Leanne CoelhoFeb 151 minWorld Illustration Awards 2022 Very excited to say that I've entered the World Illustration Awards this year. I always love seeing the WIA sharing the entries on...
Leanne CoelhoFeb 131 min100 Day Project I'm taking part in the 100 Day Project this year! I've set myself a goal of getting three manuscripts finalised and illustrated with a...
Leanne CoelhoFeb 101 minSpotted in Waterstones It's been a dream since I realised I wanted to make picture books to see my work on the shelves in a well known bookshop or library. I...
Leanne CoelhoJan 281 minThe Hive Following the very successful publication of Ted, the Sea and Me, written by Anna Granger and illustrated by me, I'm very excited to say...
Leanne CoelhoJan 241 minSlush Pile I've always followed but never entered the SCBWI's annual Slush Pile challenge. I'm constantly working on manuscripts and have around 5...
Leanne CoelhoJan 191 minThe Very Puzzled Monkey Puzzle Tree Towards the end of last year, the leisure projects team at the Three Rivers District Council got in touch to ask if I would like to work...
Leanne CoelhoNov 3, 20211 min3D LLama I built, painted and doodled a 3D llama for my little studio space. It took approximately 9hours and involved lots of glue, mess,...
Leanne CoelhoOct 14, 20211 minAlice: Curiouser & Curiouser I've always loved Alice in Wonderland, as a huge nonsense verse fan, The Jabberwocky is one of my favourite excerpts from Through the...
Leanne CoelhoOct 3, 20211 minPaddington: The Story of a Bear I'm very lucky to be 40mins by train away from The British Library and am constantly checking their exhibitions page to make sure I don't...
Leanne CoelhoJun 12, 20211 minBBC Shropshire It was wonderful to hear Anna Granger, author of Ted, the Sea and Me on BBC Shropshire this weekend. She had some really lovely things to...
Leanne CoelhoJun 1, 20211 minInspiring Hungry Caterpillar I was so sad to hear that Eric Carle passed away earlier this year. He was an incredible artist and an inspiration to so many people,...
Leanne CoelhoApr 30, 20211 minSomething Burrowed In Mole was a character that fell out of my pencil quickly and quietly as if he'd always been there. These are a few of the character...
Leanne CoelhoApr 18, 20212 minTed, the Sea and Me Working with author Anna Granger, I illustrated Ted, the Sea and Me. A picture book focused on helping children understand their emotions.
Leanne CoelhoJan 8, 20211 minPicture Book - Roughs I've been working with an author, illustrating a story called Ted, the Sea and Me.
Leanne CoelhoNov 1, 20201 minInktober So after doing Sketchtember on Instagram I decided to take on Inktober. This is my gallery for Inktober 2020!
Leanne CoelhoOct 30, 20201 minBologna Illustrators Exhibition 2021 will be my first Bologna Book fair! I'm so excited to get going and have already started prepping, hoping it's still going ahead and...
Leanne CoelhoSep 11, 20201 minSketchtember I came across #sketchtember and love it! The freedom to sketch anything, but also to find prompts if I'm stuck for inspiration has been grea