I love illustrating the whimsical and magical. I hope you will find something on this page to surprise and delight you!
elkie & croc
One day, Elkie comes across a mysterious gift. To their surprise they find an unexpected friend. Elkie & Croc have so much fun together that Elkie doesn’t even notice Croc getting bigger and bigger. Or is it their love that’s growing? This is a sequence based on my own experience of a new person coming into a child’s life and how that love can grow in beautiful ways.
celeste has lost her sock …
Celeste is highly suspicious of her friend Snake. One moment her sock was hanging on the line and the next … This piece was inspired by a prompt from Orange Beak Studio
Little Heroines
This piece was created on commission for Mideer Toys as a jigsaw puzzle, and features many of the great inspiring female role models past and present, such as Greta Thunberg, Maya Angelou, Amelia Earhart and Dr Jane Goodall.
Mythical forest
This scene featuring Mythical Creatures was created as a jigsaw puzzle for Mideer toys. It features creatures from many different mythologies, in an enchanted forest.
THE TALE OF THE JONGOBBLE
The Joker, The Jongobble and the Jingleroot Trees was my Folktale created for the Folktale Week 2022 Illustration challenege. The name of the ‘Jongobble’ was straight from the mouth of my little boy. The tale was sparked by him saying to me, “What if all hills were just monsters sleeping under the ground?”
the magical pier
‘The Magical Pier’ is a personal project, and a work in progress.
Bob
Bob is a balloon, and Bug is his person. The delightful manuscript for this children’s book is written by Zoe Tucker. This was my complete body of work created for the Make Art that Sells ‘Illustrating Children’s Books’ course in July 2020
THE NIGHT LIGHTS
Lampy is a firefly, and Luna his best friend. They have wonderful adventures together in their forest home.. The delightful manuscript for this children’s book is written by Zoe Tucker. This was my complete body of work created for the Make Art that Sells ‘Illustrating Children’s Books’ course in July 2021
WILFY
I developed the character of Wilfy after a visit to the zoo with my son, where we witnessed a wombat with such endearing characteristics that he stayed in my mind!
wobbles in jelloville
This is the story of Soda the jelly who doesn’t quite fit the mould, like the rest of his family. Text was written by Zoe Tucker.
Magic
This is ‘Magic’. He just appeared on my sketchbook page last week. He was never quite sure why he was given that name, until he discovered this pointy hat that shrinks him to the size of a bug. He has so much fun being tiny that it quite exhausts him, so he’s now taking a nap on my finger tip. ✨
TULIP
Tulip the Tiger is a character I developed for my own children’s story idea.
CORVELLO AND THE BIRD QUEEN
Corvello and the Bird Queen was a folktale which I wrote and illustrated for the Folktale week illustration challenge 2020.
mary poppins
This was my entry for the Plum Awards 2020, which called for a modern day interpretation of the classic Mary Poppins tale.
