Isabelle Burns is an artist and illustrator who focuses on painting nature, and all things magical and whimsical, in a delicate and intricately detailed manner. Through her work, Isabelle explores themes of childhood and nostalgia, focusing on the importance of imagination, which she hopes will appeal to both children and adults alike.

When she was 3, Isabelle was told that drawing the pictures in children’s books was a job she could have. Since then, she has been dead set on seeing her dream come to fruition. Taking inspiration from artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, such as Beatrix Potter and Arthur Rackham, Isabelle works with a variety of mediums, while focusing primarily on painting with watercolours.

Living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Isabelle works on her illustrations in a cozy caravan art studio. Here she may be found drinking numerous cups of tea as attention is demanded of her by Princess Daffodil, a rather chubby and imperious cat.