Hi, I am Sue Rundle-Hughes and I'm a welsh artist and illustrator living in the beautiful Wye Valley.

I love theatre and originally studied costume design at Bournemouth arts university, but I also loved drawing and illustrating the stories I grew up with and I decided to do that instead. I especially love painting whimsical, magical scenes.

I am inspired by fairy tales and folklore, especially welsh mythology, castles, animals and nature. Living where I do, there is only a short walk to either a castle or woodland and I ramble most days with the dogs, using my time to spy the wildlife and think up ideas for paintings. Sometimes the local crows join us, as they know I have treats in my pocket for them. We must look an odd sight. Occasionally my husband comes too!

I can work both with traditional and digital media, scanning in my pencil drawing and working with it in Photoshop, but I prefer traditional art and my favourite mediums to work with are acrylic paint, ink and graphite pencil. I work from my art studio in my attic, with my dogs keeping me company and my feet warm.

When I'm not scribbling away or going on adventures with my furry friends, I also love gardening, reading and mooching around old book shops with my husband, in Hay-on-Wye, my favourite place.

I sell prints, greeting cards and bookmarks of my whimsical world in my shop. There is also a portfolio section of my commissioned work, if you are interested in my illustrations and work I've produced for galleries.

Thanks for visiting my website.