Barry Ablett

Barry Ablett

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I studied Illustration at Loughborough University and my early commissions were for magazines including Condé Nast Traveller, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Homes & Gardens and Trailfinders. My illustrations soon found their way to the wonderful world of book publishing where my artwork has appeared in over fifty titles in the UK and around the world. My illustrated books include young reader adaptations of Charles Dickens novels, poetry books and educational history books on the subjects of London, ancient China, William Shakespeare, British history, famous palaces, ancient Greece, castles and famous buildings. I love listening to live music, reading history books and all things illustration.[read less...]

I studied Illustration at Loughborough University and my early commissions were for magazines including Condé Nast Traveller, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Homes & Gardens and Trailfinders. My illustrations soon found their way to the wonderful world of book publishing where my artwork has appeared in over fifty titles in the UK and around the world. My illustrated books include young reader adaptations of Charles Dickens novels, poetry books and educational history books on the subjects of L... [read more...]

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See Inside London. Usborne Publishing.
Secret Squid's Wonders of the World. Beetle Books.
Secret Squid Storms the Castle. Beetle Books.
Secret Squid goes to Space. Beetle Books.
Tudor London.
Victorian London.
Map of Ancient Greece.
'Britain Beyond Britain.' A Map from a book about the history of Britain.
Illustration showing the daily life in Tudor times that might have influenced the plays of William Shakespeare.
Industrial Britain. Illustration showing the developments and inventions of Britain during Victorian times.
Celtic tribe.
Preparing for launch. A spread illustration for Secret Squid Goes to Space.
The Blitz.
The Forbidden City. A spread from a search and find adventure book with a history theme.
Noah's Ark illustration.
Cover illustration for a book on Ancient China.
The Colosseum. A spread from a search and find adventure book with a history theme.
Cover illustration for a book on the history of Britain through the ages.
Oliver Twist. Usborne young reading book.
Great Expectations. Usborne Publishing.
Illustration from a book about the life of The Amazing Houdini. Two narrators warn the reader about the dangers of attempting one of Houdini's tricks. Published by Holder and Stoughton.
Illustration from a book about the life of The Amazing Houdini. Two narrators. Published by Holder and Stoughton.
Illustration from a book about the life of The Amazing Houdini. Two narrators. Published by Holder and Stoughton.
Illustration from "Letters from the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. © Scholastic Publishing.
The lifeboat. Illustration from "Letters from the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. © Scholastic publishing.
Illustration from "Letters from the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. © Scholastic Publishing.
Illustration of Olive from "Letters from the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. © Scholastic Publishing.
Oliver meets The Artful Dodger. Illustration from Oliver Twist.
Egyptian villa.
A look inside an Egyptian villa.
Mr Sowerberry. Portrait illustration of the undertaker from Oliver Twist.
Single page illustration from an adaptation of Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
Bill and Nancy. Illustration from Oliver Twist.
Illustration from Oliver Twist.
Miss Havisham. Double page illustration from an adaptation of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
Inside the boathouse. Single page illustration from an adaptation of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Single page illustration from an adaptation of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Single page illustration from an adaptation of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.
Newspaper seller
Picture book spread.
Picture book spot illustrations.
Pyramids of Giza. A spread for a search and find adventure book with a history theme.
Neushuwanstein Castle. Illustration from a book on famous palaces around the world.
Hampton Court Palace. Double page spread Illustration from a lift the flap book on famous palaces.
The Nutcracker.
Picture book spread.
Picture book spread.
Picture book single page.
'The Tale of Rakush.' Spread illustration for a horse and pony treasury.
'The Tale of Rakush.' Spread illustration for a horse and pony treasury.
'The Tale of Rakush.' Spread illustration for a horse and pony treasury.
'Sleipner and Goldfax.' Spread illustration for a horse and pony treasury.