Illustrator Gallery - Alex Crump
Alex Crump
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I was born and raised in Winchester, Hampshire. After spending some time in London, I later moved to Wiltshire, where I live with my young family. I was a full time teacher for 16 years but I am now fortunate to be able to devote more of my time to illustrating. I have worked with some great authors since ‘taking the plunge’ over 3 years ago. Several books have now been published and more are on the way!
I have always enjoyed painting and drawing and I am passionate about illustration. During my career as a teacher, I often used my art in teaching to illustrate stories and poems with my classes.
My inspiration comes from a love of books and poetry and my work is influenced by a wide variety of different authors and poets, primarily children’s authors. My style is typically using bright and bold colours to portray humanistic animals and characters from well-known tales. I also enjoy sketching caricatures of pets and other animals.