This Illustration is taken from “The Dragon Machine” written by Helen Ward and Illustrated by Wayne Anderson.
Wayne Anderson Is a British Illustrator with a career spanning from the mid 1970′s to present day. Waynes Illustrated both Adult and Childrens books as well as working as a character, background and buildings designer on the 1982 film “Flight of Dragons” – A gorgeously animated Fantasy film that at times borders on the psychedelic, read more about that here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083951/
Wayne uses quite a distinctive style, and I’ll definitely be featuring more of his work, in the meantime check out his site here: http://www.wayneandersonart.com
Anderson’s “Rat’s Magic” (maybe his first book) is the book that most captivated me as a kid. I would stare at it for hours. I can’t believe I didn’t know about Flight of Dragons! Must see it immediately.