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Browse our Gallery of some of Quentin's work - for books, classic works, public spaces and more. Are you a Picture Editor looking for images to use in your publication? Please click here for further information.
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The Schoolmistress / Maitresse
This collection of nearly 60 drawings of birds in human guise were produced using watercolour pencils. Published simultaneously by Doubleday (in the UK) and, as Nous les Oiseaux, by Gallimard (France) in 2005.
Quentin subsequently continued the series, from which he produced three limited edition prints for the Royal Academy Suumer Show in 2012.
Kershaw Ward corridor picture #5
A celebration of agility in the elderly, commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in London. This image was later published in You’re Only Young Twice! (Andersen Press, 2008).
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Kershaw Ward corridor picture #1
The uses of fruit, commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in London in 2006. This image was later published in You're Only Young Twice! (Andersen Press, 2008).
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Kershaw Ward picture #28
An artist creating a mural, commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in London in 2006, one of a series of 60 drawings used in the private bedrooms in the ward.
Kershaw Ward picture #53
Elderly man and girl feeding birds, commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in London in 2006, one of a series of 60 drawings used in the private bedrooms in the ward.
Welcome to Planet Zog #5
Commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2007 for a children and young people's centre in Harrow. Prints from this series of work featured the touring exhibition, Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK from 2012-2014.
Welcome to Planet Zog #3
Commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2007 for a children and young people's centre in Harrow. Prints from this series of work featured the touring exhibition, Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK from 2012-2014.
Trousseau corridor picture #9
Commissioned by a children's hospital just outside Paris in 2008, this is one of a series of 16 works for corridors and other public spaces in the building.
Trousseau corridor picture #2
Commissioned by a children's hospital just outside Paris in 2008, this is one of a series of 16 works for corridors and other public spaces in the building.
Hand-tinted picture #4
Commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2008 for an older adults' mental health ward. Prints were made of Quentin Blake's original line drawings, and the artist tinted each print individually with watercolour.
Our Friends in the Circus #10
One of a a series of 17 drawings showing the elderly members of a circus performing their acts. Commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in 2008. Prints from this series featured in the touring exhibition, Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK 2012-2014.
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Our Friends in the Circus #6
One of a a series of 17 drawings showing the elderly members of a circus performing their acts. Commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in 2008. Prints from this series featured in the touring exhibition, Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK 2012-2014.
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Our Friends in the Circus #1
One of a a series of 17 drawings showing the elderly members of a circus performing their acts. Commissioned by The Nightingale Project for an older adults mental health ward in 2008. Prints from this series featured in the touring exhibition, Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK 2012-2014.
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Life under Water #13
One from a series of 16 drawings showing everyday life happening underwater. Commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2009 for an adults mental health ward. Quentin Blake's original drawings are in black & white (an ink outline with grey watercolour wash) which was digitally altered at printing to add colour.
Life under Water #16
One from a series of 16 drawings showing everyday life happening underwater. Commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2009 for an adults mental health ward. Quentin Blake's original drawings are in black & white (an ink outline with grey watercolour wash) which was digitally altered at printing to add colour.
Maternity ward drawing #2
Commissioned by doctors at Scarborough Hospital in 2009, this series of 9 maternity drawings went on to form the basis of Quentin's much larger body of work for a new maternity unit in Angers, France. These maternity drawings featured as prints in the touring exhibition Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK 2012-2014.
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Ordinary Life #21
One of a series of over 40 drawings, commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2010-2011 for a residential unit caring for adults and young people with eating disorders. Work from the series featured in the touring exhibition Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK in 2012-2014.
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Ordinary Life #38
One of a series of over 40 drawings, commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2010-2011 for a residential unit caring for adults and young people with eating disorders. Work from the series featured in the touring exhibition Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK in 2012-2014.
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Ordinary Life #8
One of a series of over 40 drawings, commissioned by The Nightingale Project in 2010-2011 for a residential unit caring for adults and young people with eating disorders. Work from the series featured in the touring exhibition Quentin Blake: As Large as Life, which toured the UK in 2012-2014.
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Artwork for hospital facade #1
Quentin Blake was commissioned in 2009-10 by the University Hospital in Angers to produce over 40 artworks for use throughout the new maternity unit (which opened in 2011). This artwork was one of 6 used on the glass facade at the front of the building.
Salle de reanimation #2
Quentin Blake was commissioned in 2009-10 by the University Hospital in Angers to produce over 40 artworks for use throughout the new maternity unit (which opened in 2011). This included work for the intensive care ward, where fathers were featured alongside mothers and newborn babies.
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Salle de receuil #2
Quentin Blake was commissioned in 2009-10 by the University Hospital in Angers to produce over 40 artworks for use throughout the new maternity unit (which opened in 2011). This included works for quiet rooms.
Salle de bains #1
Quentin Blake was commissioned in 2009-10 by the University Hospital in Angers to produce over 40 artworks for use throughout the new maternity unit (which opened in 2011). This included works for the 'bathrooms' (birth pools) attached to the delivery suite.
Mural picture #11
The Nightingale Project commissioned Quentin to produce a mural of drawings for a ward at St Bernard's Hospital in London in 2014. He duly provided 16 lively drawings showing some of the activities for patients at the hospital.
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