Beach huts and seagulls

Now that the sun is out, I feel the need to think of the seaside. 

This image above was inspired by a holiday at Whitstable,

Here is a painting I did recently for a an exhibition soon approaching, 

I always love the seagulls, they are very cheeky indeed!

And beach huts always excitement, Id LOVE one of my own, 

Ohhh, and more beach huts!

And some canvas's for a happy customer!

And finally, and probably most importantly, 

Gilbert the Goose, who lived at the Seaside. 

The first book that I illustrated, written by France Hope, 

published by Nord-Sud Books. 

Working from home

I've noticed on twitter today

many tweets showing illustrators work places and studios, 

mine happens to be on the kitchen table!! 

However I love it, 

Im forever surrounded by chaos and much goings on, 

with children and dogs and a most annoying cat playing for my attention, but. . . ,

 I seem to go into my own creative zone, switch off to it all, and just work away. 

I know that many businesses started from a kitchen table, 

and 15 years down the line, mine still is! 

However on a day like today I can also work in the garden, 

a huge bonus to working from home!

Happy Mother's Day, Mum.

Mum,  

thank you for being my best friend,

my protector,

my companion,

for being beautiful. . . 

. . . and funny, 

thank you Mum,

with lots of love, 

I thank you Mum for everything.

It started with a finger print!

Have . . .

. . . fun. . .

. . . with. . .

. . . ink. . .

. . . and your fingers!

Pancake day

Get baking. . . . . 

. . .  . its pancake day!

Lactose free and sugar free for Sammy and I though!

I was born, year of the Tiger

Now I know that it's 

HAPPY NEW YEAR, To the year of the DRAGON, 

but I don't have any pictures of a dragon, (yet!)

However I do have pictures of a Tiger, (the year that I was born in,) 

So please meet my Inky Tiger who started the ball rolling on my Tibbs character, see below.

Oh and he's the same colour as Sammy, so he's pleased to see him too!

Tibbs and Mavis

Tribute to Donkey

This is a tribute to our gorgeous adopted Donkey, 

Busby, 

who sadly died just before Christmas.

Busby lived at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Dorset, 

http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Although he was far away from us, we would always look forward to visiting him 

and his friends every year in the beautiful and unbelievably well kept sanctuary.

We would always take him a bag of apples to share with his friends, 

and I would enjoy sitting in the stunning surrounds sketching away. 

We will really miss him.

Bye bye Busby

x