Love Birds

Step into a tranquil, dreamlike world with this captivating modern-folk illustration from Sophie Dellar. Featuring two stylised pink-terracotta doves gliding through a celestial sky between a crescent moon and a soft grey star, this piece is rich with symbolic charm. The intricately painted patchwork border acts as a beautiful, multicoloured frame that ties the entire composition together, making it a heartwarming addition to a child’s bedroom or a cosy reading nook.

Sophie Deller is a London-based illustrator exploring shape, colour, and texture through bold, playful abstractions. Inspired by landscapes, architecture, objects, shadows, and light, her work distills everyday influences into dynamic, narrative-like compositions across paint, textiles, ceramics, collage, and digital media.

Artwork description: This vertical illustration features two red birds flying in opposite directions, carrying leafy branches with red flowers, atop a textured cream background. The composition includes a grey star and a pale yellow crescent moon, enclosed by a decorative border of small colourful squares; the overall style has a soft hand-painted finish.