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Eamonn Donnelly’s work is simply breathtaking. His lush paintings bring the best of both the traditional and digital worlds together, without making much of a fuss about belonging to either. Check out his sketchbook and blog for more visual treats, and be sure to keep an eye on what is probably one of illustrations new rising stars.

Matias Hyde’s illustration blog/portfolio abounds with beautiful sketches of both real and imaginary subjects. Check out his paintings of bizarre animals too.

Despite having the website Doodle.nl, Arne van der Ree does much, much more than just doodle – his work ranges from loose, freestyle sketches to tight finished paintings.

Hennie Haworth’s site boasts a dazzling array of illustrations ranging from food & drink to diagrams to people to… Be sure to check out the last link for pictures of the massively interesting ‘pen project’!

Andy J Smith does great work for the children’s market. He has a masterful approach in combining color and movement, a skill he probably honed while working in animation (his credits include Courage the Cowardly Dog and Sheep in the Big City).

Hailey Winstone does nice,  textured illustrations of people, animals and the odd Santa. She also does portraits on some heavily textured paper.

While most illustrators these days specialize in one or two major styles and/or mediums, Cameron Gerlach’s work easily tromps across both with effortless flair. His portfolio includes woodcuts, airbrush paintings, cartoons, watercolors, ink renderings… and so on. Rummage around his site to see for yourself!

BC based illustrator Iris Churcher has been painstakingly rendering beautiful color pencil works for over two decades. She currently is also a full time instructor in the Applied Graphics Program at Malaspina University-College

Germany’s Constanze v. Kitzing does rich, ethereal artwork for children’s books, theater and periodicals. She also does some beautiful, wildly expressive and abstract paintings.

While  the spotlight is on Mariko Jesse’s excellent map work, it’s true to say she does great work all round. I personally like her Asian food illustrations. Mariko is part of the UK illustrators collective, Monster People.