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JO DE RUITER
Rainy days were always my favourite when I was a little girl. At school, they were the days when we were allowed to draw in our ‘Rainy Day’ books to our heart’s content; or at home, my sister and I would spend hours making up little crayon worlds on paper. Being from the drizzly fishing town of Grimsby, I was lucky enough to experience many of these rainy days. My work is created with a dip pen and ink and watercolour; I love their unpredictable nature. I’ve been blessed with a big imagination and I want to raise a smile with what I draw. Details are my favourite, and I want people to return to what I’ve drawn and see something they didn’t see before. I live in Bath with my lovely husband and puppy Arnold. When I’m not drawing, painting or collecting picture books, we are off exploring the world’s curiosities – and eating yummy food.