About

I’m Eleanor, a Scottish artist specialising in ink and watercolour illustration.

I am best known for my work with Peter Rabbit. For over ten years I have been illustrating new titles in this series including the three fabulous tales with Emma Thompson. 

I’m the creator of over fifty books for children including Beep Beep, Let’s Go!,  the best selling, No Trouble At All and A Little Bit of Trouble, written by Sally Grindley, Run, Rabbit, Run for which I won the English 4-11 Award for The Best Children’s Illustrated Book. I’m also the illustrator of the Hogwarts Crest for Harry Potter, this last one generally wakes up a room full of bored children.

I had a delightfully wild childhood in the Scottish Borders surrounded by a menagerie of animals that should have been domesticated but were generally pretty untethered. After an early career in architecture the pull of making my own art was too great, and in 1995 I jumped ship into the world of children’s books and haven’t looked back.

Here in my shop I am delighted to be selling ink and watercolours that are mostly (actually always) inspired by Scotland and completely original. I don't make copies or prints. The analogue, hand made is my friend and I hope you will cherish a little piece of real magic.