Ruth is a watercolour illustrator from a little village In Nottinghamshire. She specialises in children’s picture books and editorial work, with the emphasis on Environmental causes. Her inspiration is nature, animals and botanicals. Ruth uses watercolour paints and pencils with surface pattern to add texture, mark making and painterly brushstrokes, which add detail into her work, this works especially well with the subjects she illustrates for. She is currently illustrating her own first author/ illustrator nature book called ‘The Gardening Angel’.
Page 13 from Ruth's Author/ Illustrator book
Page 4 from Ruth's new book.
A page from Ruth's author/ illustrator children's picture book.
Work for Folktale week for the prompt 'Star'
Folktale week illustration based on Little Red Riding Hood. using watercolours, surface pattern, collage, crayon, and digital art work.
Illustration for a nature book.
Book cover Ruth created for Animals around the world book.
Another book cover for the same book 'Animals around the World' a different composition done by Ruth.
The final book cover composition by Ruth for the book 'Animals Around the World'.
Character designs for Flora.
Page 7 of The Gardening Angel book
Line drawing of a trainer.
Editorial Work Ruth completed for explorers against extinction.
Editorial illustration for Uppercase magazine.
Watercolour paint and pencil illustration.
Hand painted illustrations in watercolours and watercolour pencils, this work went on to become a surface pattern collection.
Watercolour pencil illustrations.
Illustrations created for a surface design pattern.
Surface Pattern Design
Some examples of surface pattern design Ruth has worked on.
Illustration commissions
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Mini commission
A postcard sized hand painted mini commission of your choosing.
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A5 commission
A A5 sized art commission, hand painted with a subject of your choosing.
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A4 commission
A A4 hand painted illustration commission, painted on watercolour paper.
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