Hazel Brown artist & Illustrator Torquay

Waiting to Sail

Storm Force

Dartmoor Landscape

Wild Dartmoor

Abstract sketch

Abstract sketch 2

Abstract circles

I am an artist & illustrator based in Torquay, Devon. I have exhibited in many different galleries and am represented by Harlequin Gallery in Taunton & Nicky Stevenson Gallery in Brixham. I have recently exhibited at Greenhill Arts in Moretonhampstead.

I have published books & collaborated with the artists Brian & Wendy Froud of Dark Crystal Fame, producing the calligraphy for some of their renowned Fairy books.

My work includes large abstract paintings as well as smaller works on canvas. Many of the ideas for these works are inspired & influenced by having lived & grown up by the sea & being absorbed by the the complexities of this timeless & ever changing environment. The sea has been an ongoing theme for me & something that I continue to explore through different mediums.

Alongside this work, I also make bespoke 'Fairy Boxes'. These are hand made themed boxes with miniature contents, tiny hand written books & all kinds of fairy paraphernalia & intriguing objects. I have made all kinds of special boxes from steam punk to alchemy, cooks & dress makers, gardeners & gothic inspired ones. I accept commissions for paintings & fairy boxes.