Natasha Durley
Illustrator based in South Somerset,UK
Using mixed-media textures and vibrant colours, Natasha creates illustrations inspired by her favourite subject, the natural world.
Natasha has worked with awesome clients from all around the world, such as Apple, BBC, Samsung, Anthropologie, Kip & Co, Penguin Roundhouse, Bonnier Books & Laurence King Publishing. Her work has been commissioned for a wide range of applications, such as non-fiction children's books, murals, homeware, paper goods, editorial and apparel.
Book publications include the recently released What to Look For…series - a reboot of the well-known Ladybird books, three non-fiction Creature Features books with Big Picture Press and Animals with Quarto Publishing.
Shop
Natasha created Sunny Beast in 2021 as a home for her artwork and a place to design her own range of illustrated products.
Selected Clients
Apple / Samsung / Anthropologie / BBC / Penguin Roundhouse / Laurence King Publishing / Bonnier Books / Kip & Co / Tinybop / Scoop / Mooui / Wrap / Ohh Deer / John Lewis / Marks & Spencers / Eastpak / The Architectural / Talking Tables / Architectural Review / Graniph / Quarto / Bonobos / Aquila / Mudpuppy / Crocodile Creek
Interviews & Media
2023
Samsung Newsroom sat down with Natasha to talk about how she finds inspiration in the natural world and how her work translates to a digital display such as The Frame.
2021
Ladybird Books updates its iconic illustrated What To Look For books, 60 years on
Ladybird classics get a new look for today's nature-loving kids
How Ladybird’s classic nature books were updated for a new generation
Welcome to nature 2.0 for a new generation of Ladybird readers
2021 has started off pretty nicely for Natasha Durley’s illustration career
2013 - 18
Digital Arts / How to draw animals / 2018
Ballpit Mag / Interview / 2018
Ohh Deer / Meet the Illustrator / 2017
Papergang / A day in the life / 2017
Tinybop / Creature Gardens app /2017
Brown Paper Bag / Feature / 2015
Booooooom! / Feature / 2013
Selected Books
Selected Puzzles & Games
Creature Features Jungle: A Pair Puzzle
Creature Features Dinosaurs: A Pair Puzzle
Kaleido Beetles 500-piece family puzzle
Hungry Plants 500-piece family puzzle
Birds Illuminate 500-piece family puzzle
Dinos Illuminate 500-piece family puzzle
Space Illuminate 500-piece family puzzle
Butterflies Illuminate 500-piece family puzzle
Ocean Illuminate 500-piece family puzzle
Search & Find Dinosaurs 64-piece Puzzle
Shaped Dinosaur Puzzle 300-piece
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