Hi!

I’m Maya. I am a painter, illustrator and occasional photographer.

I have a BA degree in Photography, an ever-growing book collection and a pet lizard called Marvin.

I have always understood the world through stories and my art is my way of telling them.

Welcome to my little creative world

Artist tip 2…keep working on it! I wish I’d told myself this when I started painting back in 2020. I think art is often thought of as a ‘you’ve got it or you don’t’ kind of skill, but it takes practice, learnin
Recently I’ve noticed I spend a lot of time thinking about all the things I don’t have. I’m at the beginning of building an illustration career and having limited money and resources is really tough…but I do have some things.
March so far… I have always loved the strange and unpredictable weather you get in March. We’re still working through some cold days (and frosty mornings) then suddenly the sun comes out and gives everyone a boost of energy! This month
Here you go, have a little guy looking out from his mountain dwelling ☁️ #illustrationartists #procreatepainting
✨ Mrs Darling decided to roll the shadow up and put it away carefully in a drawer, until a fitting opportunity came for telling her husband. ✨ Day 2 for the Peter Pan book challenge #bkspeterpan2 The entries for today’s quote are so interesti