Luke is an Australian artist, illustrator and teacher. In between working full time as a secondary school art teacher and raising 2 young children with his wife Lauren, Luke has put together both solo and collaborative exhibitions of his coastal oil paintings, and worked as a freelance illustrator on a range of projects, but this is Luke’s first time working on an illustrated book. The subject matter of the book and the tale of Charlie instantly connected with Luke, who was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula, a beautiful place an hour from Melbourne which is surrounded by pristine beaches and great surf.