EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 18 © 2017 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

83 FAR LEFT: 'Flying Fish', cover to a calendar. BOTTOM LEFT: 'Joie de Vivre', with happy Pug! ABOVE: 'The Guide'. A self- promotional print. BELOW & RIGHT: Nude studies from memory. "Drawing is like any other activity—you should always try and stretch youreself. Preferably on a daily basis." wouldn’t lead to a 'proper job'. IQ: Where did you train? PR: I was lucky enough to get into Brighton Art College. It had the reputation of being one of the best colleges to attend, if you wanted to study illustration. IQ: Who were your early influences? PR: By the time I was ten I had a lot of really powerful influences— and ever since, I am always adding to artists I love and learn from. Early influences include Ron Embleton, Walt Disney, Stuart Tresilian, Charles Tunnicliffe, Ronald Searle, Gerard Hoffnung, Charles Keeping, Anne and Janet Grahame Johnstone—the list goes on! IQ: Did drawing come easily to you? PR: Definitely not. It has always been a struggle and always been a challenge. I am better now than I was, even ten years ago, but I still have a long way to go. IQ: Did you find it difficult to break into illustration? PR: I was very lucky. We had a neighbour who was an illustrator and, when I was in my third and final year at Brighton, he gave me an introduction to his agent and that got me going. IQ: What sort of work did you do to begin with? PR: This was the mid 1970s and my folio had a leaning towards