark, dark town... As Mouse runs through the moonlit town towards a big, dark house, all around him there are strange...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2010
Simon Prescott
Country Mouse is going on an adventure! He's leaving his quiet countryside to stay with his friend in the Big City. But when Country Mouse looks across the rooftops and sees the green hills of his home, he begins to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2010
