Freelance Publishing Illustrator – Published Illustration Work

As a freelance publishing illustrator, Anna’s artwork has appeared in a variety of books, magazines, and editorial publications. Her style combines painterly texture with botanical accuracy—ideal for nature-focused stories, educational content, and illustrated nonfiction.

Book cover titled 'Herbal Gut Health' with green leafy plants and flowers surrounding the text, promoting natural therapies for digestion, microbiome, and gut repair.

Herbal Gut Health: Natural Therapies to Promote Healthy Digestion, Boost Your Microbiome, and Support Gut Repair

Written by Maria Noel Groves

Published by: Storey Publishing, will be released January 2026

Herbal Gut Health is a comprehensive guide to the best herbs and natural practices to boost your gut microbiome, decrease your risk of chronic disease, and alleviate many conditions.

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Hand-drawn Botanical Publishing Illustrations by Anna Farba

Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners

Written by Polly Stevens

Published by: Quarto Publishing in association with Kew Publishing, 2024

Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners solves all your gardening conundrums, from pest control to pruning, and wildlife to weather management, with a series of 100 questions.

Never find yourself stuck for gardening advice again with this handy and informative book, packed with advice from the experts at Kew Gardens.

Learn more about the process of illustrating this book here.

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Open hardcover book with botanical illustration of a butterfly bush plant on the left page and text with a photo of a flower in ice on the right page.

Flora: A Frozen English Garden

Written by Marisa Culatto, Eduardo Barba

Published by: Black Dog Press, 2023

Flora: A Frozen English Garden presents artist Marisa Culatto’s Flora series from a botanical perspective, with texts by botanical researcher and landscape gardener Eduardo Barba. Flora: A Frozen English Garden is presented in 35 chapters – one for each work in the Flora series. In addition to the artwork itself, each section includes botanical content: Barba writes about a single plant from the relevant work and, as the plants in Flora are encased in ice and are not always clearly visible, Anna’s illustration provides an accurate depiction of the chosen plant.

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Watercolor Botanical Publishing Illustration by Anna Farba

Wild Remedies: How To Forage Healing Foods And Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine

Written by Rosalee De La Forêt, Emily Han

Published by: Hay House Publishing, 2020

Wild Remedies is an inspiring and practical guide to healing through nature. It explores how reconnecting with the natural world can improve your well-being and offers step-by-step instructions to identify, ethically harvest, and use local plants—whether you live in a city, suburb, or countryside. With recipes and herbal remedies you can make in your own kitchen, this book helps you harness nature’s power to bring more health, joy, and balance into your life.

Learn more about the process of illustrating this book here.

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Client testimonial

“Anna was a pleasure to work with! She was able to do beautiful work to our specifications while also contributing her own creativity and problem-solving skills. We highly recommend her and hope to work with her again in the future.”

-Rosalee De La Forêt, Emily Han

Anna specializes in custom illustrations for:

  • Illustrated books

  • Cookbooks and recipe pages

  • Gardening books

  • Field guides

  • Children’s nature books

Looking for a watercolor illustrator for your next book or article? Anna is available for freelance publishing commissions.

If you are interested in working together, get in touch.