Poems, stories and lots more- Dr Audrey Coatesworth

 The artist for the book - 'Growing up'

See what happens when you press this paint splash!

His name is David

This is my brother. He doesn't really like me to say that he has ALWAYS been older than me. But he has! We look a bit alike. He is now retired from his work and has time to be an artist and paints beautiful pictures - usually of outdoor scenes of mountains, or valleys or moors. In the photo he is busy - he is sketching ready to paint one of his pictures I asked him to paint the pictures for my children's poetry book- 'Growing up'. I am sure you will like them very much. I think they are the best I could possibly have got and match the children's poems perfectly. The dolls house he painted for the poem 'The Doll's House', 'in the book Growing Up', was one which we both knew when we were children. It was in a cupboard in our grandparent's house. My great grandfather made it for his daughters and it was very special. Click 'picture gallery' - just below the menu button 'artist' to see his collection. You will see the doll's house. My brother and I have always been good friends.