QUENTIN BLAKE - A CELEBRATION

25 MARCH - 7 APRIL 2007

The Chris Beetles Gallery presents a selling exhibition of 150 original drawings and watercolours by Quentin Blake, the world's favourite living children’s illustrator. The show features a selection of his most recent work as well as old favourites. Images include familiar faces from children's classics such as the BFG, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Arabel's Raven and many more. Signed copies of a large range of Quentin Blake publications are available from the gallery

Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5.30 pm

For further details on each picture, please click on the images or their titles

DON'T LOOK DOWN MORTIMER CROSSING THE ROAD MOTORBIKE RACE
ON THE ROOF MRS JONES CARRYING ON ALARMING RUMBURY PIRATE RADIO
ASLEEP BY MOONLIGHT A TEATIME VISITOR MORTIMER AND DAFFODILS
BICYCLE MESSENGER CHARLADY FROLICKING FEATHERS
FRUIT AND VEG LUNCH CLEANING LADY
LUNCH II DIGNIFIED BIRD THE MONOCYCLE
AN EVENING OUT KLUTZ OLD LETTERS
THE ROALD DAHL DIARY 1998, COVER 'YES, 'TWAS ELIZABETH; YES 'TWAS THEIR GIRL' FIVE MILLIONTH BRITON CELEBRATION
'SO SON, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?' IN THE GENTS SWINGING FROM THE TREES
THE BFG, SOPHIE AND CLOWN BFG AND SOPHIE THE GIRAFFE, THE PELLY AND ME
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST A MAIDEN WHO IS FORTY
KEEPING WATCH HIS PASSION WAS FOR GORGEOUS SUITS
AND SUMPTUOUS CLOAKS AND FUR-LINED BOOTS AT THE BEACH
LISTENING IN WALKIES! MEETING MIDNIGHT
INQUIRIES? THE FOOD CHAIN MARKING HER PLACE
ON THE BACK OF THE PICK UP A COMFORTABLE READ THE READER
THE ENGLISH PICNIC JUNGLE SWINGING THE GARDENER'S BIRDS
FLYING FURNITURE SHRINKING! THE GHOST ROSE FROM THE CAKE
WISE WORDS FIVE CHILDREN AND IT THE LAUREATE'S PARTY
'QUICK LET'S GET OUT OF HERE' TAKING A BITE GLANCING BACK
ROBOTIC CREATURE STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS HIS LITTLE FRIENDS
HOP ON! THE CYCLOPS THE TRAPEZE ARTIST AND THE SHOE
I'M GOING TO SWALLOW YOU UP! THE SPIRIT OF 1996 PEERING THROUGH THE CURTAINS
THE BEAST AND RIDER HANGING AROUND HOLDING HANDS
WILL YOU GIVE ME A LIFT DISTRACTIONS IN THE OUTFIELD PORSELLINA WITH A NUN AND HER PIG
CARRIED AWAY HEAVY LOAD GENEROUS FRIENDS
A PERFECT CHOICE III HARD WORK THE PERFECT CHOICE II
LEARNING TOGETHER JACQUES IS A RESILIENT FELLOW WINE, OYSTERS, ARTIST
CROUCHING READER FOOD AND WINE CHEERS!
CELEBRATION! THE CAT'S DINNER PEERING THROUGH THE CURTAINS II
TURKEYS SCOTTISH SELF-PORTRAIT DRAWING WITH MAGIC PENCILS
HAPPY BUNNIES DON'T JUST READ BOOKS, ACT THEM BOXING HARE
A MESSAGE FOR YOU THE ART OF VEGETABLE BALANCING THE POWERFUL AUNT
FEEDING THE BIRDS OLD FRIENDS TAKE SHELTER UNDER ME
THE FRABJOUS BOOK BEAST CLIMBING THE BOOK BEAST GREEN HYSTERICAL BIRD
TIME FOR READING WELLINGTON BOOTS PARROT SELF-PORTRAIT
THE CORVINE READER LITERARY BIRD WEIGHTLIFTING
CHILLING OUT OPERATION PING AT THE SALES
WAVING THE BRITISH FLAG JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT ARABEL AND MORTIMER ADMIRE THE JEWELS
CLOWN AND THE TRUNCHBULL REPTILIAN THE MOURNING DUCHESS AND THE POLITICIAN
THE PARROT'S NEW WAISTCOAT SHEPHERDS WATCH THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT  

 

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