Brandon, the cat

Here's another wee cat that i've drawn. For some reason whenever I hit artistic block, I just have to draw cats until I get through it. I hope you like him!

(Oh and my boyfriend named him Brandon. It's different, but I like it)

10,000 views and stripey cats

Hello everyone! My blog has reached over 10,000 views! I want to thank everyone who's supported my wee blog - I really appreciate it. To celebrate I drew a stripey cat :)

Textures and Colour study

Late night painting and trying out some brush textures is a great way of unfocussing your mind and coming up with new ideas. Paint paint paint... :)

Monarch of the Glen

I'm feeling inspired by some deer photo's that i've been looking at, so I thought i'd do a wee sketch of our very own monarch of the glen, (sadly not the excellent tv show) - just in time for Burn's night.

Casette tape

Jumpin' hedgehogs

Jumping hedgehog - because who doesn't love hedgehogs...

Wedding Artwork

I recently produced some artwork for one of my best friends wedding. She had such an amazing idea to name her tables after their favourite books - et voila! Brilliant fun to illustrate. Congrats Fi and Martin!

Above is their wedding card... Below are my illustrations for the tables:

I am Jake

Some recent freelance work that I produced for a novel written by Pamela Beasant, for the Orkney Young Carers. It was called "I Am Jake". The story was set in Orkney, and centred around a young boy who cares for his disabled brother. I really loved doing this, I hope you enjoy!

All images copyright to Orkney Young Carers. ( http://www.orkneyyoungcarers.org/ )

A New Door Opens

A birthday present for a friend who's made a lot of amazing and scary changes recently.

Black cat...

Another cat sketch - just trying to get to grips with the style and the character - this one seems to enjoy being drawn :)

Super Secret New Project

I've been completely snowed under with work for the past few months, so I've let my personal work slip a bit. However, now I have the drawing bug again, i've decided to channel it into a very personal, personal project. It's nowhere near blog worthy as of yet, but i've been beavering away with it for a while now, and I hope that i'll have a lot more posts to follow. For now, here's a very early preliminary sketch of my main character...what do you think?

Greyhound

tea?

To match the cup of tea I drew earlier - tea anyone?

30mins, Illustrator and Photoshop

english bull terrier

my dad's favourite dog, and a get well soon present for him.

cuppa?

just a wee thing done on my break - 30mins - PS and AI

poetry illustration for "Open Window" exhibition

Done for the poet Pamela Beasant (who is also my mother), for an exhibition in Orkney over the summer. The exhibition, "Open Window" paired 45 artists with poets, to produce works of art that were displayed in selected windows along the cobbled sreet in Stromness. Here's a link to an article about it here