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I have always been fascinated by Children’s book illustrations. They captured my imagination as a child and continue to be a constant source of inspiration in my every day life.

I obtained a BA degree in Illustration and Printmaking from the University of Dundee and completed a series of courses in contemporary book illustration with author/illustrator Claire Alexander. I have also taken a couple of courses in puppetry and puppet making at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington.

The characters I draw are mostly children and anthropomorphic animals influenced by the naive surrealism of old children’s book illustrations and early Disney cartoons.

A few of my influences are Mary Blair, Maurice Sendak and Benjamin Rabier. My favourite young illustrators include Aya Kakeda, Julianna Swaney, Amy Adele, Sophie Blackall (and many more).

I love animals, fairy tales, puppets and anthropomorphism, Silly Symphonies, automatons, the uncanny, peanut butter, Christmas, forests and exploring with a dog.

My favourite animals are horses, wolves, foxes, dogs (all canines) and cats. The first animal I ever saw was a highland cow; Santa’s donkey bit me when I was a toddler. I play the piano, and dedicated a Chopin song to our dog when she died.

I am available for commissions and freelance work, please contact me if you would like to talk further!

If you would like to purchase one of the images on this blog, you can email me: katieohagan@hotmail.co.uk

You can also purchase my artwork in my Etsy shop, so please feel free to have a browse: www.etsy.com/shop/Katieillustration

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