About

About Tessa Harris / TKEH

I am a watercolour and mixed media artist living in Wales, UK. Most of my work focuses on emotive portraiture and explores themes of mental health, fantasy, and whatever else takes my fancy - I tend to describe it as weird, dark, and whimsical!

I'm a self-taught artist and haven't received any formal art education outside of secondary school, but since 2020 have dedicated a lot of time to creating and developing my style - or styles if you consider that I have several different pages dedicated to different things! Outside of art, I have a BSc and MRes in Biosciences, and recently finished a PhD in molecular and cell biology in 2025. The end of my PhD seemed like the perfect time to do art full-time, so I'm currently focusing on creating personal work, doing commissions, and exploring commercial art projects!

In any spare time I have left over, I like to spend it outside in the hills, woods and rivers of South Wales and the South West, or inside playing games (it's mostly Dungeons & Dragons, always). I also dedicate a large amount of time to placating the the fluffy demon (Purrito) and angel (Beans) that deign to call my house their home.