Sam Lyne’s Dreamy Illustrations

WORDS Michaela Stehr

Sam Lyne is an Australia-based illustrator who creates whimsical scenes involving dream-like treehouses.

He left his job at a design studio to pursue his own freelance career, predominantly in illustration and hand-lettering.

Art school, peers and children’s books have all influenced his style along the way. He finds pleasure in creating tiny details within his illustrations, which aim to transport you to a different world.

Here are a few of our favourites.

And the ‘Treehouse of Horror’ renovations are complete… #illustration #art #treehouse #tree #house #architecture #horror #monster #ghost

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Oct 3, 2016 at 7:42pm PDT

A closer look ? #illustration #art #tyreswing #cabin #house #architecture #treehouse #tree #trees

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Sep 15, 2016 at 6:33am PDT

And ‘Tyre Swing’ is reborn! One of my older treehouses, the original was a birthday present for radical dame @terime back in 2011. Use the zoom and check some deets! ✨✌?✨ #illustration #art #treehouse #tree #cabin #house #architecture #tyreswing #cats

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Sep 15, 2016 at 1:14am PDT

A closer look at my rework of ‘3… 2… 1…’ ? #illustration #art #spaceship #rocket #treehouse #tree #space

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Sep 7, 2016 at 5:33am PDT

Playing with treehouses today. Old and new ? #illustration #art #treehouse #tree #trees #cabin #house

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Aug 28, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT

Almost… #illustration #forest #cabin #trees #eucalyptus #tasmania #australia #woods #house

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Aug 10, 2016 at 7:43am PDT

This here is the ‘dusk’ version I’ve made available up on @society6. I really liked the colours for this version I worked up, so felt obliged to put it out there. #illustration #art #ufo #alien #space #sunset #dusk #society6

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Aug 5, 2016 at 6:57am PDT

An even closer gander at Wanderer’s Retreat from a couple of weeks back ?? #illustration #art #treehouse #house #tree #cabin #retreat

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on May 21, 2016 at 7:08am PDT

Added a few extra deets to this guy. He’s also now up in my @society6 store, available as bunch of cool do-dads ✌?️? society6.com/samlyne #illustration #art #society6 #treehouse #tree #cabin #house #prints

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on May 6, 2016 at 5:11am PDT

Abducted ? Fully constructed. #illustration #ufo #abduction #space #spaceship #cabin #house #wilderness #art

A photo posted by Sam Lyne (@samlyne) on Feb 25, 2016 at 4:31am PST

Follow Sam on Instagram to see more of his work.