Before the studio, there was the soil. David Heal spent years as a gardener and construction worker — grafting outdoors, learning the texture of natural spaces, and developing a deep respect for the landscapes that most people only glance at through a car window.

That connection to the wild hasn't left. It's become the engine of his work. David illustrates the places worth protecting: national parks, nature reserves, coastlines, and the quiet corners of the world that deserve a poster on the wall.

Alongside that runs a parallel obsession with fantasy — with world-building and imagination made visible. Inspired by illustrators like Josh Kirby, whose Discworld covers felt like windows into other realities, David is working to develop his own visual language: somewhere between the rigorous geometry of Swiss Design and the gloriously unhinged colour of a psychedelic music festival.

He's still finding his voice. He's enjoying the search.