Vanessa Cooper

Yesterday I picked up a lovely greetings card and saw that it was an image by Vanessa Cooper. This led me to the rest of her work which is just stunning. Vanessa studied at Portsmouth University and first exhibited in 1987. She works principally in oils, and more examples of her work can be found here.... http://www.vanessa-cooper.co.uk/gallery.html

Blanca Helga

Blanca Helga is an illustrator and animator living in Madrid, Spain. I particularly love her short film that can be seen here....http://www.blancahelga.com/www/es/cineanimacion/caballito-azul/ For more product information, visit her Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/blancahelga?ref=pr_shop_more#

Katja Bandlow

Katja Bandlow was born in Bremen, Germany and studied illustration in Hamburg, London and Italy. She now lives in Germany and works part-time as a physiotherapist and children's book illustrator. http://www.auserlesen-ausgezeichnet.de/ill_zoom.php?result=143&relid=8&sbkatid=27

Designers Guild

Tricia Guild is the brilliant British designer who founded Designers Guild in 1970. Her fabric and wallpaper designs are absolutely stunning, and all her lifestyle shots are just so vibrant and brilliant, I could look at them for hours.http://www.designersguild.com/

Nina Hutton

Nina Hutton is a fabulous artist living on the South Coast of England. I particularly love her more graphic work below.  http://www.ninahutton.co.uk/

Sylvanian Families

I had forgotten how much I loved Sylvanian Families. I recently bought some as a gift for a 4 year old, and it made me think I should dig mine out of my cupboards from when I was younger. They are just great! http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/

Befuddled Blog

Befuddled Blog is written by my sister, Alice, who is a Graphic Design and Illustration student in Bath. She is great at finding really unusual talented artists, and uploading their work. An example of this can be seen below. For more information about each artist, please go to the blog, http://befuddledblog.tumblr.com/

Peter Doig

I have been a huge fan of Peter Doig ever since I saw his work at the Tate Gallery in 2008. The enormous large scale paintings are completely stunning, and these tiny pictures just don't do it justice. Born in Scotland in 1959, Doig grew up in Canada, but then returned to the U.K to study and work in London for 23 years. In 2002 he moved with his family to Trinidad, in the Caribbean where he currently lives and works. http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/peter_doig.htm