Mid summer last year I decided to mix my love of food and painting. I developed a style with bright, bold watercolours and started coming up with fruits and vegetables to paint. Instead of using online images of these foods I found the photos I would take at our local market on a Saturday morning…
I feel like I have been hibernating since March 2020 and that first fateful lockdown. I felt it was time for a catch up. Or just a few words at least. So last year, bit of a shit show really, but great acts of human kindness shone through on those dark days. I am of…
In recent months I have had an influx of enquiries and orders for custom illustrated portraits. Which I have LOVED completing. There is something very satisfying in bringing joy to someone through my artwork. Each commissioned piece is carefully planned and thought about (probably too much thinking involved…) little details like gold leaf are added…
In other news… I have published my first ever paperback. Just wanted to write a quick post on here as this is a pretty huge deal for me. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to illustrate for children’s books. It has been the end goal, what I’ve always wanted to…
So this is a bit of a different blog post. It is a job hunting post. I’m taking a different approach as if I look at anymore job sites I think I might go mad. So here it is my approach. First a little introduction to who I am… I’m 30 years old and I…
So we are in September, how did that happen?! This year, like every year I suppose, is speeding by way too quickly. Mid September I finished my online illustration course and to be honest I have felt at a bit of a loss since then, a bit like when you finish a really good TV…
A year ago today we had my Nan’s celebration of life (or funeral) cannot believe that was a year ago. There is not a day that goes by when I don’t think of her. She always liked to get up early, so when I am speeding along in my car at 7am, late for work,…
I have no plan for this blog post. I thought if I started typing a general idea of what it could be about would come to me. I basically wanted to write something as my last post was just after my Nan had passed and I felt it was about time I put finger to…
I am midway through doing my makeup on this Friday morning. Hair wet, old California baggy jumper on (looking on fleek) but I couldn’t wait any longer to put what has been buzzing about in my brain for a few weeks into words. This next bit will be hard to write. Shouldn’t have started my…
Tattoos. They are definitely thought of as a marmite situation when it comes to individual opinions on them. As you might have guessed I love them. Always have and always will. My mum found a photo of me recently from when I was about 7, I am covered in facepaint and have musical notes painted…
After having never really understood mental health I feel nowadays it is becoming more socially accepted to actually talk about it and for people to admit they have mental health issues, I believe the more we can talk about it the more we can help those who are suffering and to let them know they…
I know it has been over a month since my last post…have you noticed?? Maybe not… but for those who have I am back. I have finally got my bum into gear and have made time to create. I think it has been where I have been going wrong all these years. I have never…