Tanya Farrugia Illustration

A kind of diary extract of few things I learnt on holiday recently when I took some time to reflect. I find that as I contemplate...

BEGINNINGS I grew up mostly in the West country, the oldest of three children. My Mum was 18 and had just moved from Canada when she...

“It’s OK Mum, but really you need to get out more and draw real life.” These were son’s words (age12) the other day in response to me...

I am excited to be sending out 20 of my handmade books to strategic people. Some are personal and some are larger organisations/charities...

Moo D. Cow's Little Book of Hope is a project I am working on at the moment. It is a simple book about the power of the spoken word....

I love to drop Moo D. Cow into different situations and see how she would respond. How would she decorate a Christmas tree?...

Tanya Farrugia shares her creative process in the character development of Moo D. Cow

Every Monday Moo D. Cow pops up on social media to brighten your day! Today was #NationalDictionaryDay. Moo D. Cow couldn't manage a...

I am planning to spend more time doing some very quick sketches of people and animals. Since they will not stay still I have to...

I love the freedom of going somewhere on my own and drawing but it's also a great excuse to catch up with my friend, Emily (15) to...

I have hours of fun doing this - when I am trying to paint something 'proper' I often find the dabs of colour on the page (put there to...

A lovely time to draw - when the children are asleep! And still! #childrensillustration #drawing #sketchbook #illustration #inkwask #ink...

I find it quite mesmerising to observe and draw people in a wordless situation like listening or choosing something in a shop. I love to...

Long train journeys are a great time to reflect and to draw other people reflecting! I don't know if this man knew I was drawing him - he...

One of the places I love to sketch is The Corner Coffee House, Dagenham. Sometimes I sketch people walking past the window at a moment in...

At a building site sketching with Kate Prendergast, author and illustrator of "Dog on a Train'. I love being out sketching people at work...