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Amanda Hall studied graphic art and illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Brimming with colour, decoration and fantasy creatures, her drawings are created by a technique that combines pencil crayon and watercolour ink. Through the thickness of surface achieved in building up layers of ‘crayon-paint’ the pictures produce an emphatic dreamlike effect and, as she expresses it, “the illusion of solidity that can make images seem real”. The inspiration for Amanda’s work comes from cultures all over the world, including the roots of myths, legends and fairy tales which are part of the powerful historical inheritance of North and South America, Europe, Africa and India. Although her main focus is illustration, she also sometimes writes children’s books. She is currently illustrating 'Day-by-Day Prayers', a book for Lion Hudson, also a new story for younger children in collaboration with a children’s writer.
Like many illustrators, Amanda works in a timber shed — shown left — at the bottom of her (leafy) garden. She likes cats, curious aardvarks and big cups of tea though not always in that order.
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