What Do You See?

What Do You See?

Walking in the woods nearby a few months ago I came across this: At first, I must admit my brain thought it was a large snake. However, within seconds I reassessed that thought and came to the conclusion it was a tree branch. Then not 

Recent Creations

Recent Creations

Last month I received my first commission and I am pleased to say that I successfully produced the artwork and handed it over to a very happy customer. She had asked me to draw her cat in black ink, which she intends to give as 

From Sketch to Framed

From Sketch to Framed

Here is a recent art project I worked on – another wildlife illustration – and the finished artwork was given to my mum as a present. She loved it as robins mean something special to her. It was such a joy and a pleasure working 

Nature Art

Nature Art

I love nature and I love art, and I seem to love combining the two! It is one of my favourite subjects to draw. I am always inspired by nature and wildlife. Here are some examples of recent artwork I have done, just for fun 

Road Trip: Scotland

Road Trip: Scotland

I know it’s been a while since my last post – where does the time go? Unfortunately, I was poorly for a month. Immediately following that I went on a month’s travelling adventure. I am now back from road tripping around the UK: seeing friends 

Owl-icious

Owl-icious

Recently, I was working on my art course assignments when I went off on a creative tangent. As I was sketching and wondering what subject to draw, I remembered a picture of an owl in a magazine I’d purchased and which had drawn my attention. 

Snow Days

Snow Days

I have finally found a moment I can upload my pictures of the snow days we’ve been having here in The Netherlands. The first flocks fell on the afternoon of Monday 14th January, 2013. I had just been to the final Naked Writer workshop run 

Wildlife Illustrations

Wildlife Illustrations

Happy 2013! The last few weeks have been busy for me, which meant I didn’t get a chance to post something till now. I thought I would show you one of my favourite subjects to draw: Wildlife. An owl drawn with a soft pencil (2B 

A Winter’s Walk

A Winter’s Walk

Winter seems to have finally arrived here. In the early hours of yesterday morning the snow fell, a white blanket that covered everything. It turned into sleet and rain later on and it was very cold. I went for a walk, wrapping myself up warm, 

Beach Walk

Beach Walk

This afternoon I had a sudden urge to go for a walk on the beach. I am blessed with living only 5-10 minutes away from the beach, so I wrapped up warm and jumped in my car after checking online that the tide was still