Deciding on the medium for the illustrations has led me away from oils and mixed media towards the use of coloured pencils, gouche and crayons. I still like the idea of mixed media and may introduce papers and fabric at some stage. Objects feature repeatedly in the book – like spots, stripes and flowers. Using coloured pencils produces a different effect to gouche and for the illustrations in the books I am tending towards gouche as the main medium because it provides a more solid basis for the illustrations. However, I like the textured nature of the coloured pencils so the end result is likely to be a combination of effects. This one shows coloured pencils effect – 
This one shows gouche effect – 
Then there are flowers – like these daffodils –
And nasturtiums too – 