EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 5 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

ISSUE FIVE CONTENTS 2 An interview with the answer to an art director’s prayer—the legendary Mick Brownfield 94 illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-12-5 ISSN 2052-6520 Issue Number Five Published Autumn 2013 Copyright © 2013 by The Book Palace Ltd. All text and artwork copyright is vested with the respective creators and publishers. None of the material within these pages may be reproduced without the written consent of illustrators or the aforementioned copyright holders. The images reproduced within these pages are for research purposes and all efforts have been made to ensure their historical accuracy. illustrators is published quarterly. Subscriptions for four issues: £55 post free UK £77 airmail Europe £89 airmail USA/Rest of world Available in the USA from budplant.com Trade Orders : IQ@bookpalace.com magazines@centralbooks.com Printed in China by Prolong Press Ltd 42 The illustrator who painted the latest Mad Men poster is discussed by Bryn Havord Brian Sanders Mick Brownfield EDITORIAL The dapper doyen of equestrian action is recalled by David Ashford 78 Derek Eyles The story of the twin sisters who co-created a world of enchantment by Peter Richardson 64 Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone The Studio Bryn Havord discusses The Book Palace’s, ‘Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan’. This issue of illustrators kicks off with an interview with Mick Brownfield as he looks back on a long and successful career which continues to this day. Mick is an artist whose lifelong obsession with illustration has not only made him a master of his medium but has underscored his art with a never ending series of slyly entertaining reference points which imbue his illustrations with a resonance that goes far beyond the mere fulfilment of an art director’s brief. The work of Brian Sanders has recently been brought to the fore again since he was asked to provide the artwork for the MadMen Season Six poster, using the same technique that first brought his work to the attention of UK andUS art directors in the 1960s. Sanders’ career and art have now spanned over five decades, and as BrynHavord’s text reveals, there ismuchmore to Sanders then has been revealed in the recent media coverage this commission spawned. Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone’s illustrations were everywhere for much of the latter part of the last century. Their work was as familiar to children and their parents as the illustrations of Mabel Lucy Atwell and Kate Greenaway had been to previous generations, but the story of how these twin sisters achieved their enchanting art is less familiar and we are therefore delighted to have the opportunity to share with their story with you. Derek Eyles may have been a little laid back in comparison tomany of his contemporaries, but when it came to creating dynamic and action packed artwork designed to thrill his schoolboy readership, he was in a league of his own. David Ashford reveals muchmore about the man whose art was often used as a guide by editors to show “how it should be done”, especially when depicting horses. Finally, with Book Palace ’ s eagerly anticpated Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan , Bryn Havord castes his eyes over its pages and recalls his days working at the offices of Eagle comics. Illustrators The Book Palace Jubilee House Bedwardine Road Crystal Palace London SE19 3AP Email: IQ@bookpalace.com Web: www.bookpalace.com Contact GW: gw@bookpalace.com Tel: 020 8768 0022 (From overseas +44 20 8768 0022) Publisher: Geoff West Editor & Art Director: Peter Richardson Associate Editor & Designer: Bryn Havord Consultant Editor: David Ashford Featured Writers: Bryn Havord, David Ashford and Peter Richardson Website: Paul Tanner Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: ads@bookpalace.com illustratorsquarterly.com The opinions expressed in illustrators are those of the writers, and are not necessarily those of the editor and publishers. The accuracy of the authentication of all images is the responsibility of the contributors. Cover Image: Mick Brownfield Letters Your feedback from issue 3 96 90 The Bookshelf Books to stimulate