beachghost

Based in Melbourne, illustrator Jackson Howell, working under the name beachghost, produces striking, immersive imagery informed by his coastal upbringing and a wide range of visual influences. Drawing from mythology, cinema, gaming, and anime, he constructs enigmatic scenes populated by ethereal figures and dreamlike environments. His work resists fixed narratives, instead unfolding as shifting impressions that hover between memory and invention. Through this approach, Howell reconfigures familiar visual language into something more elusive, where echoes of nostalgia give way to transformation and a quiet sense of unease.