Ben Pearce - Watercolor Illustrator | Directory of Illustration

Ben Pearce is an illustrator and animation director based in the UK. He’s worked as a design director on digital projects for a wide range of high profile international clients including Google, Facebook, BBC, Deliveroo, Adidas, Reebok, Magners, Kellogg's and Toyota to name a few. Ben recently worked as a designer and animation director on “The Headspace Guide to Meditation”, an animated TV series for Headspace aired on Netflix in 2021. The series won a Daytime EMMY Award 2022 for Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design. Working both digitally and with traditional media such as pencils, pens, ink and brushes, Ben creates striking and energetic images of cityscapes, urban scenes, people and landscapes. His work explores reduction and minimalism and features limited colour palettes, high contrast, expressive mark making and the interplay between positive and negative space. Ben divides his time between London and the countryside in the West of England. His drawings are an attempt to capture moments from his life in these contrasting environments.