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A playful watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore, featuring four lively scenes of two adventurous children dressed in matching forest-themed outfits. Both children wear green capes with yellow accents, flower-patterned skirts, and round glas

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A vibrant and imaginative watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore, featuring a magical journey through an enchanted forest. A young girl with dark hair, dressed in a blue and white striped shirt and pink pants, rides a large, furry purple cre

A magical nighttime illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore depicting a cozy and imaginative scene. A young girl sits by a window, reading a book while hugging a blue stuffed animal. She is framed by warm yellow curtains featuring playful animal illustr

A magical night-time watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore featuring a whimsical scene beneath a starry sky. A white, winged creature resembling a mystical feline walks gracefully across green, flower-covered bushes. Above, a friendly golde

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A whimsical watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore depicting an ornate theater scene featuring a group of charming white mice. At the center of the grand stage, framed by red and gold curtains, a small white mouse stands on its hind legs, ho

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big bear and hat.jpg

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potion calss JJS .jpg

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A playful watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore, featuring four lively scenes of two adventurous children dressed in matching forest-themed outfits. Both children wear green capes with yellow accents, flower-patterned skirts, and round glas

JJS illustration (65).jpg

Honest_History_14 _JJS copy.jpg

santa in the snow .jpg

81LFMiDYElL._SL1500_.jpg

jjs_kbj_spread 10-11.jpg

jjs_kbj_spread 14-15.jpg

jjs_kbj_spread 20-21.jpg

jjs_kbj_spread 16-17.jpg

bob and bug 2.jpg

001fear of the dark small .jpg

A vibrant and imaginative watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore, featuring a magical journey through an enchanted forest. A young girl with dark hair, dressed in a blue and white striped shirt and pink pants, rides a large, furry purple cre

A magical nighttime illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore depicting a cozy and imaginative scene. A young girl sits by a window, reading a book while hugging a blue stuffed animal. She is framed by warm yellow curtains featuring playful animal illustr

A magical night-time watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore featuring a whimsical scene beneath a starry sky. A white, winged creature resembling a mystical feline walks gracefully across green, flower-covered bushes. Above, a friendly golde

JJS_Mice on shelves.jpg

088_JJSkidmore_ILLO_NOV2021 copy.jpg

512NEgLUZ+L.jpg

AW_48+49_CalicoCatCafe_JJS-OUP.jpg

AW_44+45_CalicoCatCafe_JJS-OUP.jpg

Kitchen spread EDIT.jpg

A whimsical watercolor illustration by Jemma Jamie Skidmore depicting an ornate theater scene featuring a group of charming white mice. At the center of the grand stage, framed by red and gold curtains, a small white mouse stands on its hind legs, ho

Chickens + Mice.jpg

034jemma skidmore illo .jpg

Photo 2020-06-30, 11 37 21 (2).jpg

020_JJS_ILLO (1).jpg

big bear and hat.jpg

JJS_Little Baker.jpg

potion calss JJS .jpg

028jemma skidmore illo .jpg

Wolves double spread copy no text.jpg

bob on the move edited .jpg

Melyn Double Spread 2 flipped.jpg

056jemma skidmore illo .jpg

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Continuing on the theme of love, wolves usually form a bonded pair within a pack and raise their pups cooperatively. I wrote a magical story about wolves waiting for their pup to be born while I was waiting for Wolfgang to arrive. Although the story

Did you know? My Love card is inspired by the beauty of swan love. Unusually in the animal kingdom, swans and penguins mate for life and raise their young together as a team. #intrestingfacts #birdillustration

It’s the first Saturday after the long Christmas break, and I don’t know about you, but January always feels like a moment to slow down, get cosy, and spend time crafting and painting. That is actually how I became an illustrator. You may

I don’t know about you, but being a little closer to spring’s return fills me with joy!! Here’s some love daffodil-in-a-bag I made a few years ago. I don’t post about it often, but I’ve recently uploaded some of my patte

Do you set New Year’s resolutions or choose a theme for the year instead? For the past five years I have set myself a Word of the Year. Each year I spend a lot of time mulling over my work and thinking about what I want more of in my life. My w

Do you set New Year’s resolutions or choose a theme for the year instead? For the past five years I have set myself a Word of the Year. Each year I spend a lot of time mulling over my work and thinking about what I want more of in my life. My w

Do you set New Year’s resolutions or choose a theme for the year instead? For the past five years I have set myself a word of the year. Each year I spend a lot of time mulling over my work and thinking about what I want more of in my life. My w

Do you set New Year’s resolutions or choose a theme for the year instead? For the past five years I have set myself a Word of the Year. Each year I spend a lot of time mulling over my work and thinking about what I want more of in my life. My w

We are well and truly on the home stretch to Christmas there’s a few more days to get Xmas goodies @weirdsmith.shop @redbrickmarket_birmingham and one more market to go @artholecardiff and if you can’t make it to any of those venues, yo

It’s November🍁🍂🎄🌲 we went to go and see the fireworks the other day and had a brilliant moment when we realised that Wolfgang was wearing the same jumper as Macaulay Culkin in home alone. We always joke that when he grows up and gets marrie

I painted these Christmas prints three years ago, when Wolfgang and I were staying on the riverbank in Paul’s mum’s holiday cabin in Seaton. At the time, we were technically homeless, staying with family, out of savings, feeling so unsure

✨ Christmas is just around the corner! We’re so excited for @thoughtbubblefestival and @illustratorsfair and getting ready for the Christmas markets, to so nice to be in the wonderful @weirdsmith.shop in Gloucester and @redbrickmarket_birmingh

Happy Halloween

#halloween 🎃 👻