News: Artists

Rob Ball has illustrated the cover to a guide to the galaxy (not that one) for Harper Voyager; Notes From Small Planets is a Lonely Planet style guide that shows readers all the best things to see and do in the worlds of science fiction and fantasy in the vein of The Lord of the Rings and […]

Katie Ponders work occupies the sweet spot somewhere between Constructivism and Art Nouveau. Her bold, graphic compositions contain flourishes of natural forms and highly detailed features; emphasising the very real expressions behind the abstracted figures she creates. Often using an intuitive approach, Katie finds the image and composition as she’s making it, assembling textures and […]

Laura Barrett was commissioned by Texas Co-op Power Magazine to create an illustration to accompany an article about a Shakespeare performance in the beautiful historic centre of Winedale, Texas, focussing on the authors memory of As you like it. Inspired by photographs of the author and her peers rehearsing, Laura also used the opportunity to research […]

Not one for a day off, Lucy Rose keeps busy creating beautiful cushion designs when not working on commissioned projects. Starting with research on a particular subject (normally exotic birds, animals and plants), Lucy begins to sketch out composition ideas and settles on initial colour palettes, “I think this is a really important and time […]

Daniela Terrazzini’s work features bold, contemporary takes on classical styles; working across a variety of mediums, from watercolour and inks to digital design and collage mixed media. Central to her illustrations though is a clear dedication to draughtsmanship and a quiet, haunting quality that emerges from Daniela’s delicate line and muted colours. Often featuring ethereal […]

Catherine Pearson is an illustrator whose work features perfectly crafted characters; rich with eye-popping colour and lightly dusted with just the right amount of texture to lift them up without overtaking the image. While Catherine herself describes her process more as a recipe (daughter of a chef), her end results lend themselves better to more […]

Kate Forrester has collaborated with animator Johnny Lu to create an extraordinary animation based on an illustration of an ongoing series of sexist cocktails. The impetus for the image came from Kate’s interest in the way certain products are gender specifically marketed, “No men drink rosé, right?” Recognising that her signature lettering naturally lends itself […]

Rachael Saunders illustrations are fun, plain and simple. Every character has a knowing smile on their face no matter the situation or scene and they invite the viewer to join in the joke. Though it isn’t just Rachael’s character work that share their smiles. Her designs for packaging, posters and book covers are executed with […]

Jesús Sotés describes his process as “basically finding a diamond in the rock.” There is an attractive quality that must be extracted, through work, accident and constant review until it can be gleamed in his final illustrations — the dream-like imagery, the gritty texture that gives colour definition, the off kilter characters — so much […]

  Heather Gatley has created a series of animated illustrations for an instagram campaign highlighting the people and places on Regent Street/ St James’ London during lockdown. The series Behind Our Doors, showcases a different business in the historic London shopping area with each instagram post. From urban beekeeping to Jaffa Cake recipes, Heather’s signature watercolour and […]

Lizzie King has collaborated with Submit to Love Studios; a home to a collective of self-taught artists who have survived brain injuries, on a t-shirt design that raises money for brain injury survivors across East London. Partnered with Sandra Lott, Lizzie immediately clicked with the bright colours and characters that populate Sandra’s work. Working over […]

Lucy Rose’s illustrations have a vintage, timeless appeal. Which is not to say that her images aren’t contemporary, but there is something in the softness of her line, the distressed textures and the muted colours that offers a nostalgic warmth. After being quickly picked up by The Artworks upon graduation, Lucy has worked for clients […]

Maren Schabhüser’s work is so satisfying to look at, it’s almost therapeutic. The intricacies and skill involved in creating her images are on full display, creating scenes with so much vibrance and life that it’s hard to believe they’re made out of paper. Working with clients like Malfly Gin, Maxi Magazine and Barbara Magazine, Maren’s […]

To celebrate the return to the screen of the BBC’s Springwatch, Dawn Cooper has illustrated the perfect bird watching guide for this weeks Radio Times; something to occupy yourself with on those daily exercise walks, adding in Dawn’s words, ” a little brightness into our lives at a less than usual time.” Working from Chris […]

Rachael Saunders is clearly a doer. Not only has she been using her time in lockdown to create draw along tutorials based on her illustrations, but she has also spent the time expanding her skillset; learning how to animate and bring her illustrations to life. Recognising that animation is becoming more desirable in the creative […]

Mary Woodin has contributed illustrations to revamp KeVita; who produce an extensive range of probiotic drinks, drinking vinegars and kombucha in a variety of fruity flavours. According to Mary, the timing of the project couldn’t have been more spot on; “I’d recently started brewing my own murky manifestations of kombucha at home, so was genuinely […]

The duo behind the design studio, Darling Clementine, are Ingrid Reithaug and Tonje Holand, two incredible artists who come together to create work that is rich in colour, steeped in design history and thoroughly individual while being the product of a collective mind. Starting out as their own stationary brand in 2006, Darling Clementine have […]

The stories James Weston Lewis tells within his illustrations are impressively detailed while remaining strikingly bold – they draw you in from afar with their distinctive limited colour palettes and reward closer inspection with concise narratives. It’s no wonder that James says if he wasn’t an illustrator, he’d be writing. James says that his grandparents […]

Aurelia Lange has been keeping busy through quarantine by revisiting her sketchbook and working her drawings into incredible oil paintings – portraits and scenes of a not so distant time when people themselves weren’t so distanced. The hallmarks of Aurelia’s illustrations are present in these paintings; confident, gestural marks that coalesce into figures and faces, […]

Sarah McMenemy has created assets and illustrations for a public information animation, helping to raise awareness about the widespread problem of Diabetes across the USA. Working closely with an animator, Sarah’s images grow and shrink as we enter the unseen world of our own bodies, giving us a glimpse into the way Diabetes works. Taking […]