Story-driven illustration and original artwork

Freelance illustrator creating original artwork and book cover illustrations, focused on bringing stories to life through textured, atmospheric visuals.

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Contemporary illustrator specialising in rich textures and intentional design.

Inspired by the vibrancy of the natural world and the uniqueness of individual stories, I create art that brings ideas, emotions, and passions to life. Each piece is a celebration of colour, detail, and the narratives that connect us.

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Artist photo of Lauren McAvoy. Smiling outdoors with trees and flowers in the background.

Book Cover Illustration

A collection of book cover illustrations designed to capture narrative, tone, and genre through distinctive, textured imagery.

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Book cover for “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath with illustrated figs in front of a dark background.
Illustrated book cover for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” featuring painted faces and a skull.
Book Cover for 'Heather & Laurel' by Lauren McAvoy featuring a black and white illustration of a fox running across a hill near a large tree.
Book cover titled "Dark Companions" featuring an illustration of a woman with long blonde hair, wearing armor, holding a sword and a skull, with a black bird flying nearby, on a white background.

original artwork

Explore my original paintings, from vivid still lifes to abstract explorations of the feminine form, where colour, emotion, and symbolism come together.

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Acrylic painting of figs and pomegranates arranged with green leaves, featuring rich red tones and textured brushwork on canvas.
Abstract painting with pink peony flowers, sections of the human form layered over and next to each other in vivid abstract colours of purple, blue, bright green, pink and yellow. Surrounded by a dark crimson background and flowing orange swirls.
A colorful abstract painting featuring a halfed pomegranate, a yellow circle, a white and pink background, and various blue, purple, and green accents fragmented into a mosaic like pattern. Complimented around the corners with pink flowers.
Colourful, abstract painting featuring a central circular shape with radiating lines, surrounded by splashes of pink, blue, and yellow on a dark background. With a central painting of a moth, with textured brushwork and symmetrical detail.
Close-up image of a painting of a tufted, light blue chair with a diamond tufted backrest and brass nailhead trim, against a green abstract painting background.
Painting featuring a ribcage in abstract colours of blue and purple, surrounded by a broken-up blue background and intertwined with bright yellow brushwork. With black orchids and a pink and purple background.
Painting of a heron standing in water, with a fish caught within its beak. Surrounded by a pink, blue, green, and cloudy sky background. The murky water has swirls of green, blue and purple. In the reflection is the image of a skull.

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ABUNDANCE • Oil on Canvas, 16 X 12 Inches • 🎨 🐠 The bright colours throughout this piece were a real joy to see come together, what do you guys think of this piece? 📸🫶 #artistsoninstagram #stilllifepainting #fineart #oilpainting #artc
Martha in Spring • Commission for @so_fetch_uk • Loved all the bright colours in these peonies contrasting against the darker fur 🫶💐🌺🌸 #artist #petportrait #artcommissions #artforyourhome #painting
EPHEMERAL - (2026) Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 20cm 💐🎨 Some paintings are extremely easy, some paintings fight you. This was one of those paintings, for some reason the composition just wasn’t coming together and I did a lot of back and forth on
DEVOTION • Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 20cm Colours, colours, colours! I’m really going as bright as possible for these 20 by 20 series. Really loving all the pinks in this one 🫶🩷💐 #artist #painting #feminineart #vividpainting #artcloseu