Unique Illustrated Gifts

I can create bespoke artwork from your photos.

Please see my shop for more information.

Contact:

www.zarakatrinaillustrates@gmail.com

I am a self taught illustrator, currently seeking representation.

Please see my Portfolio.

I am Zara, a self-taught illustrator living on the South coast. I love nature and gather inspiration for my sketches from it. I enjoy visiting the beach or the nearby countryside of the South Downs, with my family.

I collect ‘ideas’ as well as images and love creating stories for children. Please see my portfolio for my images. I am currently seeking representation.

My artwork is my source of pleasure and creative inspiration. I love to make picture book images.

I also design illustrations from photos and I am working on creating gifts with my illustrations.

Illustrated Memories

When I am not illustrating, I love to spend time with my family, this includes my pets too.

I find illustrating a much needed, therapeutic outlet that helps me navigate my daily health challenges from living with a neurological disorder (which affects my mobility and causes other challenges). This has made me more resolute that those with disabilities should be represented in illustration and creative fields, as they still have so much to offer.

The photo below was taken on holiday in Devon (2019) and we love returning to this part of the country. However, my busy urban coastal town has plenty of nature too, you just have to look for it.

Hand Drawn Photo Illustrations

A client who commissioned me to paint an illustration of her mother (who she had recently lost) commented:

“The emotion and thought Zara put into both paintings for me really shows. They are pieces of art I will always cherish and bring me joy. A truly talented painter.”

(Clair S.)

Memory Illustration Art