Chihuahuas are Mexican toy dogs. This hot tamale dog is popular for showing but can also be a loving and loyal family dog. Day 13 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. Apparently the breed standard weight is 1 to 3 kilograms. So light! Of course I had to... Continue Reading →
Snoozy cats are the cutest things. Such weird and wonderful positions they take! Apparently their spinal discs are super-elastic, which enables them to contort into random and unusual shapes. Day 12 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. Don't you wish your body would do that instead of waking... Continue Reading →
When Sam, our labradoodle, was little, he loved snuggling into the curve of my bucket chair. He'd sit there for an hour and then want to be helped off. Day 11 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. The 'helping off' chairs hasn't stopped since, even though he (and... Continue Reading →
Meet Glyn... such a beauty! He's 13 and his human is Ceri – many thanks to her for letting me draw him. I hope I did him justice. Day 10 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. He was so much fun to draw, all those beautiful colours in... Continue Reading →
100 days of pets literally means all sorts of pets. I'm a dog person so have drawn 8 puppers already, but here's one for all you cat people! This is one I planned to do yesterday until my dog interrupted my flow and then I made the Iggy in a jumper because I couldn't get... Continue Reading →
We saw the cutest little Iggy, wearing a rainbow jumper, on our walk the other day. He put his paws up on Sam like little dogs always do and they sniffed at each other. Day 8 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. I always want to get a... Continue Reading →
Our little Sam, now grown to a massive size. Day 7 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. When we got Sam, back in September 2020, this is how he would sleep once he was done bouncing around, nipping us and destroying the garden. We learned very quickly the... Continue Reading →
The best family dogs – golden retrievers. Day 6 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. Golden Retrievers are the sweetest, most ideal family dogs. I've never known a bad tempered Golden… They're big, goofy, loving, eminently trainable balls of fluff… And you will definitely find that fluff everywhere... Continue Reading →
Beautiful cocker spaniels, in memory of the best boi, our lad Bagheera. Day 5 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. l have never drawn our beautiful spaniel Bagheera before. He came into our lives as a tiny ball of fluff when I was in my teens and was... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another sketchbook tour! Filled with acrylic and gouache paintings, random ideas and quirky sketches, this one took me nearly ten years to complete. Hope you enjoy it! You can also watch on and subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are subtitles available, and the transcript is below if you need to read as... Continue Reading →
The border collie, the most intelligent breed there is. Day 4 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. Have you ever known a Border Collie who didn't love a tennis ball? Or one who wasn't keen on walks. Boundless energy, a keen intelligence and loyalty that knows no bounds.... Continue Reading →
A dachshund, better known as the sausage dog. Day 3 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets, drawn in Procreate. Our very first dog was a cute little golden brown dachshund... she looked sweet but really hated almost everyone. We named her Rafiki (this was pre-Lion King, I was about 12 years... Continue Reading →
A cute fluffball – does this look like a pup you know? Day 2 of The 100 Day Project and 100 Days of Pets is also drawn in Procreate. I feel like this one represents all the fluffy dogs we see on our walks, who look like generic puffballs. We can never tell what brees... Continue Reading →
Here's my first piece from the 100 Day Project that starts today. I don't know how long I'll be able to keep it up, but my theme is 100 Days of Pets – aiming to draw dogs, cats and any other pets you can think of. This lovely Doodle (modelled by my own Sam) was... Continue Reading →
Last night, while watching April of Monkey Mintaka livestream on YouTube, I spent some time drawing an unfamiliar subject – landscapes. She lives in the beautiful Lake District in the UK, and photographs the stunning scenery around her. Inspired by four of those lovely photographs (click through to April's livestream video to see them), and this... Continue Reading →
September may be the start of Autumn or the rather literally named American version "fall" ... but it's also cosy season, where your occasional cuppa becomes a daily event, just for the joy of a warm beverage in your ever colder hands. So of course today's daily sketchbook page features a (novelty) yellow teapot with... Continue Reading →
Apparently it's pumpkin spice season now. September is definitely giving autumn vibes already and I'm definitely not mad at it given the hot hot hot summer we've had in London. What's your opinion on the painted pumpkin craze? This page had an acrylic* background that I painted, like the last one for the mushrooms yesterday,... Continue Reading →
Mushrooms come in so many different shapes and sizes and colours. These are just imaginary ones but perhaps there are as yet undiscovered ones that look exactly like this, in Faerieland perhaps? My imagination is my escape. Life can be hard sometimes, and lately in the UK it's just getting more and more stressful, surprising... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, having a simple conversation over a drink can spark an idea for an illustration. That's exactly what happened when I asked my husband why he prefers IPA over any other type of beer. Planning out my artwork and confirming the beer 'colours' And he said that's not exclusively what he drinks, and he also... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't love a good pun, right? And fathers in particular, given their predilection for "dad-jokes"! Mine is no less, and since he loves fried eggs (on toast with jam like me), it had to be sunny side up. This one was illustrated on my trusty iPad Pro in Procreate. The gadget was pricey, but... Continue Reading →
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