PROFILE
Hello. I’m Nicola, an illustrator who lives and works in Hastings.
I am experienced in following briefs, meeting deadlines and working on commissioned projects using both traditional and modern digital methods for creating black-and-white, monochrome or full-colour image files with a resolution of up to 600dpi for large formats.
I focus on creating believable characters that can effectively engage both adults and children. I achieve this by drawing from both real life and my imagination. Design underpins my illustrations and I enjoy designing with consideration of future applications for merchandise such as cards, ceramic decals, and patterns for paper and fabrics.
Apart from my love for creating images, I enjoy writing nonsensical and serious rhymes, and tiny tales. My main focus is to make people, especially children, laugh and I’m in the final stages of completing my book A Shark With No Teeth which is a collection of [mostly] nonsense poetry that I have written and illustrated. My studio life can be viewed on my Instagram account @nicolarowsellstudio

Illustrations for Birbfest 2024




























Illustrating Christmas – Bird and Christmas Tree


Illustrating The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2024

Drawing – The Lives of Others

@foskerben @riverclay_studio @nurse_potter
Screenprint – The Forest. An edition of ten original prints.




Illustration for an NHS trust’s Advanced Care Plan – a document that is currently being trialled







Monoprint – Dusk Fox

Drawings – Loulé Landscapes
Loulé, Algarve, Portugal. Colour pencils and primer on Kraft paper.













Drawing for illustrations – for text from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling







#DrawdleDaily Drawdles for Epilepsy in Action and National Doodle Day







Crops of illustrations from A Shark With No Teeth. A Book of [mostly] Nonsense Verse written and Illustrated by Nicola Rowsell










Monotype from A Gallery of Imaginary Insects

Character drawings for fashion brand HandJones


Artist-in-School partnership for art workshops designed in line with National Curriculum Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 units










Commission – Don’t Blame the Fox
Creative writing and illustration for bespoke nonsense poem.

Illustration – Child’s Play

Drawing of deep jungle

Still life – Shells, Like Sweets

A Year in Fields – landscape studies through seasons



Location sketch – Deer Departed

Illustration – Of Dogs and Swans

Commissions – Waiting for the Storm and Heading to the Rock Pools


Drawing – Imagined Landscape

Drawing landscapes – Polis beach and Polis Orange Orchard.


THANK YOU
Thank you for taking the time to view my website.
For the year 2024, I plan to continue my weekend classes in pottery and creative writing at Hastings College and learn more about creating my own digital brushes, and screen printing.
I have loved being with and working with children, whether my own children or others, in various settings such as schools, theatres, museums, and at home. Studying animals and nature is one of my passions, and I love to walk in woodlands and swim on a daily basis. I believe I have formed my artistic identity in these activities.
I share my supporting works and my artist practice on Instagram @nicolarowsellstudio
