While I struggle a little with a story for Katie in Scotland, I thought I’d post an assortment of sketches for Nessie. These were doodled in advance of the book to promote the BIG NESSIE COMPETITION which will be launched this Easter at the National Galleries of Scotland and online at Orchard Books’ website. DETAILS TO FOLLOW!
Different people see Nessie in different ways. But Orchard and I eventually decided that Nessie is:
a) Female
b) Be-flippered, not legged and
c) Greenish for camouflage
In other words, pretty close the the Plesiosaurus that most sightings have compared jher with. Lot’s of pictures and toys make her more worm/eel-like, without legs or flippers. Sometimes she has horns. Ah well… on my trip to Loch Ness later this month, I’ll be able to sketch the real thing from life!
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