by Nicky | Jul 5, 2018 | Announcement
Today I received the advance copy of my new children’s picture book At the end of Holyrood Lane, written by Dimity Powell (also author of The Fix-It Man) and published by EK Books. Seeing the book in real life is always such a thrill, and this book (again...
by Nicky | Jul 27, 2017 | Announcement
SAVE THE DATE Grandma Forgets is finally here! Thanks to Prestige Inhome Care for sponsoring this fabulous event, we are excited to celebrate the launch of Grandma Forgets. This is a warm, hopeful story about a family who sometimes needs to remind their...
by Nicky | Jun 4, 2017 | Announcement
Thank you to Paul Russell (author of Grandma Forgets launching in August 2017) who put together this cool little clip, to make me (the illustrator) feel very special! I just want to note that he hasn’t included the countless hours, drafts and searches for the...
by Nicky | Apr 20, 2017 | Announcement
Working on a new children’s book is like finding out you are pregnant but not able to share it with the world just yet….. lots of excitement, joy and waiting, and then the moment you can announce its impending arrival! I am thrilled to be able to...
by Nicky | Feb 27, 2017 | Announcement, Illustration
The moment I read Dimity’s manuscript I was connected. The visuals of the characters, scenes and sub-stories came with such ease that my initial concept roughs were almost completed before the contracts had actually been signed! This post-it note layout...
by Nicky | Feb 19, 2017 | Announcement
SAVE THE DATE The Fix-It Man is finally here! The Fix-It Man is beautiful hard cover book written by Dimity Powell and illustrated by me (Nicky Johnston). This picture book takes a poignant look at the way a young girl copes with the loss of her mother. Replacing and...
by Nicky | Nov 26, 2016 | Announcement
Brave Danny For teachers, parents and service professionals Australian children’s author Robin Adolphs, illustrator Nicky Johnston and the National Rural Women’s Coalition are proud to release a new children’s book called Brave Danny. This book brings the...
by Nicky | Nov 25, 2016 | Launch
Last night was the launch of ‘Brave Danny’ written by Robin Adolphs and illustrated by me! The team from National Rural Women’s Coalition organised a wonderful event in Melbourne to celebrate the official release of this children’s book....
by Nicky | Nov 22, 2016 | 52 Week Illustration Challenge
I am thrilled to share some delightful artwork created by the members of 52-Week Illustration Challenge. Artworks are listed in photo albums under each artist’s name – you can see the entire range HERE Original and prints are available and bidding starts...
by Nicky | Nov 3, 2016 | Announcement
I have TWO things to be really excited about right now…. Firstly, I am proud to able to share the cover of ‘The Fix-It Man’ written by Dimity Powell (illustrated by me!), a beautiful children’s book that will be launched March next year...