LOT 38

Regal Moths With Black Walnut
by Hykie Breeze

Description

A study of a pair of regal moths with Black Walnut. I was very taken with the striking contrast of the deep orange against blue. I painted this right before working on my first published book, Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra, and no doubt the colours seen here directly influenced the colours of the book cover too.

Acrylic gouache on Dodgy Paper’s handmade recycled paper, 2023
Dimensions are A4

Illustrator Bio

Hykie Breeze is an illustrator and graphic designer, born in Hong Kong and now fortunate enough to be living and working in Sydney (Dharawal country). 

Hykie is the illustrator for the Ella and the Frogs series, written by Cassy Polimeni. The first in the series, Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra, was honoured on the CBCA Notables List for Younger Readers in 2025. Her most recent work is ‘The Clueless Guide to Solving a Mystery’ by Samera Kamaleddine, with a sequel on the way. 

Hykie lives with her husband, very active toddler son and two rescue cats.​

Hykie Kwong Breeze