Tabitha Macbeth

I am a freelance artist and illustrator, living and working in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (UK).
Working primarily with chalk pastel, pencil and coloured pencil, I aim to convey a strong sense of feeling and atmosphere. I enjoy the process of storytelling as well as the immediacy of drawing from life. Often using surreal elements to communicate a sense of inner life, there is an ethereal and timeless quality to my art pieces.
A broad range of illustration clients have included Oxford University Press, Greenwood Grange, Everything New Academy, Fluid Image, The Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of Canada, CAMDA (Cheltenham Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and The Thomas Paine Society.

I received my Art Foundation diploma from Cheltenham Art College in 1994

I graduated from Kingston University in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and Animation.

My work has been displayed in exhibitions at several UK Galleries including Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham, the Riverside Gallery in Richmond, the Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre), the Haunch of Venison and the Jago Galleries in London. I have exhibited several times at the Landmark Spring and Autumn Art Fairs, and Sparkle Festive Fair, at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. A permanent mural (created by myself and Nozomi Inoue, a fellow illustrator) can be seen at The Canbury Arms in Kingston Upon Thames.