ABOUT

Sheryl Cole is a nature-loving illustrator, artist and design director based near the beach in Melbourne, Australia.

She grew up on a farm in New Zealand surrounded by animals, birds and bush on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. When Sheryl wasn’t outside curiously playing she was inside creating inspired by it all. 

Sheryl is still out in nature every day, collaborating with her surrounds, connecting with the colour, textures and energy of the natural world and finding inspiration to explore in her studio. Travel adventures, healthy wondrous foods, a good chai, SUPing, hiking and photography make her heart sing too.

Sheryl’s happy place is designing, illustrating and developing products which inspire natures joy. Capturing the playful spirit and details of nature; native birds, animals, insects, flora, botanicals and abstract forms using watercolour, gouache ink and pencil - carefully combining them to create digital compositions ready for printing on a variety of surfaces. The lush, spontaneous flow of watercolour feels like it’s painting itself.

Sheryl loves working with nature-loving businesses on branding, packaging, surface design illustrations and special commissions. She is proud to be part of a community celebrating nature and encouraging others to reconnect with it and consume thoughtfully.

Have a project in mind? Contact Sheryl today to begin a dialogue about your next project.

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Selected clients
Une Piece | Bank Australia  |  New Farm Confectionery  |  Bauer Media Limited - Australian House & Garden magazine  |  Bio Cup  |  Keep Victoria Beautiful  |  Topflite  |  Fabienne  |  Friends of the Botanical Gardens Melbourne  |  Hinkler Books  |  Studio Caravan - The Grove, Greenwich Fairfield, The Argyle   |  Romeciti - Sweet Home magazine  |  Illustrators Australia

Interviews
Behind the artwork by the lovely folk at Topflite Hound
On the child-like play and freedom of illustration with Illustrators Australia

As seen in
Country Style magazine, August issue 2022
Uppercase , issue 30

Exhibitions
Grow  |  Illustrators Australia - Group show, Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne, December 2019
Wild Thing  |  Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney - Group show, Lion Gate Lodge, Sydney, August 2019
Shout  |  Illustrators Australia - Group show, Collingwood Gallery, Melbourne, October 2018
Paper + Pixel  |   Illustrators Australia - Group show, Collingwood Gallery, Melbourne, May 2017
Drift  |  Basketmakers of Victoria - Group show, Herring Island, Melbourne, February 2017
Life’s a Beach  |  Wyreena - Group show, Croydon, October 2016 – January 2017
Onefourfour  |  Twelve Australian Female Artists. Twelve months. Twelve themes. The Art Room, Melbourne, 2015

I love to bring art to life ~ by consciously crafting, creating and connecting people back to nature. Introducing FOREST FLOOR ~ a collection of scattered fallen leaves, moths, feathers, autumn leaves, and seedpods with grounding textures and colour
The Australian Kingfisher is part of a series of Australian native bird prints. Meet AZURE the Australian Kingfisher. DID YOU KNOW: A Kingfisher flies into your life as a symbol of determination, abundance, peace and prosperity. Kingfisher teaches

All images © Sheryl Cole 2024
Please do not reproduce, copy or post artwork without permission.

Studio photos by Shannyn Higgins