Heather Bentley uses traditional processes such as ink, painting and collage to create whimsical illustrations that tell stories. She has worked on commissions for musicians and created products stocked in local shops, but her work stretches across multiple areas of illustration including reportage, product, packaging and narrative.

Ba illustration work for Illustration student Heather Bentley’s picture book, featuring character Little Rik standing at the base of a tree.
Ba illustration work for Illustration student Heather Bentley’s picture book, featuring Little Rik looking through branches of a tree at a bee, tangled in vines.
Ba Illustration work, showing three wild boar and a Eurasian Jay painted in blue ink, in a loose style.
Watercolour illustration of the Carbuncle, a small mammal with a shell and gem on its forehead, in a desert setting.
Watercolour and gouache painting by Ba Illustration student Heather Bentley, depicting the Mishipeshu, a crocodile-like creature with scales and spikes.