April 2026. Book cover for Blue Ormer Books.
Arriving in Alderney in 1939, the Pope family – George, Daphne, their three young children and Daphne’s mother, Dohdee – found themselves amongst the only residents remaining on the island during the German Occupation of World War 2.
This poignant memoir recounts an unusual childhood amid the hardships of military occupation, the family’s struggles with limited food supplies and medical care, the arrival of three more siblings – and finally the family’s challenging return to normality after liberation.
April 2026. Book cover for Blue Ormer Books.
The Battle of Newlands is the diary of Winifred Harvey MBE during the German Occupation of Guernsey, 1940-45.
The title is inspired by her eviction by the occupying forces from her home, Newlands in Prince Albert Road, where she had lived since her father inherited the property in 1903. She reluctantly moved to a rented flat nearby and, remarkably, managed to negotiate continued access to her beloved gardens. This not only allowed her to grow her own food supplies, but also to keep an eye on the house’s German occupants.
July 2025. Book cover for Jane Mosse: Being Camilla – Life as a Royal Lookalike. Available through Blue Ormer Books.
What happens when you look so much like Queen Camilla, that strangers bow, curtsey, or simply stare at you in the supermarket?
For Jane Mosse, a retired head teacher, this was daily life. Weary of the double-takes, she embraced her Blue Ormer Books.uncanny resemblance and steppAvailable through Blue Ormer Books.ed into the surreal world of royal lookalikes.
Soon dubbed ‘the world’s best Camilla lookalke’, Jane’s life became a rollercoaster of humorous events.
In April 2025 ‘Last Man Hanging’ was published by Blue Ormer Publishing. I drew and designed the cover based on an idea by the author.
It is the true story of John Charles Tapner, the last person to be hanged in Guernsey.
'His trial became a public sensation, his sentence a topic of fierce debate, and his execution quickly turned from spectacle into horrific debacle.'
Kelvin's author website is here www.kelvinwhelanbooks.com
And Kelvin's fantastic book shop Writer's Block Guernsey is to be found in the Arcade in St Peter Port. Go there! And buy things!
Chess Festival Logo
Created for the 48th BWCI Guernsey Chess Festival that took place from 13th to 19th October 2023 at St James Venue and Concert Hall, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Comedy Nights Banner
Drawing of an Octopus for a banner hung outside St James Concert Hall, St Peter Port Guernsey for their comedy nights sponsored by ‘Rocquette Cider. September 2021.
Drawn on paper, scanned, and coloured in Photoshop.
From an idea of Anti Bisson’s.
‘Three Headed Tree Troll’
At the launch of ZONE 1, a raffle prize was for the winner to receive a drawing of a monster of their choosing. Hugo Ciotti won and asked for a tree troll. The line drawing took some time and a timelapsed film of it being drawn can be watched below. The colouring is by the amazing Mark Stafford.
Justin Bieber in Hell
Drawn to be a bookplate in a copy of a Justin Bieber biography. This customised book was offered as a raffle prize at a Drink and Draw event in Guernsey, in October 2018, organised by Lobrau.
Featuring JB wearing his custom musical wings, sitting on a pile of skulls flanked by two demon headed goats. Version shown here has been digitally edited to make it look antique.
JJ Fox Open Art Competition
2016, 2017, 2018
Illustrations, layout and design for this Channel Island art competition, sponsored by JJ Fox.
Fink Furniture
Drawn in 2017 to be screen printed onto a hesian bag promoting this Yorkshire based Furniture maker.
St Martin's Church, Guernsey
Several illustrations for a guidebook for this Guernsey church. The illustrations combined hand drawn elements with textures digitally pasted into them. The guidebook was printed in 2016.
