Meet The Artist

Hello! My name is Nicola, and I am a picture book illustrator and author living and working just outside London. Originally from Bronte Country in West Yorkshire, before becoming an illustrator I worked as a theoretical physicist, Viking, and time travel technician (not all at the same time).

I like to mix traditional techniques, usually watercolour, with digital painting. I draw from life whenever I can and jointly run the local chapter of Urban Sketchers. My approach to illustration is strongly influenced by the cartoons and comics that filled my childhood. My favourite stories have a timeless feel, a dark twist or two, a happy ending, and lots of magical realism.

When I’m not drawing, you’ll find me making doll’s house miniatures, escaping from escape rooms, playing board games, and trampolining with my four year-old daughter.

I’m represented by Sally Kim at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

To get in touch, email me at hello@nicolaschofield.com or fill in the form below:

Recent awards include:

• Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize for illustration
• Selected by a panel of international publishers for the dPICTUS unpublished picture book showcase
• Kidlit 411 banner design winner and illustrator spotlight
• Work featured in the SCBWI Conference Illustration Exhibition