Bethany Bartholomew

Fairy tale & fantasy watercolor art

Watercolor stories rooted in folklore and rural life — gentle characters, natural texture, and diverse young heroes who see themselves in the pages. Original watercolors and art prints ship to the US and Canada.

Whimsical art prints

Woodland fairies, mermaids, flying pigs, dramatic toads and a very scholarly Mothman: every print is made from one of Bethany’s original watercolor paintings.

• Last Piece of Fudge — art print, $20
• Edimar and Ubertine see Camelot — art print, $20
• Tybalt Tiberius Terwyn, Dramatic Poet — art print, $20
• Percival Pinder has High Hopes — art print, $20
• Mothman — art print, $20
• The Harvesters — art print, $20
• Flight of Fancy — art print, $20
• Mermaid in a Jellyfish Skirt — art print, $20

Browse all fairy tale and fantasy art prints.

Illustrated picture books

• A Homestead Christmas (Sawdust Publishing, 2026)
• Snow on the Mountains (Sawdust Publishing, 2025)

Stories of Her Own

Alongside her published illustration work, Bethany is developing two original worlds — characters, settings and stories built to carry a series.

Pebblewick

Tucked along the coast, Pebblewick-by-the-Sea is home to animals with magic in them and a knack for finding adventure. A gentle, character-led world built for early readers and bedtime stories.

The Hidden Cryptid Alliance

The creatures of folklore, retold. The HCA casts cryptids not as monsters but as protectors who step out of the shadows to defend the natural world — a series with room to grow across many books.

Seeking Representation

Bethany is a watercolor illustrator with two published picture books and two original worlds in development. She is looking for a literary agent to represent her children’s book work. Full portfolio, character work and sample spreads are available on request: bethany@hollowlogstudios.com.