Whoeverfirstsaid"nevermeetyourheroes"clearlyneverhadthe
pleasureof beingintroducedto SirQuentinBlake.I'vebeenluckyto
meethimseveraltimes,includingforthismonth'scoverfeature,and
heneverdisappoints.Remarkably,it wasthedayafterhis87th
birthdaywhenwesatdownonhisofficesofa,whichis decorated
withhisownillustrations,yetdespitehisageheretainsa senseof
child-likewonderwhentalkingaboutartandheseemspositively
overjoyedat stillhavingthechanceto drawwhathelikeseveryday.
It is rarethatthe"hero"tagis justifiedbut,formillionsof people,
SirQuentin'sscratchy,expressiveink-and-washdrawingsaretheirfirst
exposureto art.I stillrememberendlessafternoonsspentsatcross-leggedon
thecarpetof myprimaryschoolclassroomwhileMrsWilliamsreadaloud
George'sMarvellousMedicine,JamesandtheGiantPeachandmore.It wasn'tso
muchRoaldDahl'sstoriesthattickledme,butratherthefantasticalcover
illustrationsthatI couldseepeekingthroughmyteacher'sfingers.
Today,morethanever,it feelsas if weneedto beremindedof thefactthat
therearestillheroesoutthereandwherebetterto startthanwithSirQuentin's
joyousillustrationsonpage50.
StevePill,Editor
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