Alexandra ball biography

I'm a UK based children's book illustrator with a passion for wildlife and nature and who enjoys the whimsical things in life.
Based in Guildford, Surrey, Alexandra Ball is a children's book illustrator whose constant goal is to create images that invite the viewer to step into new.
I am a children's book illustrator represented by Illustration Ltd, specialising in whimsical yet sensitive pictures of wildlife and children.

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Alexandra Ball

It’s funny how things turn out. Trained as an illustrator, Alexandra Ball drifted further and further from her vocation and ended up as a lender in a building society. The credit crunch of 2008 foreclosed on that avenue, so she launched herself as a professional illustrator. Now her curvy and colourful line drawings adorn many a children’s book and the world seems better for it.

Alexandra completed an art foundation course at the University of Portsmouth in 1998, and then an illustration degree at Falmouth College of Arts. Alexandra loves line drawings, spending the early stages of a project working on fluid, hand-sketched compositions. These are scanned into the computer for colouring, and textures are added to give the overall feel of a collage. Looking at her illustrations, you can tell Alexandra’s style is influenced by nature and the four seasons. Indeed, much of her inspiration comes when she takes Bee, her Springer Spaniel, out for a walk. Though she uses computers, here images are full of hand-drawn warmth and sensitivity. The animal characters in

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Alexandra Ball

Based in Guildford, Surrey, Alexandra Ball is a children’s book illustrator whose constant goal is to create images that invite the viewer to step into new worlds with her. And she achieves this with ease using a soft, warm and contemporary style that sets the viewer at ease before intriguing them with the overall narrative.

Nature is a big influence on Alexandra and her work, with woodland and jungle creatures nestling alongside otters, fish and people – each drawn in her own unique style. She loves to walk through a mist-filled woodland, watch a field of corn blow in the wind or see a bumblebee collect pollen. Alongside children’s books, Alexandra works on projects for advertising clients and has over 10 years' experience in the industry. She has an Illustration degree from Falmouth College of Art.

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Alexandra’s line work is one of the things that make her images unique, and she spends the early stages of a project working on fluid, hand-sketched compositions. These are scanned into the computer for coloring, and natural textures are added to gi

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Alexander Ball

Alexander John Ball, primer baronet (Painswick, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra 22 de julio de 1757- Attard, Malta, 25 de octubre de 1809) fue un contraalmirantebritánico y Gobernador de Malta. Bajo el mando de Horatio Nelson participó en la Batalla del Nilo.

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Cercano de Horatio Nelson, participó con él en el Sitio de Malta (1798-1800) y se desempeñó como comisionado civil (gobernador) de la isla de 1802 a 1809.^[1] Sir Alexander John Ball provenía de una familia de Gloucestershire. Ingresó a la marina y en 1778 fue ascendido a Teniente. Tres años más tarde comenzó una estrecha asociación con George Brydges Rodney y, dos días después de la coronación de la victoria de su jefe el 12 de abril de 1782, Ball fue ascendido a comandante y en 1783 se convirtió en capitán. En esta época pasó un año en Francia con el doble propósito de aprender el idioma y vivir económicamente. Nelson, entonces capitán, en ese momento no estaba impresionado favorablemente por su futuro amigo y camarada, y se refirió a él como una persona engreída. No fue hasta