About me

I am an experienced natural history and botanical illustrator based in Italy. I have been working for over 25 years creating high quality illustrations for publishers, licensing, packaging and advertising. 

I grew up in Florence, Tuscany, exploring museums with my dad and the beauty of the nature of the country side with my mum. After studying graphic arts and illustration I began my career as an illustrator with commissions for magazines. Having worked for clients worldwide, I have a considerable body of work published in many books and magazines. 

My love for nature inspires my bright and colourful illustrations. My style is a nice blend of realism and illustrated personality.

Here is a showcase of my published work.

My work is created entirely traditionally. My multi-layered artwork is executed in liquid acrylic colour, using airbrush and rendered by hand, start to finish. My use of hand rendering with airbrush ensure strong colour beneath all the exacting details.

Usually I work to a brief or a script. I supply a detailed black and white pencil sketch first. This phase is the opportunity to review the contents and change small things if needed. Once any revisions have been made and the scketches have been approved, I go ahead with the colour final version.

When I work on educational projects scientific accuracy and a high degree of realism are of prime importance. Sometimes I spend almost as much time preparing for an image in research and consultation as I do painting. 

All finals are supplied as digital files.