News: Editorial

This month’s Fabian review features a fantastic cover illustrated by Debbie Powell, a rubber stamped vision of a positive future adorned in roses. Working with Vanesha at Fabian Review, Debbie went through quick rounds of sketches before arriving at the final floral idea; flowers being a favourite of Debbie’s to draw and stamp, the roses […]

What is it to be happy? This is the major question that Laurindo Feliciano was asked to illustrate to accompany an ongoing series of articles for the Wellcome Collection; The Happiness Quest. Each image references the different focuses of the articles, from the pursuit of happiness to explorations into chemicals and psychedelics; Laurindo’s collages perfectly […]

Maren Schabhüser has created an incredible jewellery editorial image for Grazia Magazine Germany’s summer issue; the perfect creative solution when you can’t shoot with a model because of the pandemic. Working within the themes of summer, minimalism and brightness, Maren has sculpted a graphic twist on summery topics that manage to avoid cliché trappings, “It […]

Heather Gatley has illustrated a food tour of the Mediterranean, with dishes and recipes from across its various regions for the latest issue of Waitrose Magazine. Creating a map of as well as different regional foods to sit alongside the text, Heather’s elegant watercolour and pencil illustrations are enough to make the mouth water. The […]

Claire Harrup has been commissioned by Eating Well magazine to illustrate an article on community supported fisheries. Creating 10 fish themed illustrations of featuring specific species and aquatic elements, Claire’s unique textures give the wide-eyed kippers massive amounts of personality. Made up of brush & ink drawing and hand-printed textures, these were then layered in […]

Hannah Bailey has illustrated the gardening feature for the Wildlife Trusts companion, bringing her beautiful washes of painterly texture to six consecutive issues! This most recent feature is top tips for planting! The spread plays to Hannah’s strengths and love of drawing vegetable gardens and allotments, “…they have a wonderful aesthetic. Everything planted in straight […]

Maren Schabhüser was asked by the editorial team of Deutsch Perfekt to illustrate an article about the role of chance and its effects on our lives in reference to our current global situation and its impact on planning. Given a list of objects to build in her signature paper craft, the design and colour palettes were […]

Daniel Long has created two illustrations for the new issue of Pets at Home My VIP Magazine that were then animated for the online edition by Jack Snelling! One image accompanies an article about fur balls in long breeds of cats, and the other is about how to properly clean out your guinea pig hutch. […]

Mary Woodin has painted three images for the American Bar Association, accompanying tributes to two recently deceased and very well respected lawyers; Steve Sussman and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Working to a specific brief provided by Jill Tedhams, Mary started with a lot of photo research of the two lawyers in order to compose her scenes, […]

For the last year Heather Gatley has been illustrating the Most Memorable Meal segment in Sainsbury’s magazine. Each month a different celebrity is asked to describe the most memorable meal they’ve ever had, with Heather then creating an illustrated food-themed frame fro the text. This month’s offering was courtesy of diet and fitness queen Rosemary Conley, […]

The Artworks artists have been very busy working on a fantastic selection of editorial projects over the last few weeks. Here we thought we would collect them together and celebrate their diverse approaches to editorial illustration! From the top; (Above) Lucy Davey for Experience Life Magazine Heather Gatley for Sainsburys Magazine Heather Gatley for Texas […]

Dawn Cooper has illustrated a map of African national parks for BBC Wildlife magazine, highlighting areas where important conservation work is being undertaken to protect endangered animals. Dawn used to make monthly maps for the magazine and was pleased to be asked back to create another one. Her new map showcases her talent for animal […]

Sarah McMenemy has illustrated a map of an area in Grand Rapids west side, for the Michigan city’s magazine. Commissioned through our US sister agency Mendola, Sarah was asked to focus on a particular street in an area known for its nightlife, Leonard Street; with its interesting selection of bars, restaurants and micro-breweries as well […]

This week’s double sized Christmas issue of Radio times is packed full of illustrations from our very own Lucy Davey, Lucy Rose and Harry Goldhawk! Throughout the magazine, Lucy Davey has provided small Christmas spots, from Christmas puddings to horn-blowing Angels, as well the decorative festive borders consisting of holly, ice skates, and a little […]

Laurindo Feliciano has been commissioned by Globe Condé Nast to illustrate the cover for the first edition of WIRED to come out in Brazil. Launched as part of the WIRED Festival Brazil, it celebrates 50 of the most influential people in Brazil ranging from the cultural to the scientific. The task of illustrating the inaugural […]

The Artworks is incredibly excited to announce our latest signing; Claire Harrup! Claire’s sophisticated digital combinations of printmaking, collage and drawing give her images a unique texture and instantly recognisable style, retaining the quality and hand-made feel inherent across all of these processes. The subtle layering of textures and limited colours creates beautiful and unpredictable […]

Kate Forrester has created a colourful original border to surround the horoscope section of The Ned, putting her own distinctive twist on the classic star signs. Commissioned by senior designer Alice Vaughn, Kate’s illustration uses a bright limited palette to tie the 12 signs together, sitting on top of a black background that helps them […]

Chris Wormell’s illustrations are full of engrossing scenes, accentuated by dramatic use light and shadow that are both immersive and atmospheric. Throughout his career, whether using linocut, wood engravings or digital tools, Chris has illustrated countless memorable campaigns, book covers and editorial pieces that share his exquisite eye for detail, bold use of shadow and […]

Dalia Adillon has illustrated a story for Samaritans Purse; about a family in Azerbaijan. Keeping the colour palette muted was at the front of Dalia’s mind while working on this project, not wanting to disrespect the gravity of the story. After some research into the setting of Azerbaijan, she went through sketches and client feedback […]

Hannah Bailey was asked to illustrate a recipe from The Ned’s Asia pacific inspired restaurant; Kaia, to feature in the hotel’s in-house magazine. Illustrating the sushi secrets of Kerry Chan, head chef of Kaia, meant that Hannah had to quickly familiarise herself with the world of rolling rice. Fortunately, The Ned’s instagram is constantly updated […]