Full version of 'forest fruit' 🍊🌿It was inspired by the potted plants and tiles of Portugal. 🌟 . . . #illustration #painting #gouache #watercolour #illustratorsoninstagram #artistoninstagram #larahawthorne #forest #nature #animals #moon #night #architecture #tiles #pattern #flora #plants #plantpots #garden #illustratorsofinstagram #horse #rats #leopard #portugal #creatures #nighttime

🎄🌟'On a frosty winter evening, the Baron watches the snow fall. He is bored and worried. It will soon be Christmas and everything is too quiet. What can he do to bring excitement to the Manor? His wife, the Baroness, has an idea: he can appoint a King of Christmas, a peasant to take his place. And so begin twelve days of chaos, anarchy and merriment... Inspired by the medieval tradition of appointing a Lord of Misrule, Carol Ann Duffy's warm and enchanting new Christmas poem takes us into a topsy-turvy world of festivity and celebration, where rules no longer apply. With beautiful full-colour illustrations by Lara Hawthorne throughout, The King of Christmas is the perfect gift this festive season.' 🌟🎄 - See more at: http://www.picador.com/books/the-king-of-christmas#sthash.RhNvaXsf.dpuf

🌟🍊A sneak peak scene from The King of Christmas by Carol Ann Duffy 🍊🌟

Tapestry from a piece in The King of Christmas! Book out now and available in most bookshops! 🎄#illustration #larahawthorne #carolannduffy #thekingofchristmas #christmas #painting

#Repost @picadorbooks with @repostapp ・・・ As festive season approaches, we've got another beautifully illustrated Christmas poem by Carol Ann Duffy. This year she's teamed up with @larahawthorneillustration for The King of Christmas 🎄🎁 #poetry #christmas #igpoets #illustration #bookdesign

The suited monkey toasts! 🌟🐒🌟 http://www.picador.com/books/the-king-of-christmas Illustration from Carol Ann Duffy's King of Christmas- out today! @picadorbooks @panmacmillan @davidhighambooks #Thekingofchristmas #carolannduffy #larahawthorne #illustration #book #monkey #painting #table #christmas #feast #toast #medieval #panmacmillan #picador #picadorbooks #poetry #narrative #publication

Section of an illustration for Ann Kelley’s As I Was Going To St.Ives 🌚🌿

They’ve arrived! And the title is shiny gold 🌟Available to pre-order for the 20th October here https://www.panmacmillan.com/books/the-king-of-christmas

Section of a Save the Date design I made for my cousin's wedding! 🌟🌸🌹🌷🌸🌟#savethedate #illustration

Christmassy pale ale fairies painted for @skinnersbrewery (http://www.skinnersbrewery.com/) with lovely design by Alex Rowse from @asidestudio (http://www.a-sidestudio.co.uk/ )! 🌚🌿🌠

The book is available to pre order for October 20th, for more details click here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/books/the-king-of-christmas

Excited to announce that I'm now represented by literary and illustration agent Alice Williams from David Higham! 🌞🎉 

Section of a cat map I’ve been working on for Ann Kelley’s As I Was Going to St Ives

I’ve been very silent on social media for a while - so I will show what and when I can of new illustration projects over the next month! 

An illustration from a book I’m working on at the moment with writer Ann Kelley!

My book Herberto published in Korean!