“Asian Exports”, an original watercolour and ink drawing by illustrator, Andrew Howat. Used in Look and Learn, probably in the 1970s. Monochrome watercolour and ink, heightened with white on board. Currently at auction on Catawiki
Born in Hale, Cheshire in 1927, Andrew Howat studied life drawing, anatomy and painting at Manchester School of Art. Andrew Howat has contributed a wide variety of work to Look and Learn. In the late 1970s, he was one of the key artists providing features on the front and rear covers, including the miscellaneous strip “Strange Facts” and episodes of the “Land of Legend” and “Crowning Glory” series.
After his move to London he worked at a commercial studio before linking up with fellow artists Bob Robins and Gordon Davidson to produce illustrations for magazines and books. The trio often signed their work “RDH”.
Howat later worked for various London advertising agencies as well as freelancing as a designer of greetings cards.
One of his paintings of the Palace of Westminster was used as a Christmas card by the House of Commons in 1999.
