"Welcome! Bold, sketchy lines and colours make me happy. Life is more real to me when it's messy and imperfect, so I sketch what's around me with carefree abandon; what I see in my environment – nature, shades and colours, sometimes animals, buildings, people – and often take my own photographs of the same that expand into further ideas for illustrations. My favourite method is to work freehand with ink then wash over it all with watercolour; sometimes I work with pastels, graphite, and colour pencils. Bringing vibrancy and wonkiness to brighten your space makes me happy. May we always see the world through new eyes and smile."  —Dianna

"A Lovely Little Street in Cambridge" (pigment ink and watercolour)

"Swans in Emsworth Harbour" (India ink and watercolour)

"Contemplating Life" (carbon ink and watercolour).

"Greek View" (ink and watercolour)

"One busy October in Cambridge" (India and pigment inks).

"Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth" (India ink and watercolour)

"Crow on Pebbles, Hayling Island" (graphite, India ink, and watercolour). Click image to buy this as an affordable, eco-friendly, open edition signed print.

"Dove in the Bell Tower" (pigment and India inks and watercolour).

"The Jug" (pigment ink and watercolour; muted tones used)

Crow in the Graveyard, Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth (India ink and watercolour)

"Chichester Cathedral" - rear view from across the canal and magnified. (India ink and watercolour.)

Four Houses on a Hill (fountain pen ink and watercolour)

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Work with Dianna
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Children's Illustrations
eBook and Paperback Covers
​Visual Poetry Illustrations
Greeting Cards
Logo Design and Brand Concepts
Social Media Advertising Illustrations & Copywriting
Personal Commissions

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Image: Greek Island Coastline
(pigment ink and watercolour)

"Life on Farlington Marshes" - pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper. This was a sketch on location.

"The Stillness of Farlington Marshes" - pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper. This was a sketch on location.

"A Bank Holiday Stroll" - original available for sale. Ink and watercolour illustration, A4.

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The Hills Are Alive. Indian ink illustration with just a touch of digital manipulation to bring the sky alive.

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"Little Tree" (carbon ink and watercolour).

An old, dilapidated house in Skiathos (Greek Islands). Ink and watercolour on handmade paper.

"Time With You" (fountain pen ink; this was created from a photo prompt I requested from my social media followers).

"The Meadow"
Ink and watercolour on handmade paper.

"Field of Crows"
Ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

"The Shaggy Tree" (ink and watercolour)

"Country Fields"
Ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

"West Kennet Long Barrow" - pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

"East Asian Sunset"
Ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

"Keep Going"
Ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Robin. Pigment ink and watercolour on card (this was a handmade birthday card for someone).

Stag. Pigment ink and watercolour on cartridge paper.

"It's My Jumper Now" - pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Goldfish. Pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Tree frog. Pigment ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Above: The same tulip drawn twice, in two different styles and brush strokes. Created from a photo prompt I requested from my social media followers.

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Two intuitive sketches using India ink 

Mother and Baby

Stillness

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATIONS

Hand-drawn digital illustration for greeting card / children's book, advertising, etc.

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Hand-drawn digital illustration for greeting card / children's book, advertising, etc.

Hand-drawn digital illustrations for a Lenormand Oracle Deck. This was both an experiment and a challenge I set myself to see if I could create 36 cards using only digital drawing (in my carefree, bold style), and still have the deck read well. Affirmative: in my opinion, this is both a fun and accurate deck!