Venture Into the Woods Through the Fantastical Illustrations of Vivian Mineker

Have you ever been hik­ing in a for­est? When you’re alone and sur­round­ed by tall trees, it makes you feel like you’re in a fairy tale. Illus­tra­tor Vivian Minek­er cap­tures this feel­ing in her water­col­or and col­ored pen­cil pieces. Fea­tur­ing tow­er­ing tim­ber and even some spook­i­ness, her char­ac­ters set off for adventure—often with an ani­mal pal in tow.

“Ever since I could remem­ber I’d been draw­ing to express myself and my inner imag­i­nary world,” Vivian explains, “which con­tin­ues into my work today where I cre­ate char­ac­ters and worlds that reflect my imag­i­na­tions, inspired by obser­va­tions of the real world around me.” See more of her for­est draw­ing, below.

Vivian sells her work as prints in her online shop.

Illustrator Vivian Mineker imagines the spookiness that happens among the beauty of being into the woods.