Angry Reindeer 2012

Following on from last year’s triumphant sales (enough to buy Christmas presents and gin) I will be selling Angry Reindeers once more. If you have a Christmas list of people who understand the quirky, have a spiky sense of humour,

Book! The Madness of the Bird King

This week, the Bird King finally hit print. I painted the illustrations and designed the cover. Paperback: http://www.lulu.com/shop/james-knight-and-diana-probst/the-madness-of-the-bird-king/paperback/product-20169700.html eBook: http://www.lulu.com/shop/james-knight-and-diana-probst/the-madness-of-the-bird-king/ebook/product-20172080.html If you wish to support two independent artists, the ebook is slightly better for us, but we would be delighted

Sketching at the Sidgewick

I have the good fortune to live close to a museum of casts, some of which are valuable antiques in their own right. Casts do not move, and it is easy to select one with an interesting pose or anatomy

Cambridge Art Fair: Roundup

Our art fair over the weekend was very good fun, but for me was not worth the time invested. I learned which of my reindeer cards were popular, but I did not manage to sell enough to cover babysitting costs.

Signing my Work

I was asked an implied question on Twitter recently. (@dianaprobst – give it a whirl.) It was suggested that I sign my Angry Reindeer cards, and I am unsure about signing unlimited editions. I will explain why here. Each card

Angry Reindeer Roundup

I have sold half a dozen Angry Reindeer, and I intend to draw more to order, at £2 apiece. I will be at the Mill Road Fair in Cambridge, on 3rd of December, with my ink, and I can send

More Angry Reindeers

I really did not realise that Reindeer with strange antlers would be quite so popular. Rudolph and his strange cronies were nearly my sole source of income this month, which was good as it meant I had a source of