The Artists Father

Oil 2011 © Christa Hook

Christa Hook has built an unrivalled reputation for combining the attention to detail of a military illustrator with the sense of drama and atmosphere of a fine artist.

Her work is sought after by collectors worldwide and her paintings have featured at prestigious London shows including the Laing Land & Seascape Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, and the Not the Royal Academy Exhibition at The Llewellyn Alexander Gallery.

Born in 1968 in Surrey, England, Christa studied under her father, Richard Hook, the well known historical book illustrator. She has since illustrated many books, including over 30 titles in the Osprey Men-at-Arms, Warrior and Campaign series.

While her illustration work has featured a broad brush of subjects, her fine art has focused primarily on the Napoleonic period.

Her paintings have attracted prestigious commissions for military organizations, fiction publishers, television companies and private collectors,the most recent being the re-opening of the Marengo Museum, Italy, showing in a permanent collection, ten of her paintings.