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Day 261. A baby Emperor Penguin wearing a Santa hat, just because.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe festive season!

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2021-12-25

Hurray! I’ve now added ALL my prints to my online store, including this Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum). Visit my Shop to see just some of the many options available in both limited and open editions! https://t.co/kjlzlnEqp8

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2020-06-23

Days 179 - 182. Hazelnut studies. Watercolour on different coloured matt boards.

I requested matt board samples from a company a while back and got 16 60mm sq samples. I decided to do a wee illustration on each. The surface was surprisingly easy to work on.

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2020-05-09

Day 164. A collection of just some of the seed pods I came across while in New Zealand, from a friend’s garden in Auckland to a campsite in New Plymouth! Sepia and black ink pens.

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2020-01-21

Here are how my enamel pin badges were designed based on my original illustrations.

L: original drawings, M: computer generated illustrations, R: actual badges.

Available on Etsy & Scottish stores. Check website for stockists. For ppl in NZ check TradeMe soon!

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2019-11-08

Thanks to everyone who came along to the exhibition this weekend! A huge thanks also to Gill, David and Kat for making it possible for me to exhibit!

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2019-09-24

My Knightia excelsa with Looper Caterpillar illustration is on display at the Akl Botanic Gardens for the ‘In Memory of Banks and Solander’. It’s 250yrs since Cpt J. Cook sailed to NZ on the Endeavour with botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.

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2019-07-13

Day 102. I found time today to do some more on my Bark Mantid (Theopoma servillei).

Sepia ink pen and coloured pencil.

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2019-05-23

Day 068. Rendered maple seed pod from yesterday’s measured drawing. The pod I drew from was old and brown so I brought it back to life using The colours I matched to a different maple pod from day 062. :-)

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2019-03-27

Day 057. Rosa canina. A bit of a departure to my usual style. I experimented with a pen and ink illustration I did last year and hand coloured it using watercolour. It looks quite vintage. Not sure if I like it yet!

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2019-03-17

My last post for 2018... a super oldie but still one of my fav’s. This preying mantis was illustrated for a series of 5 handmade books as part of my Design Degree project back in the day. I still love it! Coloured pencil on paper.

Happy New Year to you all!

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2019-01-01