Lara Hawthorne’s Elegant Animals Roam Folk-Inspired Landscapes

Lara Hawthorne is a Bris­tol-based illus­tra­tor whose metic­u­lous com­po­si­tions are pep­pered with crea­tures both large and small. Because of this, they’re worth spend­ing some time with, because oth­er­wise, you might miss her tiny alli­ga­tors, giant cats, and mas­sive schools of fish. In addi­tion to an ele­gant­ly-paint­ed cast of char­ac­ters, Lara uses a lot of pat­tern­ing in her work. When she’s not depict­ing ani­mals and amphib­ians, she’s cre­at­ing motifs of trees and plants.

Lara has made select­ed works avail­able for pur­chase through her online shop.

And… snakes!