Alice Bowsher’s Illustrations Are a Recipe for Smiles

Alice Bowsher describes herself as a London-based illustrator looking for laughs. And her joyfulness shines through her quirky cartoon-like figures, from animals to humans.

So it comes as a surprise that she more or less stumbled into her job as an illustrator. “I’ve always liked drawing for myself but never really thought it could be a viable career choice,” she told Lonely Planet.

“I thought I would work in fashion but ended up studying Fine Art at Bath Spa University,” she explained. “As soon as the course started I realised it wasn’t going to work out for me so I switched to Graphic Communication, where I muddled my way through type and font projects for a year until we started working on image-based work. I had a great tutor who spotted my drawings in the margins of pages and encouraged me to draw for projects and that’s where it all started.”

Bowsher quickly realized her true passion and went on to illustrate books. She takes her inspiration from the world around her, from people she sees on the train to her close circle of friends.

Take a look.

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Detective Dog

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Bitch On The Beach, ink on paper, 2018

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Your date has arrived.

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