Illustrator Gallery - Alex Crump

Alex Crump

• 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.