Horses and Ponies Activity Book - A Real Challenge!

So much for me and my “enormous” talent for drawing horses - here Maria, why don’t you try a whole Horses and Ponies activity book and see how that goes! Tiny sneak peek of one of my most recent projects, soon to be published by Usborne. Can’t wait!

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Classic Tales

I know I have kept silent on this tiny little facebook place of mine for a while - would be nice if I could say I was on a vacation, but unfortunately, I wasn't. The reason there was not a single word uttered here is simple - I was working on a set of children's books! If you ever think of illustrating 4 books at once, stop yourself right there. I love my job, that is true, but I also love chocolate, and if I ate 4 kilos of it at once, I would probably not love it that much and puke as well. (I have not puked from illustrating these, don't worry!) Anyways, as much as I wish I was smarter and allowed myself more time for these babies, I am so so so happy I could work on the titles like Pinocchio or Goldilocks and Three Bears (all time favorite of my little sister!) Will keep you posted when they appear on our planet. Off to finally cleaning my place and getting a haircut. Hello, life!

Book Harvest in November!

I finally received the books I illustrated recently. I actually ordered them from an e-book store, because I could not wait any longer for my reference samples to arrive. All of these were published by Czech publisher Albatros recently. I am so proud of how they came out! Love to finally have the actual book home!
 

A book on how the road goes, written by Eva Oburkova, illustrated by me.

A book on how the road goes, written by Eva Oburkova, illustrated by me.

A book on how the river flows, written by Eva Oburkova, illustrated by me.

A book on how the river flows, written by Eva Oburkova, illustrated by me.

A Christmas activity book I did for Albatros, Czech republic.

A Christmas activity book I did for Albatros, Czech republic.

Christmas Around the World Book

I can't remember being so impatient waiting for a book to get back from printers in a very long time. The Chrismas Around the World book which will be published in November this year by major Czech publishing house Albatros was sent to printers last week and I can't wait for it to be done! Meanwhile I decided to upload a few illustrations from the book.

Cover of the book

Cover of the book

Christmas in Ethiopia

Christmas in Ethiopia

Christmas in Finland

Christmas in Finland

There is more to be seen in the Work section of my website and also on my behance.