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I'm a creative graphic designer & illustrator born in Germany, raised here there and everywhere (I'm a pad-brat), currently based in Leicestershire. I've been drawing and painting since I could hold the tools, plastering every blank surface in castles, forests and creatures high and low.

 

As a child, I went camping with my family every other weekend; in fields, in the woods and atop big hills. The outdoors has always pulled me in with its vivid colours, intricate details and textures, and with the feeling of simply being outside in the elements.

As we go through life, there are certain moments that ignite feelings we wish would last forever. I recreate those moments in art form, blending organic textures with the right colour palette to reignite the excitement, wonder, serenity and love in each experience. Art has a power over us that can't be fully explained, no other animal on Earth is quite so abstract. 

 

I have an undying love for colour theory and harmony through exploration of specific design principles. I studied Graphic Design & Illustration at De Montfort University where I learned some amazing skills. Skills I've applied to my work, which typically features a mixed media approach; combining raw illustrations in a selected medium with digitally created imagery.

 

My specialties include poster design and branding, photography, graphic prints, and greetings cards (online store coming soon!)

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