Home of freelance artist and illustrator Catkin van Hoppe.
Committed to creating timeless illustrations that capture the imagination.
Inspired by the landscape of fairy-tales and reminiscent of a bygone era, my ethereal paintings are portals into the realm of story - that silent space upon which imagination plays and wise truths are told. Where wonder and awe may yet again be the language of of the heart.
My current project is a book commission for a charity to enable family communication as well as compassion and empathy. To be released in 2025
Forest Messengers
Forest Messengers is a series of little paintings, (they are only 10cm x 10cm), that are a dedicated to the receiving of messages from quiet places.
Intuition can be a beautiful thing but it requires a subtly of awareness that can be difficult to sustain in a busy life, whether that be busy in mind or body.
So here are three messengers to remind us of quiet places. Their rest is not one of fatigue but one of patience. Epiphanies arrive in small satchels and timing is everything.
These paintings all belong to the collection called 'Forest Lullabies', a small revolution of quiet in a noisy world, a celebration of gentleness and wonder. Painted lullabies to soothe heart and remind us of the magic we are.
Tranquillity
Hope
Peace
Forest Lullabies
Dawn
Forest Lullabies is a series of paintings that are a dedication to the blue hours of dawn.
Collectively called 'Forest Lullabies', they are a revolution of quiet in a noisy world, a celebration of gentleness, quietude and wonder. Painted lullabies to soothe heart and remind us of the magic we are.
