Most of you will be in desperate need of some motivation on this wet and dreary monday morning, so this week the mighty Neal Layton - illustrator of Emily Brown, Oscar and Arabella, Mammoth Academy, Poo and many others has sent over some scribbles from his sketchbook.

I'm a bit fan of spontaneity within illustration and Neal Layton is a master of this approach. His work also exudes a sense of playfulness and humour which I think is his real main wepon. He also uses a collage approach in his final work, cutting and pasting various textures and bits of photos into the mix.