Aurora Reynolds’ work is instantly recognizable by their vivid, highly saturated, intuitive approach to color. Their work is whimsical and fantastical, cute, yet aggressive. Reynolds describes the target audience for their work as weird little girls, former weird little girls, and those who are weird little girls at heart. Playfully engaging themes of memory and a childhood outside of the norm, Reynolds aims to create a nostalgic home for the outsiders. The rich inner worlds they create are filled with life.

As an artist working primarily in illustration, among a variety of other artistic mediums, everything they do has an illustrator’s touch. In their illustrative practice Reynolds works primarily in ink, colored pencil, watercolor and marker. In their painting practice they primarily use acrylics. Inspiration for their work comes from a wide breadth of sources, running the gamut from 1960s fashion to children’s book illustration. Classic Disney artists like Mary Blair and Glen Keane inspire the soft rounded shapes and highly saturated colors in their work. Clean, precise line quality reminiscent of traditional tattooing is a distinctive hallmark of their illustrative style. Their character designs feature exaggerated proportions, with large heads, eyes, and hips with small waists influenced by a childhood spent watching anime.

They are currently interested in pursuing professional projects regarding concept art, literary illustration, fashion illustration, and character design.