I was born in Colchester in 1958. I am an Essex Boy!
I did a degree in Fine Art at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic. On completion I moved to Bristol where I have lived for twenty six years.
I fell into Illustration by accident really! My first job in Bristol was working for the Bristol Playbus project as a community Arts Worker. Followed by a stint working for social services as a carer for people with mental illness and disabilities.
I always kept drawing in my spare time in the hope that one day I would be able to forge some sort of artistic career.
It was by pure chance that I met an Illustrator who suggested that I might like to attend one of the 'Association of Illustrators' regular meetings. I went along, nervously, and introduced myself and showed some of my work. It was suggested that my style of drawing at the time would suit Children's Books! And through one of the illustrators, (Alan Snow), a meeting was arranged with Ian Butterworth who was then Art Director at Harper/Collins.
From that important meeting it took nearly two years to get my first commission. It was a small black and white book. One that I don't mention because I wasn't happy with it! But it was a start!
Other offers began to come in and gradually I had enough work to become a self employed Children's Book Illustrator.
I have Illustrated over 80 Books. I have been short listed for several awards for the books that I've been involved with, which is a great feeling!
I love visiting schools all over the country and beyond. This year I'm lucky enough to be going to the Edinburgh Book Festival again, where I'll be working with my good friend and great author, Vivian French. We will hopefully be introducing our new series, The Draglins! An 8 book series about very small dragons and their exploits.
Lastly I'm hoping to have the courage to start writing my own texts. This I think is long overdue. I've got ideas bursting out everywhere!! Whether they will be any good remains to be seen! Watch this space.
Appearing (November 2009)
Stockton (9th), Redcar (10th), Gateshead (11th), Sunderland (12th), Newcastle (13th)
Author Website
Chris Fisher
Publisher
Hachette
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