Nature inspired art and decor for cosy, wildlife loving homes by Lee Foster-Wilson
Lee Foster-Wilson is an artist and illustrator from Cornwall in the UK.
She studied Fine Art Painting at the University of Brighton where she learned that her favourite way to make art is by creating little narratives and magical worlds within her work.
She has always been inspired by the rural and coastal landscape where she grew up and where she now lives once again with her husband, their two children and the family cats. The rhythms and patterns of nature and our human relationship with the natural world are a running thread throughout all of her work with similar characters appearing in different scenes.
She loves to sketch outside too! Looking closely and observing the world around her, seeing animals in the wild and taking note of the seasons turning all inspire the landscapes and stories that she makes up through her work.
Lee primarily works with mixed media utilising acrylic ink both painted straight from the well and drawn with acrylic markers. She combines the ink with wax pastels, coloured pencils and collage to create her colourful and intriguing work.
Occasionally she will turn to the iPad and draw digitally but she’s happiest when there’s a chance that there’ll be ink on her hands and a mess of art materials on her desk by the end of the day.
Lee’s personal paintings influence her illustration practise where she brings her upbeat outlook on the world to life on puzzles, stationery, greetings cards, homeware, books and more!
Her artwork is currently represented by Jehane LTD with whom she has worked with clients such as Godiva Chocolate, Scholastic, Museums and Galleries, Eeboo, The Art File, Silver Birch and Gibson’s Games amongst many others.
Outside of art Lee loves being around the family’s horses, nature spotting, swimming in the sea (it’s lovely once you’re in!), trying to grow things in her garden, seeing new sights and hearing new sounds, reading books, the Merlin Bird ID app, having a go at the cryptic crossword and most of all, hanging out with her husband, children, family and friends, playing games and sharing food together.
She also loves to collect things, her pockets always jingle with the sound of trinkets she has found on her walks and her house is home to quite a lot of (read: far too many...) shells, feathers and bits of sea glass…
She hopes that you like what you see here and she reckons that if you also like nature and art, you’ll probably get along!