For as long as can remember I have enjoyed drawing and making things. For that reason I have tried to spend as much time doing exactly that. Like anything, the more you do the better you become and the more you enjoy it!!
I love the process of creating something out of nothing and if other people appreciate it to then it’s a bonus.

Since leaving university in 1996 I have worked freelance as an illustrator and designed furniture for several manufacturing companies. In 1999 I took a year off to travel the world during which I continued to draw by documenting the trip in sketch form. After a brief return to the drawing board my son was born in 2002. I now live an idyllic life with my son & two pigmy goats, working from my cottage in the Forest of Bowland, doing something I really love.

My specialist subjects are Architecture, Flora and Fauna although over the years I have painted a multitude of topics, from television personalities to old fashioned telephone boxes. I usually work in fine line ink and watercolour but also take mural commissions. One of my most recent was a 16x8’ jungle scene and although a challenge proved very successful.

I think the style of my drawing comes from my technical training. Although my pieces are usually very detailed I don’t like them to be cluttered or fussy, I try to create a flow to the piece. I feel that the spaces are as important as the subjects featured and try to limit the number of colours I use.

The majority of my work is private commission for clients wanting their property (commercial and domestic) or special venue painting (e.g. Church / Holiday Home). I have recently set up Picture Box, a commission voucher gift service, I also make personalized stationary for special events (e.g. Christenings, Weddings and Launch Parties). My Website was launched on 1st March 2007.

Contact Heidi Berry

Email: heidiberryillustration@fsmail.net
Website: www.heidiberryillustration.co.uk

For Picture Box
Email: picturebox@fsmail.net