Oryn is a children’s book illustrator, author and painter from Scotland. In 2020 she graduated with a BA in animation from Duncan of Jordanstone before moving to Cambridge in 2025 to study the Children’s Book Illustration MA at Cambridge School of Art

Her process is focused on play, with a intrest in lighting and mood. Drawing from personal experinces her work has a feeling of sincerity to it. It is the combination of expressing her emotions and observational drawings that grounds her work in a way that people can connect with. Oryn predominantly works in acrylic gouache, giving her work a vibrancy and control over opacity. She expresses herself with big brushes through loose and fast brush strokes giving her work texture and life. She is heavily inspired by childhood memories and feelings, as well as the Scottish Highlands that she grew up in. Her work often takes on themes of loneliness, friendship and folklore. Her goal is for her art to evoke a feeling of cosiness and comfort as well as a sense of wonder.

When she is not making art she is enjoying a cup of tea and adventures in the hills.