I'm a freelance illustrator creating art inspired by nostalgia for the books, music and films that made my childhood magical. I'm influenced by old-timey children's illustrators such as Shirley Hughes, traditional hand-drawn animation studios such as Studio Ghibli and Sylvain Chomet, vintage fashion, watercolour paintings and all things fairytale, mystical and whimsical.

My artwork features a lot of portraits, vintage fashion, botanicals and characterised animals. I work traditionally in pen and ink, then colour my artwork digitally using watercolour-inspired techniques.

I'd love to work with you on projects to design characters, illustrate scenes for your stories, create magical drawings based on your favourite photographs, and anything else that you think I could be a good fit for - please just ask!

I'm always happy to have a chat, so drop me a line at cathystanford.art@gmail.com. You can also follow me on Instagram: @cathystanford.art