Paul Hess was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1961. He went to art college in Sydney and then worked as a graphic designer and Art Director for various companies both in Sydney and London from 1981 to 1991. He has worked as a freelance Art Director and illustrator since then.
He won the Association of Illustrators Award for Best Unpublished Illustration in 1992 and other subsequent awards
Ruth Ducker
Ruth studied painting at UWE Bristol, she then went onto do a post graduate in animation at Central St Martins and is currently working as an animator on a children's tv series, while continuing to paint. Her work focuses on the landscape and reoccurring patterns within nature.
Guy studied sculpture at Camberwell (Ba hons) and served an apprenticeship to Sir Anthony Caro. On leaving College his work was showcased at Bruton St Gallery W1. He is a committed conservationist, and his fascination for the recurring equations in nature is evident in all his work. His Public Art can be found at Twickenham, (‘Leap of Faith’ Twickenham High st.) and Champions Wharf Sculpture Park, on the Bank of the Thames at Twickenham.
Charles Fuge
Charles has been writing and illustrating since 1988. His first picture book, BUSH VARK'S FIRST DAY OUT, which was published whilst he was in his second year at Camberwell School of Art, won The Macmillan Prize and then went on to win The Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to children's picture books.
He is passionate about the natural world and its preservation hence he concentrates on animals and nature in his illustrations.
Catherine Horton studied music and the construction and design of 19th Century Woodwind instruments (Bsc hons).
Catherine has been making maps for the past 15 years, (NationalTrust, Documentaries and Publishing) She has always been fascinated by the way the earth is mapped. She is the only Contemporary cartographer stocked by Jonathon Potter,Fine Maps, New Bond Street London. She is represented by Andrew Coningsby www.debutart.com
Oliver Whaley (Msc)
Studied at Chelsea school of art, and Camberwell College of Art. He has always been passionate about nature, and became preoccupied with the threat to the planet. He recorded rare orchids on site in South America, ( Taxinomic illustration, Kew Library) He went on to study plant ecology and environmental science, and is now Project Manager for Habitat restoration and sustainable use : Riparian dry forest Southern Peru. http://www.darwin.gov.uk/
Andrew Blackmore
The natural world, especially its lepidoptera, has been a lifelong interest and provides the core to my work. I am inspired by any scene that I am lucky enough to capture which represents the feel and mood of a particular place or subject. Our continuously evolving landscape is majestic yet fragile, and the Jurassic coastline of Dorset is where the majority of my current inspiration is drawn.
Fiona Land originally trained as a graphic designer and started her working life designing packaging. When she began work at a children's book publisher in London she soon started to draw for the books she was designing and her career as an illustrator of books for babies and young children began.
Kevin R Craig
Kevin is a BMAA Qualified Paramotor instructor. He is based in Madrid and has always been mad about flying. www.paramotores-he.com
Matieu Rounet
Champion Paraglider and para motor Pilot. We are delighted that Matheu produced a film for our flight exhibit, many many thanks!
Helen studied zoology at UCL, Frank Knox Fellow Harvard University, Primatology and Environmental Conservation. She did her Masters at Syt Cross College Oxford in Biodiversity Conservation and Management.
She has contributed an essential vocabulary list for Earth Expo. We have called it Eco Babble: Big words for a small planet. She has sought to define the long and overused words used to describe "Environmentalism"! We hope it will help children make sense of the discussions,about the planet, by understanding some key words, simply described.
