Emily Jane Foster is a freelance artist (Emily Jane Art) based in Surrey, UK.
With a deep appreciation for little details, strange curiosities and quirky characters, Emily has always been drawn to the weird and wonderful. Her work typically centres around themes of flora, fauna, folklore and fantasy, combining her background in biology (BSc first class honours and MSc distinction) with her love of storytelling in both visual and written forms. Emily has a quirky sense of humour and holds the power of the pun in high esteem.
Having taught secondary school science for five years, Emily is always happy to discuss educational projects!
Book
Emily Jane Foster (2019). 'Hindsight: A gift from beyond the Veil'. Surrey, UK: Emily Jane Foster.
Available as a paperback and a Kindle edition via:
Exhibitions
Commissions
Past commissions have included:
Community links
You can get in touch with Emily via email or using the contact page.
With a deep appreciation for little details, strange curiosities and quirky characters, Emily has always been drawn to the weird and wonderful. Her work typically centres around themes of flora, fauna, folklore and fantasy, combining her background in biology (BSc first class honours and MSc distinction) with her love of storytelling in both visual and written forms. Emily has a quirky sense of humour and holds the power of the pun in high esteem.
Having taught secondary school science for five years, Emily is always happy to discuss educational projects!
Book
Emily Jane Foster (2019). 'Hindsight: A gift from beyond the Veil'. Surrey, UK: Emily Jane Foster.
Available as a paperback and a Kindle edition via:
Exhibitions
- 11th-13th May 2019: 'Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)' illustrated in Prismacolor, pencil and Sakura white gelly roll pens. Exhibited as part of the Twitter Art Exhibit at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 32-36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh EH6 8RG. Sold on behalf of the charity Art in Healthcare.
- 4th-7th September 2020: 'Escaping Floof Dragon' illustrated in ink on cold pressed watercolour paper. Exhibited as part of the Twitter Art Exhibit at William H Miller Studios and Fine Art, 714 Main Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Sold on behalf of the charity Horry County Disabilities and Special Needs.
- 7th-8th April 2021: Callosobruchus maculatus illustrations included in a poster by Krish Sanghvi presented online for the Oxford University Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution conference. Reference: Sanghvi, K. (2021) 'Ageing with a silver spoon or by beneficial acclimation?'. Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution conference, Oxford University, Oxford. (1800 x 1350px).
- 25th-26th June 2022: 'The Book Wyrm' illustrated in ink on watercolour paper. Exhibited as part of the Twitter Art Exhibit at Hiscox Building, Peasholme Grn, York, YO1 7PR, UK. Sold on behalf of the charity The Encephalitis Society.
Commissions
Past commissions have included:
- Ink and watercolour illustration.
- Black and white ink illustration, for example this Flour Mephit published in I. Lambert (2019) 'Hungry Hungry Heroes: The Master Chef. An Otherworldly Patron for 5th Edition D&D.' PDF Supplement https://www.dmsguild.com/product/283414/The-Master-Chef-Otherworldly-Patron
- Creature creation, for example, this 'evolutionary mashup' for a science education blog (pencil and digital artwork): https://lifethroughgreentintedglasses.blog/2019/06/23/evolutionary-mash-up-finale-the-cone-snail/
- Custom Christmas cards, for example, snowflakes for the Physics Department at Royal Holloway, University of London (digital artwork for e-card and printed cards) and worksheets for a Primary School workshop.
- Digital artwork.
- Custom illustrated and printed band banners.
- Custom line-art TTRPG maps.
Community links
- 2019: Emily provided colouring pages for the Adult Colouring Group at the Vyne Centre in Knaphill, Woking. The Vyne Centre runs a fantastic programme of regular activities for the local community. You can find out more information about the services they offer here: https://www.woking.gov.uk/community/centres-community/vyne-centre-community-knaphill
- March 2020: Provided typography illustrations for a Graphic Design class taught at Asnuntuck Community College in Connecticut.
- March 2020: Emily raised £300 on JustGiving for the Trussell Trust, providing free downloads for colouring pages once fundraising targets were met.
- April 2019-2021: On Twitter, Emily co-created and co-hosted @AprilAbomin8ns (the #AprilAbominations community art challenge) with fellow artist Mike Zawacki.
- October 2024: Emily created line-art Christmas card templates for children to colour and add their handprint to as part of a Christmas card project for Meadowcroft Community Primary School. This was run as a one day workshop where Emily helped the children turn their handprints into hedgehog spikes, fox legs, badger legs or willow branches and leaves as part of the design created for their class.
You can get in touch with Emily via email or using the contact page.