Hello how’s it? My name is Ceri Lou [Keh-ri Lou]

Self-taught illustrator, traveler, and water woman exploring mixed media and digital art inspired by folk art, cultural masks and patterns, oceanic themes, abstract botany, and imagined creatures. 

Originally from Scotland, half raised in Canada, now living and working remotely in different coastal towns around the world.

Currently based in Cape Town, South Africa

Custom Illustration

Package Design

Logo & Branding

Surfing, nature, and cultural connections are woven deeply into my work, shaping a style that feels both unique and organic.
I'm passionate about crafting visuals that evoke peace, nostalgia, and joy—a reflection of my dedication to the ocean, tropical slow living, and a profound connection to Earth. My creativity flows from a life lived in motion, shaped by shifting cultures, tides, and landscapes.

Let’s Work Together

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Selling this print on @goodmoodprints ~ click link in bio! 🌞 Liven up your walls with these funky faces 🌚 #goodmoodprints #printondemandshop #artillustration #illustrationartist #maskart #maskartist #folkartist #earthycolors #wallart #walldecorat
Exploring Earth above and below sea level 🌍🌊🌱 SO cool exploring the kelp forests here - felt so mysterious, magical, and like i was in the Harry Potter Goblet of Fire movie 🧙‍♀️ Thank you @kelseywilliamson for the lekkkerrr shots 📸 #eart
When was the last time you doodled aimlessly? Created with no plan? Had FUN creating art? 🎨🔮 I feel so good finally creating art for fun again, feeling addicted to it, where work feels separate to art. It goes to show the importance of having a per
More bits and pieces of life here 🇿🇦🌞🌺 Mountains, horse rides, surfing, art making, sunset walks, road trips, new home feels, it’s all a vibeeee 🥰 #fujix100v #fujix100 #fujixseries #fujifilm #x100fujifilm #freeelanceillustrator #freelanc
Having so much fun creating these little statues, I love how suspicious they look lol. Mixture of wet-on-wet watercolor, fine liner and watered down gouache 🌺 #sketchbookartist #gouachepainting #watercoloursketch #wetonwetwatercolor #wetonwetpaint
Living that Capetonian life and feeling so bloody blessed to call this home now. Feeling so connected, creative, and aliveeee baby 🌞🇿🇦 #freelanceillustrator #illustration #sketchbookartist #sketchbookart #southafricanart #southafricanillustrator
I’ve been vocalising for a little while now my crave to redirect my artistic style here. In a course I’m currently taking with @nomonki @drawing_workout , there was a powerful reminder: having a defined “style” can actually be
Snippets of the first month living in our new cozy town in Cape Town 🇿🇦🌞🇿🇦🌞 Still such a surreal statement to me, can’t believe we have a home in AFRICA! From the best sunsets, fun (freezing) waves, the most yoga I’ve ever done, b
Little more NZ-summer-holiday-voibes recap 🇳🇿🌞🌺⛵️ Staying at cool mountain lodges, scribbling in my sketchbook, trying to learn manual (still), drawing my frustration for it, but then learning to drive along the beach and dunes (and nailing it
More New Zealand beach camping, surf-gazing horses, cute sheep (aka Gordon Ram-sley), and sketchbook moments 🌺🌺🌺 (Photos primarily from @karleybell 📷) #beachcamping #rooftoptent #newzealandcamping #newzealandtravel #surfnewzealand #sketchbook #
Hi! Been a minute. Finally able to catch my breath after our big move to South Africa. The next few posts I’ll try to recap what I’ve been up to the last months, and then get back to keeping things more up to date ha 🌞 A mixture of ske
Grateful for a life by the ocean and making art along the way 🌞🌞🌞🌞 #tropicoolstudio #travelandart #illustrator #illustration #surfart #surfandart #surfillustration #surfillustrations