Making Things Happen - Personal Practice with Marie-Alice Harel
It was Marie-Alice's love of research and attention to detail that led her to her first love, creating her own books and Art Books...
Spotlight New Artists
Recently we’ve welcomed some fabulously talented new illustrators to the Arena Illustration list....
Enter a World of Magic and Mayhem with Marie-Alice Harel
Prepare to step into a magical new world as House of Many Ways is beautifully re-imagined with breath-taking illustrations and a series...
Embark on a Mystical Adventure with Marie-Alice Harel
This sumptuous new offering from the Folio Society is set to whisk readers off on a magical adventure, with illustrations throughout...
Marie-Alice Harel
Marie-Alice Harel
Award-winning French artist Marie-Alice Harel began her full-time career in illustration in Edinburgh where she had first settled as a Geosciences PhD and researcher. Her ethereal watercolour illustrations exude a magical transience which capture the imagination.
Winning the prestigious Book Illustration Competition in 2019 for illustrating Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones published by The Folio Society, Marie-Alice went on to illustrate the sequels, Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways. Her stunning illustration work is much in demand and lends itself beautifully to a wealth of publishing and design projects. She has created stunning cover treatments for award-winning author Katherine Rundell’s fiction series.
With storytelling at the heart of her illustration practice, Marie-Alice draws inspiration from exotic cultures, she is fascinated by historical archives, fantasy, mysticism and influenced by her own personal life experiences. This skill for creating stories first made its appearance in a series of exquisite hand-made limited edition books.
Marie-Alice has recently delivered her latest limited edition book entitled The Bird People via Kickstarter, a phenomenally beautiful book featuring a selection of her exquisite illustrations that are a magical blend of birds and people.
Marie-Alice teaches life drawing and illustration in Edinburgh and she regularly exhibits her paintings and drawings in the UK, France and USA.
Portfolio
Archive
Contact details
31 Eleanor Road,
London,
E15 4AB,
United Kingdom
020 8555 9827
info@arenaillustration.comMarie-Alice Harel
Award-winning French artist Marie-Alice Harel began her full-time career in illustration in Edinburgh where she had first settled as a Geosciences PhD and researcher. Her ethereal watercolour illustrations exude a magical transience which capture the imagination.
Winning the prestigious Book Illustration Competition in 2019 for illustrating Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones published by The Folio Society, Marie-Alice went on to illustrate the sequels, Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways. Her stunning illustration work is much in demand and lends itself beautifully to a wealth of publishing and design projects. She has created stunning cover treatments for award-winning author Katherine Rundell’s fiction series.
With storytelling at the heart of her illustration practice, Marie-Alice draws inspiration from exotic cultures, she is fascinated by historical archives, fantasy, mysticism and influenced by her own personal life experiences. This skill for creating stories first made its appearance in a series of exquisite hand-made limited edition books.
Marie-Alice has recently delivered her latest limited edition book entitled The Bird People via Kickstarter, a phenomenally beautiful book featuring a selection of her exquisite illustrations that are a magical blend of birds and people.
Marie-Alice teaches life drawing and illustration in Edinburgh and she regularly exhibits her paintings and drawings in the UK, France and USA.
