A watercolour painting of a woman, dressed in 19th century clothing, standing beside a lake looking over her shoulder at the gothic mansion behind her.

I am an inquisitive, motivated and thoughtful illustrator passionate about storytelling and book illustration through traditional mediums. I have built a creative practice based on character design, nature, and landscapes, incorporating harsh and cinematic lighting and atmosphere into my work. I have interests in the natural world, storytelling, folklore, and mythology in my work, which translates into a dreamy and ethereal style of image-making.

The final project for my Illustration degree was the writing and illustrating of‚ ‘Ivy’, a full-length graphic novel. Set in the late 1800s, ‘Ivy’ tells a Gothic love story with a dark twist that pushed me to explore sequential and narrative illustration within my creative practice.
I aspire to illustrate and write graphic novels like this in the future, with inspirations from classical literature, cinema, and queer media to tell dynamic and captivating stories.

The front cover of Philippa Beaven's graphic novel, 'Ivy'. The main character stands in the centre, illuminated by yellow light emitted by a candle she is holding.
A watercolour painting of two women kissing. They are in the middle of a lush green wood, both wearing 19th century nightdresses.
A watercolour painting of a woman wearing an old-fashioned nightgown sitting on a bed with her head in her hands. She is lit up by the rising sun behind her.
A watercolour painting depicting a woman dressed in a white nightgown discovering an old manor house while leaving a forested area.