I live in Leeds in the United Kingdom with my husband Ralph, young son Leo and spinger spaniel Obi. I have been a full time freelance illustrator for about 12 years. It is really great to be able to earn my living drawing and painting fantasy subjects.

I produce a lot of artwork for clients in the games industry, including illustrations for Wizards of the Coast's Dungeon and Dragons rule books and miniatures. My artworks have also been licensed on a wide range of merchandise including T-shirts, posters, book covers, calendars, tarot cards, CCG sleeves, jewellery and greetings cards. To find out more about where these products are avialable, or to find out details of how your company can license my art, visit the License Art section of this site. If your company would like to commission an artwork you can contact me via email at email@annestokes.com

I have a small selection of some products featuring my artwork along with signed prints of all the art featured on this site in the shop section.

 
A gallery on the Deviant Art web site displays some of my artwork. I post there under the name Ironshod (long story - seemed like a good idea at the time!) that you can view by clicking here

My husband Ralph Horsley also works as a freelance fantasy artist. You can check out some of his fantastic artworks by visting www.ralphhorsley.co.uk

THANKS:
Art takes a lot of practise and all this did not happen over night! I would like to say a very big and heart felt thank you to my parents Bryan and Barbara Stokes for all their love, patience and support, without which all this would never have happened.
A special thank you to Sohail Ghayur from Spiral for training, art direction and for putting a great deal of work my way.
Thanks to Brain “Yap” Barry for many years of encouragement.
Last but by no means least, thanks to three very special guys, Ralph, Leo and Obi, for sharing my life and for being an inspiration.