Throughout October I was illustrator of the month in the wonderful Storytellers Inc. bookshop in Lytham St Anne’s. If you want to find out more about this lovely bookshop, or read an interview they did with me, click here!

The Story of Stars is published today! Click HERE to see some more inside pics coutesy of my agent Arena…  

‘The Story of Stars!’

Authors, Illustrators and silliness all squished together in one brilliant Bookhut by Nikalas Catlow (ably assisted by Des Hegarty). Here is a taster of the pilot show… If you whizz to 8 minutes in, you can see Neal Layton draw the whole Mammoth Academy story in 60 seconds- also Featuring Sarah McIntyre and Andy Stanton!

The House of Illustration is the world’s first dedicated home for the art of illustration in all its forms. To help them in their forthcoming silent auction I’ve donated this artwork from ‘Howler’ by Michael Rosen. Bidding closes at 2pm on October 14th. The original works will also be on display at Chris Beetles Gallery 7th – […]

At the weekend we took our family to visit The Teddy Bear Story in Portsmouth. Curated by The V&A Museum of Childhood it’s a touring show featuring over 100 teddy bears, a bear book library, bear films, the three bears hut, a moving bear diorama, and is well worth a visit (if you like teddy bears!) Some […]

After a productive day of filming and photography in our studios, and many weeks editing, here is the completed film by Jonas Jakunas and Massimo Mazullo, also featuring  Sadie Tierney and Cotton Candy Photography. Well done to all the Creating Balance team! If you’re curious the music used was also made be me under my nocturnal Neal […]

Sadie Tierney and I are very excited to be participating in the Creating Balance Project: an artistic collaboraton between Anglepoise®, Strong Island & The University of Portsmouth celebrating a design classic and local creativity in Portsmouth. 10 artists/designers have been twinned with 10 photographers and an Anglepoise® light. We’ve been teamed up with photographers Gemma and […]

Deadly: The Truth About The Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth has been shortlisted for the AOI Illustration Awards 2013. The AOI Illustration Awards are the most prestigious illustration awards in the UK, open to illustrators worldwide working across all sectors and any medium. The entries were assessed by a panel of respected judges including illustrators, […]

Deadly! The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth, receives a Junior Library Guild Selection. Deadly is written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Neal Layton and published in the UK by Walker Books .