Beccy Blake
Beccy has been a freelance children’s illustrator since leaving the University of Northumbria in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with a BA(hons) in graphic design and illustration. She was born in Hampshire and had a country upbringing in a scatty household full of cats, dogs, ducks, hens, rabbits, goldfish and goats, little brothers and a pet chicken called Victoria which have all appeared at some stage or another in her quirky illustrations.She has worked extensively in the fields of publishing, design and advertising, editorial, greetings cards and one-off commissions and exciting art projects for a number of clients both here in the UK and overseas. She mainly works in pencil, crayon, acrylics, pen and ink and also digital media, often combining the two. She now lives in Bath with her partner, also an illustrator, wildlife mad kids and two very subdued cats, and the odd goldfish or 2.Please feel free to contact Beccy via email: [email protected] or phone: 0781 017 0542. And take a look at her website! www.beccyblake.com Agent: The Bath Literary Agency contact: https://www.bathliteraryagency.com/beccy-blake Recent clients include:KingfisherWayland BooksArcturus publishingBBC WorldwideFranklin WattsHodder Children’s booksOxford University PressMacmillanCambridge University PressJohn LewisHarper CollinsTSL EducationLettsHarcourtScholasticGirlGuiding UKPearsonThe IndependentIntervisual Books (USA)Brown Publishing network (USA)Highlights for Children (USA)Chunjae Education (South Korea)FLTRP (China)
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Beccy Blakehello! from usA commission for Waitrose as a "hello from us!" card from partners to partners who were shielding due to the coronavirus of 2020. View Folio
Beccy Blakehorticulturalist (green) by Beccy Blakecartoon for Waitrose using pencil and flat colour View Folio
Beccy BlakeWinterIllustration for print, featuring a winter world. A cover piece for a Childrens book originally. View Folio
Beccy BlakeStay-Safe!piece for editorial about social distancing View Folio
Beccy BlakeClaire and Marmalade save the worldcover art for a Childrens book about a little girl and her cat who dream about saving the world.... View Folio
Beccy BlakeLittle DiverInside illustration for a book about a little boy who likes diving. View Folio
Beccy BlakeF17-Leader-Creature-Feature-1Editorial illustration for an article on leadership for Sarah Lawrence College Magazine in the U.S View Folio
Beccy BlakeMowlberry beakPainted Owl for Minervas Owls of Bath charity fundraiser 2018. Featuring various characters including Minerva, historical characters, Bath at work and landmarks of the area. He was auctioned for charity and now resides at Mulberry Park community hub. View Folio
Beccy BlakeWindsgrr lionA lion painted for Lions of Windsor charity fundraiser 2019, featuring Windsor castle, The long Walk and Windsor great park, local Windsor characters, the Queen and her corgis, a cafe, and a cat called Dexter amongst other things. He now resides at The Cinnamon Cafe in Windsor. View Folio
Beccy BlakeFunny TalesConceptual piece for a Childrens theatre company featuring lots of woodland characters. View Folio
Beccy BlakeLittle Gardeners WorldEditorial piece and now a print about children and allotment gardening through the seasons. View Folio
Beccy BlakeGiraffe in the JunglePrivate commission for wall art, featuring a giraffe who is exploring a Brazilian jungle. View Folio
Beccy BlakeThe letter JPart of an animal alphabet featuring animals beginning with J. View Folio
Beccy BlakeJanuaryCalendar illustration for January, featuring a traffic and street scene during a cold month. View Folio
Beccy BlakeParliament of OwlsPersonal piece for print featuring owls, and the snowy owl taking centre stage. View Folio
Beccy Blakesnails, snails and more snailsCartoon of snails, personal piece...they love trying to eat all of my garden. View Folio
Beccy BlakeThe day the Sea SneezedTest piece for book about the sea.... View Folio
Beccy BlakeBig BlueIllustration for children's theatre featuring a big blue monster View Folio
Beccy BlakeThe Book TreePersonal piece about a little girl obsessed with books and reading under a tree, all the wonderful things she is reading about and in her imagination flowing through the branches. This is now a limited edition print. View Folio