Hi! I’m Harriet, a Suffolk-based artist with a deep love of animals and curiosity about the natural world. I’ve always been fascinated by nature ever since I was little, and I feel that curiosity has only got stronger as I’ve used it to fuel my creative inspiration.

I live a short walk from the River Orwell, where I learnt to sail and eventually spent many years teaching with the RYA. During that time, I attended university at Arts University Bournemouth, where I studied Animation Production. It was there that I developed a passion for stop-motion and storytelling, and it was also where I realised that being an artist was a job I could genuinely pursue.

In 2022, I was accepted onto an 'Art Meets Science' workshop with the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas, where I joined marine biologists and scientific illustrators on an incredible trip. We were blessed to dive with several different species of shark, learn of their conservation and fill our sketchbooks with the beauty of Bimini. This was a key moment in my art journey, where I realised I wanted to be a wildlife artist and where my two passions, art and nature, came together.

I’ve been lucky to have many experiences with animals in the wild, each one giving me constant inspiration for my art. Now, as a wildlife artist, each piece starts with inspiration I’ve gathered, whether from wildlife documentaries or my own encounters with animals. When you’re outside, you never know what will inspire you, and I’ve found there’s always something new to paint.

Our planet is so complex, art is my way of making sense of it all. When I paint, it feels like I’m expressing a part of myself, finding a deeper connection to nature and my hope is that my work resonates with others, inspiring a greater love and care for the planet. Snorkelling and rock pooling are two of my favourite ways to explore, I love slowing down and observing all the seaweeds and fish. Those places are definitely my happy places.