Matilda Harrison studied at Middlesex Polytechnic and St Martin’s School of Art. She remained in London where she lives with her partner and their daughter.Matilda’s work is fantastically detailed which lends itself naturally to narrative illustration and children’s books. She paints in acrylics with tiny brushes. Her style of painting is influenced by naive and folk art but filtered through a sophisticated eye.

She has worked for a wide range of clients in many different specialities, from editorial and publishing to advertising, packaging, print and design. She greatly enjoys problem solving, which has given rise to some of her most interesting and successful editorial and advertising jobs, including Heinz Salad Cream press advertisements and a pet food campaign for Purina. Clients include: Bloomsbury Publishing, Chrysalis Books, Radio Times, Reader’s Digest, Saatchi and Saatchi, Templar Publishing, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sunday Express, Trickett and Webb (Royal Mail), University of Southern California.

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Pug

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Chihuahua

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Rabbit

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La Dentelliere

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All Is For The Best In This Best Of All Possible Worlds

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Pirates Cover Hodder Children’s Books

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Faery Magic (Story Worlds Cards) Published by Templar

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The Toy Maker (Story Worlds Cards) Published by Templar

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Faery Magic (Story Worlds Cards) Published by Templar

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Priscilla The Pigeon And Toys

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Poster Design

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I Am, My Inspiration

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Flying Sheep Commissioned by Ogilvy and Mather, Frankfurt

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Heinz Salad Cream Commissioned by Leo Burnett

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The Owl & The Pussycat Illustration from Bisky Bats and Pussy Cats published by Bloomsbury

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The Owl & The Pussycat Illustration from Bisky Bats and Pussy Cats published by Bloomsbury

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The Queen’s Amulet Published by Chronicle Books USA for Lucas Books for STAR WARS Episode 1

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Cats & Dogs Greetings card designs commissioned by The Art Group

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Fairy Poems Gift book commissioned by Macmillan

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Puzzed? Halloween No 3 A cover commissioned by the Daily Express

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Radio Times Cover Illustration For the millennium edition.

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The Book Of Christmas – Merry Christmas llustration for the poem by Aileen Fisher

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The Book Of Christmas – Country Carol Illustration for the poem by Sue Cowling. THREE KINGS CAME RIDING illustration for the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow