Nick Tankard
@nicktankard.bsky.social
Bloke & sometime Illustrator (I illustrated The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, published by Vintage Classics).
Banner illustration: A copy I made of the rumpus in Where The Wild Things Are
Bradford
nicktankard.co.uk for prints, originals and portfolio.
Banner illustration: A copy I made of the rumpus in Where The Wild Things Are
Bradford
nicktankard.co.uk for prints, originals and portfolio.
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Nick Tankard
@nicktankard.bsky.social
· Sep 8
My illustrations for The Woman in Black are now available as signed giclee prints. You can view them on my website nicktankard.co.uk I’ll also be making the original illustrations available here on Bluesky, watch this space…The illustrations are in the hardback edition published by Vintage Classics.
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Hi. I write MG children's books (4 Bloomsbury & 1 Barrington Stoke), all set in S.Wales in the past with strong working-class rep & a political edge. My agent currently has a 4th draft of something which steps into a new genre & I'm about to sign a contract for a secret thing. Thanks!
#WritersLift
#WritersLift
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Hi. I write MG children's books (4 Bloomsbury & 1 Barrington Stoke), all set in S.Wales in the past with strong working-class rep & a political edge. My agent currently has a 4th draft of something which steps into a new genre & I'm about to sign a contract for a secret thing. Thanks!
#WritersLift
#WritersLift
We went to Soho and I resisted the cakes but I did stick a nice big croissant into my face, superb coffee too. The staff were lovely and convinced us to purchase our first mince pie of the season. I’m not trying to be thin and handsome anyway.
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We went to Soho and I resisted the cakes but I did stick a nice big croissant into my face, superb coffee too. The staff were lovely and convinced us to purchase our first mince pie of the season. I’m not trying to be thin and handsome anyway.
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Back from my first visit to Brighton. We enjoyed chilly autumn sun, fish & chips in the Regency restaurant with rain battering the windows at night. We took relatives to see Gary Numan, they’re fans & they’ve had a rotten year of ill health. They were seated & I somehow ended leaning near the stage🤷🏼♂️
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Back from my first visit to Brighton. We enjoyed chilly autumn sun, fish & chips in the Regency restaurant with rain battering the windows at night. We took relatives to see Gary Numan, they’re fans & they’ve had a rotten year of ill health. They were seated & I somehow ended leaning near the stage🤷🏼♂️
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A duff photograph of the South Downs seen from the train beyond Burgess Hill. My illustration hero Raymond Briggs spent much of his life living at the foot of those hills & used the surrounding area as inspiration for his work. I didn’t have time to pay my respects at his grave this time ☹️
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A duff photograph of the South Downs seen from the train beyond Burgess Hill. My illustration hero Raymond Briggs spent much of his life living at the foot of those hills & used the surrounding area as inspiration for his work. I didn’t have time to pay my respects at his grave this time ☹️
Starling Whisperer, Lancing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Starling Whisperer, Lancing.
I found Wilson in Lancing on the south coast, good to see he got away from Tom Hanks.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I found Wilson in Lancing on the south coast, good to see he got away from Tom Hanks.
I’m making a plea to people who walk the streets of London (& elsewhere but it’s VERY apparent in the smoke)…please put your phones down once in a while & look around…the real world is great! & I’m fed up of jumping out of your way. I was getting very Richard Ashcroft towards the end. Zombies 🧟♂️
a man is walking down a street in front of a kfc chicken restaurant
Alt: A rude man shoulder barges his way through two women who are chatting, at least they were conversing, not just staring at their phones like zombies.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m making a plea to people who walk the streets of London (& elsewhere but it’s VERY apparent in the smoke)…please put your phones down once in a while & look around…the real world is great! & I’m fed up of jumping out of your way. I was getting very Richard Ashcroft towards the end. Zombies 🧟♂️
All over Battersea, some hope and some despair.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
All over Battersea, some hope and some despair.
I finished reading this recently. A tale of obsession & creepiness. The majority of the characters are deeply odd/repulsive, it veers a little too closely to Dark Matter but never quite hits (a high benchmark though). Apparently Michelle Paver had a block so she’s done well to produce this. So so.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I finished reading this recently. A tale of obsession & creepiness. The majority of the characters are deeply odd/repulsive, it veers a little too closely to Dark Matter but never quite hits (a high benchmark though). Apparently Michelle Paver had a block so she’s done well to produce this. So so.
Two new book purchases from our travels. My partner bought me Advent from The London Review Bookshop, she knew I was a sucker for that cover and because it’s set in Iceland. I bought The Ghost Theatre from Waterstones in Brighton for research for something I’m mulling over…
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Two new book purchases from our travels. My partner bought me Advent from The London Review Bookshop, she knew I was a sucker for that cover and because it’s set in Iceland. I bought The Ghost Theatre from Waterstones in Brighton for research for something I’m mulling over…
A duff photograph of the South Downs seen from the train beyond Burgess Hill. My illustration hero Raymond Briggs spent much of his life living at the foot of those hills & used the surrounding area as inspiration for his work. I didn’t have time to pay my respects at his grave this time ☹️
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A duff photograph of the South Downs seen from the train beyond Burgess Hill. My illustration hero Raymond Briggs spent much of his life living at the foot of those hills & used the surrounding area as inspiration for his work. I didn’t have time to pay my respects at his grave this time ☹️
Back from my first visit to Brighton. We enjoyed chilly autumn sun, fish & chips in the Regency restaurant with rain battering the windows at night. We took relatives to see Gary Numan, they’re fans & they’ve had a rotten year of ill health. They were seated & I somehow ended leaning near the stage🤷🏼♂️
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Back from my first visit to Brighton. We enjoyed chilly autumn sun, fish & chips in the Regency restaurant with rain battering the windows at night. We took relatives to see Gary Numan, they’re fans & they’ve had a rotten year of ill health. They were seated & I somehow ended leaning near the stage🤷🏼♂️
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On my travels again. Bye for now 👋🏻
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On my travels again. Bye for now 👋🏻
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
If you ever meet me or interact with me on here…I have a very dry sense of humour, so dry I’m unfunny.
This was a public service announcement.
This was a public service announcement.
a car is driving down a dirt road with smoke coming out of the windshield .
Alt: Loads of Tumbleweeds rolling across a dry dessert road. Nick has said something ‘funny’.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If you ever meet me or interact with me on here…I have a very dry sense of humour, so dry I’m unfunny.
This was a public service announcement.
This was a public service announcement.
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Already in almost the entire Northern Hemisphere
music: diedlonely, énouement - stellar
music: diedlonely, énouement - stellar
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Already in almost the entire Northern Hemisphere
music: diedlonely, énouement - stellar
music: diedlonely, énouement - stellar
On my travels again. Bye for now 👋🏻
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On my travels again. Bye for now 👋🏻
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
The Journey North from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
nicktankard.co.uk for giclee prints £75 (free P&P - UK only - I also ship worldwide).
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by Edward Gorey
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
by Edward Gorey
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I fancied getting back into sculpting which I hadn't done since school. This was based on my Pedro monster I did for one of my books (first pic). SO MUCH FUN. He keeps an eye on me in the studio now. #monster #sculpture #airdryclay #cutemonster #sillymonster #funny #pinkbottom
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I fancied getting back into sculpting which I hadn't done since school. This was based on my Pedro monster I did for one of my books (first pic). SO MUCH FUN. He keeps an eye on me in the studio now. #monster #sculpture #airdryclay #cutemonster #sillymonster #funny #pinkbottom
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Le Médecin de Quartier, Saint-Ouen, 1958
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Le Médecin de Quartier, Saint-Ouen, 1958
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
A ‘President’ tells a female journalist to be “quiet, quiet, piggy” and the world just carries on as normal. 🤯🤷🏼♂️ You’ve got me baffled, people.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A ‘President’ tells a female journalist to be “quiet, quiet, piggy” and the world just carries on as normal. 🤯🤷🏼♂️ You’ve got me baffled, people.
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“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
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More breathing space, 2024 one of the many etchings & engravings by printmaker Janis Goodman #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
October 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
More breathing space, 2024 one of the many etchings & engravings by printmaker Janis Goodman #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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🙌🏼🎶☀️ If you would like a gentle start to the week here is the link to catch up with ‘ Earlier With Jools Holland ‘ where I choose & talk about some wonderful and inspiring music 🎵 🧡☀️Love Tanita
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Earlier... with Jools Holland - Jools meets Tanita Tikaram - BBC Sounds
Jools is joined by singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🙌🏼🎶☀️ If you would like a gentle start to the week here is the link to catch up with ‘ Earlier With Jools Holland ‘ where I choose & talk about some wonderful and inspiring music 🎵 🧡☀️Love Tanita
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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I'm looking for the best children's books of the 21st century. There are so many amazing graphic novels, fantasy, historical, picture books, contemporary, non-fiction and funny books that didn't make my original crowd sourced list - please tell me yours! tygertale.com/2019/10/09/t... #kidlituk
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'm looking for the best children's books of the 21st century. There are so many amazing graphic novels, fantasy, historical, picture books, contemporary, non-fiction and funny books that didn't make my original crowd sourced list - please tell me yours! tygertale.com/2019/10/09/t... #kidlituk