Abby Wright Illustration

Opinion

The Pencil Doesn't Lie: Keeping Illustration Slow, Wobbly and Visible in 2026

There's a drawer in my studio that will never make it onto the grid — filled with roughs that didn't work and the evidence of someone changing their mind. As polished, instantly-generated imagery floods every feed, I'd argue the smudges are the most valuable thing an illustrator has left to sell.

Nov 7, 2026

Sketchbook

Quiet Corners: Seven UK Places That Reward a Slow Pencil

Some places photograph badly and draw beautifully — a chapel on a cliff, an allotment in September, a museum room that smells faintly of dust. Here are seven lesser-known UK spots where nobody's rushing you, plus a hand-drawn exercise to try at each one.

Nov 7, 2026