Rose Blake
Talk Art
Russell Tovey and Robert Diament c/o Independent Talent
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
We meet Rose Blake an illustrator and artist making drawings and pictures in London and has just illustrated Russell & Robert’s first children’s
book Art School (In A Book).
Rose Blake studied at Kingston University and the Royal College of Art. She was awarded the D&AD Best New Blood Award and was shortlisted for the AOI prize and The World Illustration Awards.
She shows with the Rebecca Hossack Gallery, and has had two solo show there; ‘Now I Am An Artist’ in 2015 and ‘Sing Swim Ok Moon’ in 2018. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Kingston University on the Illustration and Animation BA.
Art School (In A Book) is out on Thursday 23rd October 2025. Pre-order now from Amazon, Waterstone’s and Bookshop.org
An exciting introduction to the world of contemporary art for young creatives from the makers of hit podcast Talk Art, actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament.
Do you love art and want to know more but don't know where to start? Introducing Art School (in a book), a virtual gallery where you can see the most exciting contemporary artists of today, as well as some of the greatest from the twentieth century, including Henri Matisse, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Frida Kahlo.
And who are the visionaries, the icons, the ones to watch now? With works by Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, and David Hockney, study the art of 20 key artists working today, find out what inspires them, how they work and the meaning behind their art.
With Russell and Robert as your guides you will also discover the artist within you, with tips on new ways of seeing and reacting to the world around you and guidance on how you can develop your own creativity.
Buy Art School from Waterstone’s: https://www.waterstones.com/book/art-school-in-a-book/russell-tovey/robert-diament/9781510231412
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