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Jessica Smith
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Jess is a freelance illustrator and artist currently living in Bath, UK. She uses gouache and digital methods to create her fun and playful work. She enjoys working conceptually, so scale and perspective play a large part within the images she creates. Jess’ clients include Simon & Schuster, Kate Spade, Oxfam and Hardie Grant.
Jessica Smith is represented by Edward Palmer — to work with Jessica please email Edward
![2021 - Longlisted image](https://bright-site-production.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/accolades/453271/accolade-453271.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAZIH6NIUHL6COTE6N%2F20240727%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T001855Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a47bd0974169c37413b9b2eed0f1f2bd764ea54112549133fda74fc497baec1e)
UK Literary Association
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The British Book Awards
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Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards
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Waterstones
Sunday Times
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