Maria Forrester Portfolio of Narrative IllustrationJustLoveBooks

Maria ForresterFreelance Illustrator

“Reading books is like a visual journey, quieting the mind and venturing into a private world; transporting you into a different time and space” (me).

www.mariaforrester.co.ukhttp://mariaillustrator.blogspot.com

mariaforrester@virginmedia.comAll images © Maria Forrester

The Nightingale & the RoseOscar Wilde

Imagine being a nightingale who gives up her life to help a young student find love. Illustration inspired by a children’s story written by Oscar Wilde.

Materials:Acrylic paint, pen, photoshop.

University projectSelf promotion

MetamorphosisFranz Kafka

Gregor is a man trapped in a beetle’s body. He is rupulsive to his human family and is locked in a room where he cannot be seen.Materials:

Charcoal, photographs, glue, photoshop.

Published in “The Fundamentals of Illustration” by Lawrence Zeegan

AVA Academia

The Bloody ChamberAngela Carter

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter was a book of short adult fairy tales. These two images were produced in my final year at university.

The image above is for “The Company of Wolves”, the second for “Puss in Boots”.

Materials:Acrylic Paint.

University ProjectSelf Promotion

Jettatura(The Evil Eye)

A series of four illustrations were produced to create a narrative for the Evil Eye. This project was inspired by the Amulet and Charms section of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford where the work was also exhibited in 2012.

Materials:Charcoal, pen, photoshop.

To be published in the Cheltenham Illustration Awards Spring Journal 2013

Jettatura(The Evil Eye)

Original images using the “frottage” method to produce artwork for the final images.

Materials:Charcoal.

Brixton’s AfloatGeorge Lewkowicz

A series of illustrations were created for an author/performer for his self-published book and shows. This project is ongoing.Materials:

Acrylics, charcoal, pencil, photoshop.

The Flood Published on iPad

Snow White Three illustrations were produced in widescreen format for possible use in a documentary. A Disney feel was required and the idea was that the camera would zoom into the middle of the images.

Materials:Acrylic paint.

Commission for Chameleon TV2013

The Very Clever SnailMaria Forrester

In my final year at university I produced a children’s book which consisted of 13 double-page spreads, end papers, copyright page and book cover. I created the story, roughs, storyboard and the dummy book. The final book was professionally printed.

Materials:Watercolour/Acrylic paint, pen,

photoraphy, photoshop.

University Final ProjectSelf promotion

GravediggingSusan Price

I produced this book cover in the second year at university using a variety of techniques and bringing everything together using Photoshop.Materials:

Acrylic paint, pen, photography, photoshop.

University ProjectSelf promotion

The FoxD H Lawrence

I have been working on a number of personal projects since leaving university and have created a number of book covers, this is just one of them.

If you would like to see more of my work, please visit my website: www.mariaforrester.co.uk.

Materials:Acrylic paint, pen, frottage, photoshop.

Self Initiated