Hi, I’m Katy Hill, an award-winning semi-retired, part-time artist, designer and blogger with a professional background in teaching English, writing and subtitle editing for film and TV. I studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Exeter, and later trained in graphic design at the London College of Communication. My passion is multimedia art, design and illustration, which I have pursued all my life, but I am now branching into professionally. I create portraits and bespoke art for interiors, teach workshops, and share my rural life through _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ and Instagram _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ When I’m not drawing, I enjoy classical dressage and blogging about travel and horses.…

Katy Hill

Hi, I’m Katy Hill, an award-winning semi-retired, part-time artist, designer and blogger with a professional background in teaching English, writing and subtitle editing for film and TV. I studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Exeter, and later trained in graphic design at the London College of Communication. My passion is multimedia art, design and illustration, which I have pursued all my life, but I am now branching into professionally. I create portraits and bespoke art for interiors, teach workshops, and share my rural life through _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ and Instagram _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ When I’m not drawing, I enjoy classical dressage and blogging about travel and horses.…

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Hi, I’m Katy Hill, an award-winning semi-retired, part-time artist, designer and blogger with a professional background in teaching English, writing and subtitle editing for film and TV. I studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Exeter, and later trained in graphic design at the London College of Communication. My passion is multimedia art, design and illustration, which I have pursued all my life, but I am now branching into professionally.

I create portraits and bespoke art for interiors, teach workshops, and share my rural life through Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup and Instagram Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup When I’m not drawing, I enjoy classical dressage and blogging about travel and horses.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Artist/designer at The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset, UK
May 1, 2025 - July 18, 2025
Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished village inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I now have my work on permanent display in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home; and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website www.cuckoopintartdorset.co.uk

Education

O Levels at The Grey Coat Hospital School
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1986
A Levels at The Grey Coat Hospital School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
B.Soc Sci (Hons) Social Anthropology at The University of Manchester
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1991
Certificate in TESOL at Trinity College, Cambridge
January 1, 1992 - July 1, 1992
Certificate in Further and Adult Education (City & Guilds 7307) at The South Manchester College
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
FdA Design for Graphic Communication at The London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Certificate in Natural Sciences at The Open University
January 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007
MSc Sustainable Development at University of Exeter
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Certificate in TESOL
January 1, 1992 - July 1, 1992
City and Guilds 7307 Certificate in Further and Adult Education
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
FdA Design for Graphic Communication
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Certificate in Natural Sciences
January 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007
MSc Sustainable Development
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset, UK
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin designer artist digitalartist collageartist artforinteriordesign artforinteriors watercolourartist dorsetartist multimediaartist artforbusinessinteriors illustrator procreateartist inkandwatercolourartist…
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset, UK
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin designer artist digitalartist collageartist artforinteriordesign artforinteriors watercolourartist dorsetartist multimediaartist artforbusinessinteriors illustrator procreateartist inkandwatercolourartist…
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin designer artist digitalartist collageartist artforinteriordesign artforinteriors watercolourartist dorsetartist multimediaartist artforbusinessinteriors illustrator procreateartist inkandwatercolourartist…
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset, UK
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin designer artist digitalartist collageartist artforinteriordesign artforinteriors watercolourartist dorsetartist multimediaartist artforbusinessinteriors illustrator procreateartist inkandwatercolourartist…
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset, UK
    Artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instgram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin designer artist digitalartist collageartist artforinteriordesign artforinteriors watercolourartist dorsetartist multimediaartist artforbusinessinteriors illustrator procreateartist inkandwatercolourartist…
    Large bespoke artwork commission for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset

    Bespoke interior artwork for The Anvil Inn, Pimperne, Dorset
    In spring, 2025, I was asked to create 15 artworks for a newly refurbished Inn, The Anvil, in Pimperne, Dorset, UK. Since the inn had a long history as a forge and already contained many old black-and-white photos of blacksmiths, horses and local village scenes, the manager suggested I create some works that would sit alongside, yet add a splash of colour and energy to these older works already on the walls. He was completely changing the colour scheme in the inn and updating the interior quite significantly. Knowing I was creating quite lot of digital work at that time, he took a look at some of my work, liked it and gave me a fairly free brief, apart from requesting some abstract artworks, which I added to the already eclectic mix of horses, farriers, maps, local wildlife and plants already on the walls. As the turnaround time was relatively short, for expediency most of the works were created digitally, but I also included a few watercolours and a collage. My work depicted local flora and fauna, wildlife, farriers, horses and dogs, as well as more abstract collages and watercolours. This was such an enjoyable project, and I am so grateful to have been asked to do it. I feel as if I have my work in a lovely local gallery, not so far away from home, and it was lovely to be able to contribute to the upgrade of such a beautiful old inn. For more on this project, see cuckoopintart on Instagram or my website https://www.twine.net/signin

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