The Art of The Week

My new book is out, bringing together ten years of work on the UK and US editions of The Week. I put it all together myself, and am very pleased with the result and how it encapsulates the last decade. It’s available from https://the-week-bookshop.myshopify.com/products/the-art-of-the-week-ten-years-of-mcbill-covers-by-howard-mcwilliam

More Week covers

A couple of my other favourite Week covers from recent issues:

‘Who killed Detroit? How a once mighty city fell into ruin and bankruptcy’: US Week, 2 August 2013

‘Can a Canadian save Britain? Mark Carney takes the reins’: The Week, 6 July 2013

Royal baby

Here’s my cover for The Week magazine showing the new royal baby:

‘A king in waiting’: The Week, 27 July 2013

‘Which Way USA’ – Colorado

Further to my previous post, here are a few more illustrations from the Colorado  ‘Which Way USA’ puzzle book:

Which Way USA: Colorado

Which Way USA: Colorado

Which Way USA: Colorado

‘Which Way USA’ puzzle books – Texas

I’ve been working on a series of puzzle books in the US called ‘Which Way USA’, each based around a different state.  Here’s a few illustrations from the Texas puzzle book:

Which Way USA: Texas

Which Way USA: Texas

Which Way USA: Texas

Tories, GPs and Uncle Sam

Here are a couple more of my favourite recent UK Week covers … with apologies to GPs and Tory supporters!

‘How mad are the Tories? Cameron and the “swivel-eyed looms” ‘: The Week, 25 May 2013

‘Are GPs too lazy? Doctors under pressure’: The Week, 1 June 2013

‘Is Uncle Sam watching over you? The internet surveillance scandal’: The Week , 15 June 2013

Two views on the conflict in Syria

The UK and US editions of the Week magazine both feature the conflict in Syria as their cover story, which led to me illustrating two quite different perspectives:

‘Should we let him win? Assad tightens his grip’: The Week, 22 June 2013

‘Too little, too late?’: The US Week, 28 June 2013

Award for ‘When a Dragon Moves In’

Very privileged to learn that Jodi Moore and I have won the 2012-13 Georgia Picture Storybook Award for When a Dragon Moves In. Amazing to be honoured two years in a row after winning last year with Amanda Noll for I Need My Monster. Thank you to everyone who voted!

Front cover of ‘When a Dragon Moves In’ (Flashlight Press)

‘What I Saw in the Teachers’ Lounge’

Here’s a peek at some of the illustrations for a book I worked on for the US market with Scholastic.  What I Saw in the Teachers’ Lounge sees a small boy takes a peek inside the teachers’ lounge – and he can’t believe what he sees! It was a fun opportunity to draw everything from teachers surfing and going on safari, to teachers wrestling a grizzly bear and riding camels:

Front cover illustration

Peeping into the teachers’ lounge

The teachers scuba diving

The teachers ‘ unusual lunch!

The teachers in a rainforest

The teachers visiting a bazaar

The teachers on safari

It’s available in the States as both a print book and an e-book.

Drawing the open road

Here’s a quick post just to share a recent illustration I did for the AAA in the States to accompany an article on self-driving cars:

Self-driving cars (AAA)