Artist & illustrator

I’m an Amsterdam based city and landscape illustrator available for editorial, publishing, travel information, visual storytelling and private commissions. I work with different materials to create vibrant, lively and colourful artworks. When I’m not painting myself I love to guide others in their creative process, you can find more information on my Workshops

Mixed media gouache, ink and pencil illustration of iconic building in Amsterdam's Vondelpark, by Illustrator and Artist Ellie Middleton. This vibrant painting shows the building illuminated by light at night time. An iconic scene for tourists in Ams
Painting by Ellie Middleton of Amsterdam's Bellamyplein, featuring a small picturesque square in Amsterdam Oud West. Deep and vibrant green paint marks and covered with flowing pencil strokes to show the beautiful flowers and details of the square. I
Pop up picture book by artist and illustrator Ellie Middleton. This picture shows one page of her Amsterdam pop up book, depicting Amsterdam centrum and a boat in front. A cyclist crosses the bridge. The style is vibrant, colourful and joyful, with A
Painting of an English suburban street setting at sunset by Illustrator and Artist Ellie Middleton. The street scene shows 1950's houses sillohetted by the setting sun. Street lights and cables pop out against the sky. The painting depicts a sombre b
European city scape sketch by artist and illustrator Ellie Middleton. This lose sketchy pencil drawing of Split in Croatia shows the mountains behind and the beautiful orange rooftops in contrast popping in front of it. Draw in a loose, fast and simp
Lose and lively illustration by artist and illustrator Ellie Middleton, of a view from Cley hill, Somerset, England. The hilltop painting has lose watercolour brushstrokes and loose pencil colour lines over the top, highlighting the trees, hedges and
A pastel and water colour painting of people and tents at Gouda by Candle Light, Gouda bij Kaarslicht. The painting by Ellie Middleton shows a lively scene with people moving and silhouetted by the lights and fairy lights which light up the beautiful
An iconic view of the distinctive walls and castle of Dubrovnik in Croatia painted by Ellie Middleton. The mixed media painting shows the tall walls which surround the city with tourists walking below the walls. The orange old buildings in the old hi
Lively painting of the Rijk's museum in Amsterdam by Ellie Middleton. This illustration is painted with soft blues and yellows in a sketchy loose style with layers of gouache and coloured pencil marks over the top. The painting shows the iconic histo
A pastel and coloured pencil drawing by Ellie Middleton of a boy and man sat on a chesterfield sofa playing chess in a cosy classic english cottage living room. Light shines through the windows behind them. The drawing is with rich reds, browns and y
A mixed media painting of a night street scene in Amsterdam by Ellie Middleton. Commuters wait lined up on bikes at a traffic light in Amsterdam-Oost. The scene is moody and dark, with the cyclists silhouetted by the street lights and tram and car li
A painting of the mountains and sea at dusk in Kotor, Montenegro by Ellie Middleton. This calm and serene illustration shows the smooth sea and tall mountains silhouetted against the illuminated light yellow sky in the evening hours. Houses line the
A mixed media painting of a grassed mountain valley in the Dolomites Italy by Ellie Middleton. This hillside valley has long shadows in the setting sun, light streams through the trees and makes the huts on the mountainside pop against the vibrant gr
A painting of a typical street scene in the centre of Amsterdam of a beautiful 1 century town house stands in the dark night. The house is illuminated by it's windows where warm light streams through. The artist, Ellie Middleton paints in a energetic