Meet the Artists

Luke Lewis

My name is Luke Lewis, I live and work in the beautiful Perth Western Australia. Here in Perth we are blessed with such beautiful wildlife that it is hard not to be inspired to create art. For three years now I've been a pet, wildlife and portrait artist. I specialise in highly detailed, realistic drawings. I use only the world's best coloured pencils and graphite pencils and incorporate a range of different tools and techniques to get the smallest details possible.

I found my talent for drawing later in my life. After years of working as a nurse, I needed a creative outlet to connect with a more fulfilled life. So, after years of practising, I sold my first-ever piece and started my art business journey. My passion is to continue this art journey for many years to come, for me being an artist combines my passion for animals and art; I am excited to continue my passions and draw many more things that inspire me, push me and challenge me as my career progresses.

All my portraits are created with the highest quality materials to ensure your artwork will last many years.

Dion Hamill

Hi, my name is Dion Hamill. I’m a professional illustrator, arts mentor and instructor with over 25 years experience. I live and work in sunny, beautiful Perth with my wife, daughter and cat.

I’ve always wanted to be an artist. I can even remember the exact moment when I knew this was the life for me, when, at age 5, I was given a science fiction book called “Space Wars Worlds and Weapons” (I still have the book to this day).

I used to trace that cover all the time. But my appetite for drawing didn’t end with science fiction and fantasy. I drew people, cars, landscapes, anything that took my fancy. And I did it all with either just a pen, pencil and some note paper from my Dad’s office (we didn’t have all the great art supplies you can get these days).

But my passion for creativity didn’t end there. I loved telling stories through art, which led me to making my own comics. My first original idea was titled “Egg-Man” (you can kind of guess what he looked like).

My love of Spiderman and Batman comics lead me into the world of storytelling through sequential art. And after working as an illustrator for some great publishing houses such as Macmillan, Scholastic and Harper Collins, I was fortunate enough to publish 3 of my own books Amazeing Ruins, The Pegasus Quest and The Twelve Tasks of Hercules.

Currently I work for DADAA, as an Arts Worker. Mentoring and guiding students with disabilities to fulfil their artistic dreams. I also run comic book related workshops and courses for students of all levels, teaching them the aspects of how to craft and tell stories through words and pictures.

My love of Hong Kong cinema, Italian B grad horror movies and American crime dramas from the 70’s all came together in my most recent comic book project Jim Reel Paranormal Investigator. Influenced by the great artwork of Alex Ross and Frank Frazetta.

I have always loved making art. But now with the vast amount of experience I have from working on so many different projects over the years, I get an even bigger kick out of passing on what I have learnt to other students who are keen to make their own art.

The biggest enjoyment is giving someone just that tiny bit of knowledge that they didn’t know before and seeing it make a huge change in their art and sometimes their life.