Melissa Donne

Melissa Donne is an illustrator from the South Coast, UK, known for joyful and playful work underpinned by her love of colour. She takes traditional subjects such as botanical and food illustration and adds an abstract sense with intricate patterns and detail to create something unique.

Working predominantly in a digital medium, Melissa draws inspiration from the environment before transferring her ideas to iPad, where clashing colour palettes and textured brushes create illustrations with a dreamy, ethereal feel. She is also a surface pattern designer, with artwork licensed across tech accessories, apparel, home decor, stationery and greetings cards, alongside freelance work in editorial, packaging and book cover design.