I’m Lauren McAvoy, an illustrator and visual storyteller based in the UK. I recently graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in Illustration with Animation.
My practice is rooted in traditional media - graphite, watercolour, coloured pencil and oil pastel - which I often elevate digitally. Producing illustrations that are layered with texture, colour and style. I’m often drawn to narrative imagery, especially during my degree, where I used recurring themes of nature, wildness and fantasy to tell my own story and thoughts.
My process combines careful observational drawing with expressive mark-making, producing work that feels tactile, alive and rooted in a sense of place.