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I’m represented by Meiklejohn. Please contact Claire or Louise if you are interested in commissioning an illustration.

 Claire Meiklejohn

Telephone:   +44 (0) 20 7593 0506
Email:   claire@meiklejohn.co.uk

Louise Tummon

Telephone:   +44 (0) 20 7593 0512
Email:   louise.tummon@meiklejohn.co.uk

Hi, I’m Sarah, a British illustrator. My work is recognisable for its expressive, careful linework, balanced with bold textures and vibrant colour - always keeping space for spontaneity. I’m inspired by silkscreen techniques to use handpainted and printed textures mixed with my drawings, which are done on paper with a brush.

Colour is essential to me. I love filling my work with rich hues and painterly strokes, all singing in harmony - with an element of restraint; overlapping, washed in, brayered on.

I have recently begun to animate my illustrations using a stop frame animation technique of 12 or 8 frames per second, each drawn by hand. It’s a deliberately loose and sketchy way to animate in keeping with the rest of my illustrations.

When I find time, I enjoy making linocuts, usually focussed on a sense of place.

I won a D&AD New Blood Award when I graduated.

I have two young sons.

I’m also a musician. I play the drums and sing, layer harmonies and polyrhythms.