All About Me…

Helen McKnockiter working on a painting

“Helen has a unique and engaging approach to her illustrative work, she combines a playfulness with thoughtful and beautiful images”. Liz Hardy from Allanbank Arts.

I am an artist and illustrator living and working in the Scottish Borders. I am a story teller, I love the process of figuring out how best to show ideas, narratives and mood in pictoral form, from children’s book illustrations to drawings with more intricate narratives and social complexities. Using tea, coffee and red wine in my work came about after my sister bought me a book about the use of organic art materials. Having an addiction to caffeinated beverages, a PhD in Brewing and Distilling and a cupboard full of rancid homemade elderberry wine I decided to experiment. I love the luminous tones I can create, they have become a new way for me to draw and paint and tell the stories that I find most interesting.

I like to use images to tell stories, from children's book illustrations to drawings with more intricate narratives and social complexities. I have been using tea, coffee and red wine in my work, this came about after my sister bought me a book about the use of organic art materials. Having an addiction to caffinated beverages, a PhD in Brewing and Distilling and a cupboard full of rancid homemade elderberry wine I decided to experiment.  I love the unpredictability and luminous tones I can create, they have become a new way for me to draw and paint and tell the stories that I find most interesting.

I am an illustration generalist, please check out my work to find my corporate, editorial and picture book illustration examples. If you would like to work with me or talk about specific projects or ideas please get in touch.

To find out more about the children’s picture books I have illustrated for my very talented sister, writer Rachel Ann Walmsley please check out Baobab Books (Baobab Tree Books – Children's Books by Rachel A Walmsley (Author) and Helen McKnockiter (Illustrator)).

To see my work ‘in the flesh’ please visit:

I regularly work with Allanbank Arts to run workshops and a KIDS ART CLUB.

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I am a member of the Tin Shed and often attend pop up events with other Tin Shed artists.

Explore my original artworks and limited edition prints in my SHOP or if you are looking for information on commissions contact me.

E-mail: hmcknockiter@yahoo.com

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