a photo of Ruth-Mary Smith

 

About

I’m an illustrator and surface pattern designer specialising in children’s design. Whether a picture book or a pattern design I love to produce sweet and whimsical illustrations! My three daughters my husband and I live in Sydney's Northern Beaches NSW, Australia. We live in a pink house with two pups Peggy Lee and Katie Brown and a cockatiel Peaches. I work from my home studio, drawing digitally and mostly working with watercolours and gouache.

 Some highlights

  • “Book Week Bear” written by Rory H Mather was published by Scholastic Australia in July 2023

  • I am currently a finalist in the 2023 Emerging Illustrators Competition.

  • In 2022 Early Chapter Books, ‘PD McPem’s Agency For Mysterious Mysteries’ Case 1 & 2 were published.

  • During 2021 “Little Mister Gets a Sister” was published. It is written by Samaria Lemke and published by Larrikin House.

  • In July 2020 I received an award in the open illustration section of the CYA Conference.

  • In September 2019 it was announced that I was a winner of one of the mentorship awards by the Australian Society of Authors ASA.

  • I work with clients designing patterns to produce whimsical work for their surface design needs.

  • My first illustration picture book project "Everybody Can Dance." written by Kara Navolio was published in mid 2019 by Brandylane Publishers USA.