Merry Dancers

There are northern lights over orkney skies tonight and it makes me miss home fiercely. It's been far too long since I saw the merry dancers. - Digital painting - 25mins

Stromness Houses

Some more skethes of a slightly less stormy Stromness, to get me out of the house after yesterdays over indulgence on turkey and christmas pud. Happy Boxing Day everyone!

'I am Jake' is printed!

In my last post I showed some artwork from the book "I am Jake" that I recently illustrated for Orkney Young Carers...well it's here! Ta Daaaah! It's finally printed and has been distributed all across Orkney schools and drama groups. I am so proud to have been part of something that was not only written by my mother, but that it is also going to help in children's education all across my home town! I hope they enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed drawing it.

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/ )

New work

A selection of some of my more recent doodles. I've been taking a lot of inspiration from my childhood growing up on the island of Orkney. I hope i'll get a lot more of these doodles up here soon, i'm loving drawing my home.

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