Samantha Elmhurst is a professional member of the Institute of Medical Illustrators and is the artist responsible for many of the illustrations that appear in the BSAVA manuals. She comes from a family of animal lovers in a house with many pets, and as a young girl was lucky enough to have her own pony when the family relocated to Norfolk. After training as an artist in London, she eventually returned to Norwich where she set up her own company; Living Art.