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Vicki Herring

Vicki Herring Illustration
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Wildlife and Environment

Illustrations of wildlife and nature. Some celebrating the beauty of wildlife and some highlighting the decline of wildlife through environmental issues such as habitat loss and degradation caused by humans

Oyster Catcher on the Beach
Oyster Catcher on the Beach

Oyster Catcher Illustration based on a photograph from a holiday. Digital Illustration. Adobe Fresco.

Puffin on Cliff, Westray, Orkney Islands
Puffin on Cliff, Westray, Orkney Islands

Puffin Illustration based on a photograph from a holiday. Digital Illustration. Adobe Fresco.

Orang-Utan
Orang-Utan

Pencil illustration with digital colour

Turtle
Turtle

Pencil drawing with digital colour

Mice on a Bike
Mice on a Bike

Based on a photgraph posted to the social media account The Mouse Family that lives in the Brambles. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Bug Hotel

My latest illustration exploring the creation of a large detailed piece by combining a series of small individual illustrations. Each small illustration can equally be enjoyed individually or as part of the larger image.

Bug Hotel
Bug Hotel

A Bug Hotel created from 9 combined illustrations

Bug Hotel (1)
Bug Hotel (1)

Bottom left segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (2)
Bug Hotel (2)

Bottom middle segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (3)
Bug Hotel (3)

Bottom right segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (4)
Bug Hotel (4)

Middle left segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (5)
Bug Hotel (5)

Middle segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (6)
Bug Hotel (6)

Middle right segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (7)
Bug Hotel (7)

Top left segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (8)
Bug Hotel (8)

Top middle segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Bug Hotel (9)
Bug Hotel (9)

Top right segment of the Bug Hotel. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Haunted House

An illustration exploring the creation of a large detailed piece by combining a series of small individual illustrations. Each small illustration can equally be enjoyed individually or as part of the larger image. This is the second of two versions of this illustration. The house at night with all of its ghosts emerging.

Haunted House
Haunted House

Illustration created from 20 combined individual pieces. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Haunted House (1)
Haunted House (1)

Kitchen. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (2)
Haunted House (2)

Entrance Hall. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (3)
Haunted House (3)

Library. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (4)
Haunted House (4)

Lounge. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (5)
Haunted House (5)

Stairs. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (6)
Haunted House (6)

Bathroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (7)
Haunted House (7)

Children’s Bedroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (8)
Haunted House (8)

Attic. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Haunted House (9)
Haunted House (9)

Master Bedroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House

An illustration exploring the creation of a large detailed piece by combining a series of small individual illustrations. Each small illustration can equally be enjoyed individually or as part of the larger image. This is the first of two versions of this illustration. The old house during the day.

Old House
Old House

Illustration created from 20 combined individual pieces. Pencil drawing with digital colour.

Old House (1)
Old House (1)

Kitchen. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (2)
Old House (2)

Entrance Hall. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (3)
Old House (3)

Library. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (4)
Old House (4)

Lounge. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (5)
Old House (5)

Stairs. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (6)
Old House (6)

Bathroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (7)
Old House (7)

Child’s Bedroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (8)
Old House (8)

Attic. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Old House (9)
Old House (9)

Master Bedroom. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Books and Poems

Illustrations based on books or poems

Lupe Enters the Forest
Lupe Enters the Forest

Based on ‘The Girl of Ink and Stars’ by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Pencil drawing with digital colour

 Based on the poem ‘Living Night’ by M. R. James. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Based on the poem ‘Living Night’ by M. R. James. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Sophie in the hat shop
Sophie in the hat shop

Based on ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ by Diana Wynne Jones. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Annie Ward in the study
Annie Ward in the study

Based on ‘Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase’ by Jonathan Stroud. Pencil drawing with digital colour

The ghost by the willow
The ghost by the willow

Based on ‘Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase’ by Jonathan Stroud. Pencil drawing with digital colour

The Monks in the well
The Monks in the well

Based on ‘Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase’ by Jonathan Stroud. Pencil drawing with digital colour

"Walk past me, and then look back at me."
"Walk past me, and then look back at me."

Based on ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Pencil drawing with digital colour

Individual Pieces

Illustrations created as individual ideas and not part of a larger project or concept

Abbey Ghost
Abbey Ghost

Based on a trip to Jervaulx Abbey and an interest in ghost stories and Pareidolia. Pencil drawing with digital colour

A is for Archaeology
A is for Archaeology

An illustration created for a baby shower. Pencil, coloured pencils and digital

Icarattus
Icarattus

Pencil drawing with digital colour

Mice on a bike
Mice on a bike

Based on a photgraph posted to the social media account The Mouse Family that lives in the Brambles. Pencil drawing with digital colour

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