A sketchbook drawing by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. A small child is reading a book in a cosy bed with her toy next to her.
A sketchbook drawing by the illustrator Sarah Lacey. A portrait of Sarah's sister Kate Lacey, who is a watch specialist. Katy is shown with her cup of coffee, relaxing on a sofa. Hand drawn in brush pen
A series of thumbnail drawings by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Each shows a tiny vignette or detail drawn from life from trhoughout the day. Drawn using a posca pen and soft colour pencil
A sketchbook drawing by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. A family group are sitting with their young baby drawing together
A sketchbook drawing by children's book illustrator. A group of children are sitting together on some grass enjoying a chat
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A collection of Christmas decorations drawn from life using collage.
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A scene through a cafe window drawn from life using brush pens. The image shows a a plane tree (characteristic of London streets) a typical British telephone box and sauce bottles you see in a London g
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A family group are standing on a beach in North Berwick, with the Bass Rock in the distance
A sketchbook drawing from life by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. Two children are eating lunch together seated at a table
Collage Still Life by illustrator Sarah Lacey
Collage Still Life, drawn from life in a sketchbook by illustrator Sarah Lacey
Sausages and Chips, drawn from life by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Sarah's daughter eats a plate of sausages and chips. Hand drawn using negative space drawing, a favourite technique of Sarah's
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A row of beach huts, drawn from life using three materials
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Her young daughter is kneeling in a patch of sunlight . Drawn from life using ink and pencil
A drawing by the illustrator Sarah Lacey. Drawn from memory, it's an illustration of Sarah's journey home from work on her bike thought the snow.
Drawings by the illustrator Sarah Lacey. A collection of memory drawings following a trip to Giffords Circus. The images show a dancing pony, a trapeze artist, a leaping dog and a souvenir rosette.
A hand drawn sketchbook image by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Using Sarah's favourite negative space technique, it's a portrait of her daughter. She's curled into a chair with her eyes closed, taking a quiet moment after a particularly nasty bout of tons
A series of drawings from life by children's illustrator Sarah Lacey. Each drawing shows her daughter enjoying a cup of bed-time milk at the table
A sketchbook drawing made by illustrator Sarah Lacey. It shows a large building local to Sarah, drawn from life using a small selection of materials
A sketchbook page of images by illustrator Sarah Lacey. The images are made using collage trimmings and transformed into new illustrations. Each shows a tiny scene from a mouse's house. Also three eggs
A sketchbook page by children's illustrator Sarah Lacey. An assortment of wintry things like mittens, a bobble hat, a thick sock and a fluffy hot water bottle, made using collage
A collage sketchbook page by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A pair of Staffordshire dogs, drawn from life using collage
An illustration by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. A still life image combined with an illustration of a small girl. She seems to be running amongst some small toy animals, with her arms outstretched
A sketchbook page by children's illustrator Sarah Lacey. An assortment of tiny images drawn from life - from a paint palette, to a pair of scissors, a view from Sarah's window, a bobble hat and a cup
An sketchbook page by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. Observational drawing using collage
Sketchbook layout by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. A collage image of a city scene with high rise buildings, shops and houses
A sketchbook layout by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An observational drawing of a kitchen table with a bowl of fruit, a chair and fireplace in the background.
A sketchbook drawing by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. A group of three toys are sitting together on a chair. A soft bunny, a smaller bunny and a floppy looking cat. The drawing is made using three materials in blues and peach tones
A sketchbook layout by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An observational drawing made in collage, showing tins of sardines
An sketchbook layout by illustrator Sarah Lacey . Observational drawings in comic book style panels showing a child reading, some houseplants, some toys, a hairbrush and a table lamp beside a large pile of books.
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey, shown on location on a beach. An observational pencil drawing of people on a beach, looking out to sea.
A sketchbook layout by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An observational drawing of a woman sitting on a beach reading.
A sketchbook page by illustrator Sarah Lacey, showing an observational drawing of plants, drawing in layers, with butterflies resting on leaves.
An observational drawing in collage by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An array of toys - a toy horse, astronaut and two bunny rabbits. Drawing in two materials
A sketchbook layout by the illustrator Sarah Lacey, showing an assortment of toys, plus a pair of scissors sitting on a table. The table is bright orange and the objects are casting a strong shadow
An observational drawing in a sketchbook by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A view from Sarah's study into the garden. In the garden beyond, you can see the neighbours enjoying an al fresco dinner.
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. The drawing shows Sarah's daughter sitting inside a tent, peeping out. The illustration is in only yellows and oranges.
An observational drawing in a sketchbook by the illustrator Sarah Lacey, showing a display in the Natural History Museum. A tiny child is looking up at a huge model of a tyrannosaur head. There are crowds of people visible in the background
A sketchbook drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An observational pencil drawing of a small child reading a book, surrounded by green plants.
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An ink drawing of a sculpture in The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The sculpture of a man wrestling a Lion
An sketchbook layout by illustrator Sarah Lacey. An observational drawing of a bronze lamp in the shape of a bird, on display at The Ashmolean Oxford.
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A pastel drawing of a seabird on sand
An observational drawing by the illustrator Sarah Lacey. A drawing of a toy zebra sitting on an orange table top
An observational drawing of a small seabird sitting on sand, by illustrator Sarah Lacey
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Three small animal toys - a giraffe, a horse and a carved elephant stand together, painted in ink.
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. Observational drawing in sepia ink showing the view from a window. A suburban house with a tree and shed in the background
An observational drawing by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A night time scene with a glowing moon and a silhouette of a house, chimney and TV aerial, trees, with a lit up window. Drawn in ink
A sketchbook layout by the illustrator Sarah Lacey. A series of small illustrations of dogs wearing winter coats. The dogs' owners aren't visitble, only their feet.
A sketchbook layout of comic book style observational drawings by illustrator Sarah Lacey. There are eight small drawings of family members, a mug of tea, a toy robot, a pair of glasses and a plant. Drawn in pencil
An observational drawing by illustrator by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A child and a parent are sitting at a table working on a craft project together. Drawn in pencil and paint stick
A sketchbook layout by children's book illustrator Sarah Lacey. Observational drawings of Sarah's child playing, as well as her orange tippy cup
A sketchbook page by illustrator Sarah Lacey. A small toy horse next to a miniature jug, painted in vivid turquoise ink, using negative space technique.
An ink drawing of a lion, drawn from life by illustrator Sarah Lacey, using a negative space technique