black on grey

My  book on Mark Rothko is out! It's a children's guide made to accompany the first Polish Rothko exhibition, at the National Museum in Warsaw, which opened in June.

Needless to say, I loved working on every last bit of it. A dream commission! The guide's thoughtful and engaging text is by Agnieszka Tarasiuk. The whole thing was put together by the lovely folks at Full Metal Jacket.

There are more pictures from the book on my Behance profile. One of those days I'll get to updating my main website, too.

a shtetl, a harbour

psssst... a few bits and pieces from a book i am working on right now.

summing up spring

i'm still here! just finished illustrating the second installment of the lovely Miś Kazimierz series. It's out in two weeks i think, and it's definitely summer reading. Here are some spot illustrations from the book that i like (including blueberry pierogi, yum).

we also finally moved into our new place! i can break out the watercolours and inks and get back to the messy illustrations i started doing in March - as soon as i find the box which contains my art supplies, that is. i'm also working on a really nice project right now, i hope to share some images soon. here's a tiny preview:

In June it'll be back to work on the Extensive Comic Project That Must Not Be Named, but which ought to be finally finished over the summer; i really, really hope it will!!
oh, and please remember that you can follow me on tumblr and twitter now, if you wish to do so!

little music

some bits and pieces from Kitty Crowther's workshop I attended a week ago. super-intense five days of experimenting, playing with style, characters and purpose. sounds a little trite but it really was quite amazing. 

towards the end of the course i started developing this little story about a melancholic bird in a yellow coat and a girl who was dating a crocodile.. a possible bestseller, i know. 

if you ever have a chance to do a workshop with Kitty Crowther, don't think twice;  not only is she an amazing artist, but also an excellent (and inspiring) teacher. 

let's stay home like it's 1981

here's a preview of a preview of Comic No. 1. glad I'm working on it again. there's still a lot to do, but at least it's growing.

then there's Comic No. 2, 20 pages in various stages of colouring. that one should be ready soon. ok, i'm moving countries for the second time in 2 months next week, so that might get in the way.

looks like i've drawn my way through the most depressing month. i swear, the sun came out ONCE throughout entire February. i guess that's what i get for moving to warsaw in winter. now i'm off to (slightly) warmer climates.

seaside photo

or, sunday doodling

girls in coats

here are some more absent-minded fashion doodles drawn from the pictures in my tumblr feed.