Dawn Monks Military Art

I’m Dawn Monks, itinerant illustrator in inks!

Clients for my illustrations include Iron Cross magazine (I was in-house illustrator for the first 10 issues), The Shuttleworth Collection, Hooge Crater Museum, History of War magazine, Pen & Sword Books and Helion Books, as well as many private commissions.

I started out working in black ink line drawing, using the finest of fine 0.1 nibs to produce highly detailed artworks in my own distinctive style. Over the past few years I’ve wandered into the kaleidoscopic world of coloured acrylic inks, applied using a dip pen and brush and I have to say that I’m really happy with the results!

Once I have an artwork on paper I transfer it onto mugs, baseball caps and other items that are available to buy in my online shop. I do it all myself, and the mugs are individually stamped and signed for that special touch.

In my “other” life I’m CEO (and Director of Shenanigans) of Anglo/German tour company, Zeitgeist Tours Ltd. We’re a motley international band of historians, authors, artists, archaeologists, academics and educators, organising and leading UK schools on historical and battlefield adventures across Europe