Nick Tankard
banner
nicktankard.bsky.social
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.
Pinned
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.
Reposted by Nick Tankard
Glorified phone doodle (ie I drew it while I was on the phone)
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I’ve learned that book covers are very important. I’ve been congratulated on this cover illustration more than anything I’ve ever done (even by friends and family) sadly it’s not by me…this lovely illustration was made by Angela Annesley, I did the interior illustrations 🥳🙁
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Good morning. Our lovely neighbours recently found out that I am/was an illustrator, yesterday the husband of the couple brought up a copy of The Woman in Black that I did the interior illustrations for for me to sign for his wife, he’s going to give to her for Christmas, it made my day/year/life ☺️
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
March 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I heard this on Radio3 Unwind earlier. My favourite song from the Bladerunner soundtrack. Good evening.

Vangelis - Memories of Green

youtu.be/Cg0cmhjdiLs
Vangelis - Memories of Green
YouTube video by Eventual422
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
“The blue seems eternal”

Virginia Woolf

London ©️ Andrew Gifford
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
This is a very good article, much of which chimes with me (different cancer but same feeling of getting swept up by the NHS into a well-coordinated series of treatments.)

Also the importance of Getting Things Checked Out.
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
Finally free of covid, dragged this drawing out...

Graphite, charcoal & ink on moleskine
#darkart #folkhorror
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My brother found some footage of our mum from when she was interviewed by Look North after a sad news story in her local area. So strange (but lovely) to hear her voice and see her talking, the only video we have of her…a shame it was in such sad circumstances. I miss my mum 😔
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
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
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 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.
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The National - Quiet Light

youtu.be/xiiXhHQ10XY
Quiet Light
YouTube video by The National - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
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
Reposted by Nick Tankard
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
Starling Whisperer, Lancing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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’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.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
All over Battersea, some hope and some despair.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 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.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 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…
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 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 ☹️
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 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🤷🏼‍♂️
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Nick Tankard
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).
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM