About Katie Scott

Illustrator

closed bud white flower

An artist's portrait: Katie Scott

Katie Scott is an independent illustrator based in London. For her hand-drawn fine line work and digital watercolouring, she takes her inspiration from nature and is influenced by plants and anatomy. Her illustrations depict the abstract and fantasised interpretation of nature of La Botanique.

lily green foreground leaf
branch
blackberry

quote marksMy style is like a botanical textbook that you shouldn't take too seriously!quote

red flower red flower leaf

Katie Scott

An artist is born

Self-taught, Katie never actually studied botany, instead her first botanical drawings were all fantasy; plants born out of her imagination that she translated on paper. This allowed her to establish her style, which then led to working alongside botanists on more accurate illustrations.

lily lily stem one lily stem two

quote marksThere is still some element of the imaginary about the way I draw plants and animals.quote

snake red snake

Botanical inspiration

Katie's passion for nature

Growing up in the countryside, Katie was able to wonder off in neighbouring woodlands and farms to explore nature at its purest. Today, she lives in the City but still longs for an escape to nature whenever she is in search of inspiration. Indeed, botanical gardens are some of her favourite spaces, as they allow her to "discover the flora of multiple countries in the space of one garden".

closed bud right

The creative process

Freedom to explore

As a true artist, Katie's creative process begins with research that helps her to start sketching ideas, which then become the finished drawing. Katie especially enjoys blending heritage and modernity in her illustrations.

leaf
leaf

quote marksI work with both traditional and digital techniques, which makes it hard to work out exactly how the image was created or how old it is.quote

blue flower
butterfly butterfly wing

Illustrating L'Artisan Parfumeur

A brand with a naturalist and creative flair

Katie Scott particularly enjoyed the freedom given by L'Artisan Parfumeur. La Botanique depicts the incredible wonders of nature coming alive at night: "Smells and sounds are stronger because that's all you have to go on, the experience of a place is completely different after dark."

seabed front

A welcome gift

Be the first to know about our latest news, exclusive events and special offers.

* Please complete all compulsory fields.
SPECIAL OFFER: To welcome you in the L'Artisan Parfumeur's universe, we offer you a complimentary gift with your first order to discover with the voucher code that you will receive in our subscription email.