A vintage rendering of a fireside scene

retro fireside scene

About Ruth
British illustrator Ruth Palmer has a colorful, painterly style that immediately draws the eye, and her work’s traditional feel makes it ideal in editorial, packaging and children’s books projects. There’s a sense of adventure and narrative in everything she paints, often with a 1950s feel to catch the imagination.
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Farming illustration for Summer book by Ladybird
Joint London commission Ruth's to create retro portraits for Dave's Crackanory
Watercolor painting of a pasture
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Festive Checklist
Festive Checklist
Working for the Saturday Telegraph, Ruth Palmer creates some festive scenes for a Christmas feature.
Festive Checklist
How to have an Enid Blyton Summer
How to have an Enid Blyton Summer
Ruth Palmer reminds us all how to have a jolly good summer with this cover and three interior illustrations for The Telegraph magazine
How to have an Enid Blyton Summer
Killer in My Village
Killer in My Village
Ruth Palmer paints murderous scenarios for a Pick Channel TV series.
Killer in My Village
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