When Keith was small he was desperate to get to Narnia. He had a habit of walking into other people’s wardrobes, which must have been awkward for his parents. He soon discovered the next best way of traveling to other worlds was by drawing them.Getting lost in a good story and expressing the characters, setting and atmosphere through illustration is still the best kind of escapism he knows. It also means he no longer feels the need to walk into wardrobes. His work is informed by a love of nature, myth and history, all of which can be found in abundance where he lives, on the Devon coast in the UK. The beautiful landscape, and the wilds of nearby Dartmoor provide a constant source of inspiration.

Keith has contributed illustration to numerous books, including several Carnegie Medal and British Book Award nominees, and Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year. His work on Birdlands by Anthony McGowan is shortlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize.

Keith’s clients Include: Bloomsbury, Farshore, Hachette, Usborne, Andersen Press, Penguin Random House, Disney, Walker Books, Pan Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster

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