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A little nervous girl in a pink costume and orange swimming wings, with her mum at the lido by Children's Book Illustrator Ulrike Mieke based in Brighton, originally from South Africa. Represented by Georgia at Bright Agency.

Let's go Swimming

British seals in the water by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Animals

A little African black boy climbing a tree by Children's book Illustrator Ulrike Mieke based in Brighton, represented by Bright.

Our Neighbors Tree

Seasonal window illustration depicting a black fisherman in a small boat sailing painted by Children's Book Illustrator Ulrike Mieke based in Brighton, represented by Bright.

Window Painting & Display

Editorial illustration for National Trust Magazine in the United Kingdom, Colourful Heathland Walks, follow the map for Colourful Heathland Walks illustrated by South African Brighton based Illustrator Ulrike Mieke represented by Bright Agency.

Editorial Illustration

#goodshipillustration Social media challenge by Helen Stephens called the #ChildhoodIllustrated by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

#ChildhoodIllustrated

Gouache and mixed media plant and garden illustrations with small little snails by South African Brighton based in Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Garden

Gelli print of a Little red haired girl looking back and lost in a forest of fog and ferns by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke.

Folktale Week

Collage, coloured pencils and crayon of the Future Forecasts them for the Cheltenham Illustration Competition, Winner of Cheltemham Competition 2024 by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Future Forecasts

Pastel and crayon drawings of Children character drawing by South Africa Children's Illustrator based in Brighton Ulrike Mieke

Children by the sea

Collage, crayon and coloured pencils drawing of children in a bath by South African freelance Brighton based illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Children Characters

Sketchbook South African Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke based in Brighton, UK

Sketchbooks

A sleeping ladybird dad in a arm chair, sleeping with a newspaper over him, Children's Illustration by Brighton Based South African Illustrator Ulrike Mieke for picturebook available for publishing, longlisted for Unpublished Showcase 2025.

All things Red Picturebook

Refugee woman cooking in a London kitchen for refugee group at HTB by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Beyond the Flavour Cook Book

Map of Namibia including illustrations of Gemsbok, Etosha National Park, Caprivi, Gondwana Namibia, Windhoek and wild animals by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Namibia Roadtrip Map

Hand painted Wall Mural in central Brighton, of colourful flowers, sun and Brighton scene by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Brighton Wall Mural

Sketchy ink sketches of children characters by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Children's Character

Hand Illustrated Graaff-Reinet Town Map by Brighton Based South African Illustrator and Designer Ulrike Mieke based in Brighton

Graaff-Reinet Town Map

Mixed media Editorial Illustration, by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Editorial Illustration

Hand illustrated branding for Christmas Campaign for St Matthias Church, Fiveways, Brighton by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Illustration Commission

HoneyBee Heroes branding and label design, with hand drawn illustration using gouache and coloured pencils by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

HoneyBee Heroes

Women of the City Editorial illustrations for Fashion article, colourful, bright, gouache texture by South African Brighton based Children's Illustrator Ulrike Mieke

Women of the City Editorial

© 2023 by Ulrike & Mieke. Brighton, United Kingdom. ulrikemarais.96@gmail.com

Represented by Bright

Freelance Illustration & Design

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