Lettie and Me I read a post a while ago in which someone was ranting about people calling the animals they share their lives with ‘fur babies,’ saying it was incredibly offensive to anyone with actual human babies. I read with incredulity! Losing a beloved ‘fur baby’ is truly heartbreaking. It’s not ‘just an animal!’…
Category: Cartoons and Drawings
Dr Autumn
Angus eating the Michaelmas daisies and a no eyed wally dug! September has been a rollercoaster! It started well. The 1st with my Birthday and a lovely trip to Kippford on the Costa del Solway! Glorious weather. Hot hot hot only marred by the fact my sister got Covid and couldn’t come. It was the first…
Just Drawing
Sometimes I just like to sit and draw… to develop my cast of characters – horse trees, ponies, dandelion clocks, cats… Simply drawing, developing fluency, like a pianist running fingers up and down the scales, faster faster… I have draws full of drawings. A hoard of used paper hidden in the dark. Is drawing a…
Creating Your Own Problems
That’s what artists do, we create problems to solve! As soon as you make a mark of a piece of paper, you’ve created a problem. What are you going to do with it? I guess this is what all creativity is – problem solving. In the grand scheme of things these are not big problems,…
Intentions
How to Make a Horse, Ink on Paper Although in style ‘How to Make a Horse’ and the four cat paintings below are different, the intention behind them is the same – a search for fluency and the essence of the image to take into big paintings. Have you ever watched Roald Dahl or Picasso…
Creativity is Mistakes
‘Self Consciousness is crippling for an artist’ Grayson Perry I find social media somewhat excruciating! There! I’ve said it! For all that it is lovely too, connecting with wonderful people all over the world, sharing my art is a challenge to me. I find it embarrassing! However, I won’t give in to being ‘crippled by…
Recalibration – How to Keep Your Bucket Filled
Crowscape – The Drama of Being a Bird! Ink on Paper, 21 x 29cm This 96 day drawing project is more challenging than anticipated and I’m wondering why? The concept is simple – 96 days of drawing inspired by the Queen and my grandmother, who both lived to be 96. The inspiration from the Queen…
Three is a Magic Number
Pythagoras believed that three was the number of good fortune, a magic number. I’m no mathematician but it’s always been my favourite number. It is a holy number, the trinity Past, present, future child, woman, crone birth, life, death beginning, middle, end… Why do children have favourite numbers? Today is 33 of a 96 day…
Get Yer Big Girl’s Knickers On!
Wobbling a bit almost a third of the way into my 96 day project inspired by the Queen and my grandmother, who also lived to be 96. Two inspiring women! I can’t imagine how hard it must’ve been to be so public and duty bound like the Queen. What about days when she felt hormonally…
On Waitressing, Cartooning and Haggis
I’ve done a lot of waitressing in my time – starting as a 15 year old with a Saturday job with my best friend in a greasy cafe in Epsom, The Shoppers Rest, making ice cream floats served with plates of chips. What every shopper needs! Then home to either her house or mine to…
Bucket List
‘The Hoof Sayer’ Ink on Paper, 21 x 29 cm ‘I cannot rest. I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it’s a stronger desire than ever.’ Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter is associated with the cute, the whimsical, bunnies in dresses… but this quote reveals her…
Think Back
“As practise makes perfect I cannot help to make progress; each drawing I make, each study one paints, is a step in the right direction.” Vincent Van Gogh Back into a stack of drawings, rummaging through. One cat, buried in the pile, somewhere more drawings in this style that have never seen the light of…
Pigeons and Prostitutes
Author Caroline Myss says that everyone on the planet has three archetypes in common – The Prostitute, The Victim and The Child, plus a whole stack more, at least 12, that are individual to that person, such as The Artist. I’ve been pondered the prostitute archetype having taken on a commission that didn’t feel like…
The 24 Character Strengths and Virtues
After writing yesterday’s blog I decided to write The 24 Character Strengths and Virtues onto my Equine Lunar Calendar to have them as a reminder. This 96 day idea was inspired by my Danish grandmother and the Queen who both lived to be 96 and I think embodied these qualities. Another amazing 96 year old…
Medicine Wheel – Persevere
Out on my travels I found a vintage/antique cross with the word Persevere written on it, plus a small brass horse. I put them on a string to hang by my drawing table. Persevere with life, persevere with horses, persevere with art… I wonder who owned it over the years? I decided to look up…
Willow Feathers
These four gouaches are all painted and drawn using both ends of feathers and inspired by fabulous Willow Pattern which I adore. There is something beguiling about painting birds with a feather. Now I would love to make tiles for my bathroom like these drawings but at present have no idea about producing ceramics, a…
Treasure Hunter
The other day I realised that one of my archetypes is ‘The Treasure Hunter’. It was quite illuminating. As a toddler treasure was stashed in my pocket – bits of broken pottery and dried worms found on the pavement. I lived in a village that seemed to have lots of broken pots and worms! But…
Hallowed Bee Thy Name
I found a wooden cross shaped thing at the car boot on Sunday for 20p and thought it would be interesting to try to incorporate this symbol into a drawing. Bees, saviours of the planet, hallow’d bee thy name! This drawing explores this idea … The horses in the wings of the bee hopefully portray…
Thank you! Carpet of Flowers
Listening to reportage on the Queen’s death I kept hearing a quote used to describe her style of wearing bright, colourful clothes on public occasions – ‘You have to be seen to be believed’ I have been mulling over this idea and the opposite – you have to believe to see! I am using these…
Farewell
A corgi turns on the television, watching the coffin lying in state. Another corgi lies under the table, he can’t bear to watch. Britain, a nation of animal lovers. The Queen an animal lover and champion of animals. A rider to the end. Bless her! I bet she would have always preferred to hang out…
Daily Doodles – The Birth of a Haggis
A friend messaged me yesterday to say she was enjoying my daily doodles! It made me wonder about the word doodle. It is rooted in Germanic dudeldopp – simpleton. In the 17th century doodle meant ‘to make a fool of’ and the current sense of ‘scrawling aimlessly’ comes from the 1930’s. Hmm, interesting… a simpleton…
Vigil
Vigil – The Loyalty of Dogs or a Girl’s Best Friend, Ink and Watercolour on Paper The drawing was inspired by my dog Maisie watching me, and made me wonder how the Queen’s dogs were feeling. It’s heartbreaking when a beloved animal dies, are animals heartbroken too? Which in turn made me think of the…
The Great Gathering
The Royal Oak, Queen of Trees. Watercolour and ink on cartridge paper, A4 – 21 x 29.7 cm. The sight of miles of queuing people quietly paying respects to the Queen lying in state. Stories of elephants gathering at times of death… The Queens horses gather under a mighty oak tree…. I wasn’t intending to…
Time
There’s plenty of time to Smile – Plant a tree – Say hello – Appreciate life – Love … There’s not enough time To argue for your limitations – Be ungrateful – Abuse the planet – Not do the right thing… 96 years is a long time and no time at all! It only takes…
Farewell Scotland
Watching the flight with the Queen leaving Scotland for the last time was emotional. As it took off I ran into the garden to see if I could spot the plane flying overhead. Looking at the sunny beauty around me, feeling my heart, feeling loss, the skies were empty. It was quiet. The flight must…
Don’t Go Back to Sleep!
The prolific author Dr Wayne Dyer (1940 – 2015) said – when you wake in the early hours, don’t go back to sleep! The early hours are potent. Spirit/intuition/higher self, whatever you want to call it, has woken you for a reason. Don’t go back to sleep! Ideas are like seeds. They grow, but first…
All the Queens Horses
Four days ago the Queen died. My Danish granny lived to be 96 too! The Queen and my Bedste, two inspiring long-lived women. This morning I woke at 5am with an idea… I listen to ‘first-thing thoughts’ as it often feel like guidance! This morning – ’96 days drawing… follow this drawing muse of the…
24th December – Warning! Christmas Tree Cracker Jokes!
It was the Firs Noel – ‘Trees be with you, And also with you!’ said Firther Xmas to his wee elf, trying to think of a tree joke to enliven his Xmas cracker. He’d been playing with his crackers all day and his hands had pins and needles. Firther Xmas was stumped. His crackers were…
The Christmas Story (With Bees) – Adapted and Illustrated by Kirsten Harris
My first video – I’ve been amusing myself over the past few days cartooning. I’ve never tried illustrating a story before, but a bee character showed up a few days ago and inspired an idea. I hope you enjoy the Xmas Story (With Bees). Sorry there is no audio. I am not a musician and…
The Snow Queen – Bee Your Own Magic
Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year – a time when the sun appears stationary for three days, inviting us too to stop, slow down, chill out, let go…. In the darkest times it can be hard to believe that light will return. Yet life freezes to get on with its own magical transformation….
Advent Calendar – 20th December – I Only Have Ice Fir Yule
Today’s offering is a daft drawing which made me smile. Got to keep your sense of humour, no matter what! Humour is wisdom and makes everything look better, methinks. I enjoyed making sure every snowflake was different. Worth remembering we people are all snowflakes too and there are always going to be differences – all…
Advent Calendar – 19th December – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Bee!
Somewhere near you, overwintering in a dry, cold spot under a tree, sleeps a queen bee living on her fat supplies! This summer I watched bees going in and out of this hole under a beech tree. The cartoon is inspired by the thought of the queen still there, safe for the winter. I love…
Advent Calendar – 18th December – Wee Bee Kings
Here come the pollinators bringing gifts for all…. wee bee kings. I know it’s not the right time of year for worker bees but I couldn’t resit the idea of bees as the three wise men, bringing the most important gift of all – life for all! www.kirstenharrisart.co.uk copyright
Advent Calendar – 16th December – Ding Dong!
‘The clearest way to the Universe is through a forest wilderness” John Muir This cartoon of Ding Dong Merrily on High is inspired by the sparrows in my garden. The more trees we have, the more birds. Though I am definitely not a musician I had to get the notes in the right place! Funny…
Art of Positivity!
Is there such a thing as a mistake? There’s a philosophical question if there ever was one! Maybe everything really IS always working out perfectly… Sometimes it feels hard to know but loving the artfulness of an attitude of positivity, I would have to choose to say, ‘yes to perfection!’ As Einstein said ‘The most…
Lanark’s Closes – Astronomy, Magic, Superstitions and Alchemical Brews
The illustrations for Lanark’s Closes house a veritable ark, with two dogs, two magpies, a cat, lion, unicorn, horse, several chickens and an elephant! But I wanted to add some less obvious details too. Astronomy – The drawing for Hunter’s Close shows a telescope pointing at Orion’s Belt. David Hunter was not only the first…
Cobblers – More on Illustrating Lanark’s Closes
Lanark’s Closes led to a network of workshops and small businesses. Now they lead mainly to carparks, such is progress! I can’t help thinking, as an artist, that it is small businesses that help keep communities alive and vibrant. Lanark thrived as a market town for 600 years due, I am sure, to these small…
Buns and Pies – More Waffle on Creating a Series of Illustrations
The commissioners had wanted a different type of art for the panels that were going to adorn the town – serious, proper art! I would have to hope that Lanark, which always seems a good humoured and chilled-out kind of town, would respond to a bit of quirky humour instead. It’s odd being second choice…
Two Dogs, a Cat, Two Magpies and a Dandelion Clock – On Illustrating Lanark’s Closes
When I was asked to illustrate the history of Lanark’s Closes I was provided with some factual info about their past. I love history so found it interesting but also dry, as these things often are. I needed to find a way to give the information some life through illustrations that hopefully both children and…
Open Wide – More on Illustrating Lanark’s Medieval Closes
When I was asked to illustrate the history of Lanark’s Medieval Closes, for information panels to be displayed in the street, I was shocked, to say the least! I am definitely not known for images of buildings! Animals yes, dandelion clocks yes, horses yes, buildings, no! Perspective, Argh! ‘Steer clear’ has always been my motto! I…
Tao Te Ching – Twenty Two
Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. Therefore wise men embrace the one and set and example to all. Not putting on a display, they shine forth. Not justifying themselves, they are distinguished. Not boasting, they receive…
Tao Te Ching – Fifteen
The ancient masters were subtle, mysterious, profound, responsive. The depth of their knowledge is unfathomable. Because it is unfathomable, All we can do is describe their appearance. Watchfull like men crossing a winter stream. Alert, like men aware of danger Courteous, like visiting guests. Yielding, like ice about to melt. Simple, like uncarved blocks of…
Tao Te Ching – Twelve
The five colours blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavours dull the taste. Racing and hunting madden the mind. Precious things lead one astray. Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees. He lets go of that and chooses this. LAO TSU ****…
Tao Te Ching – Eleven
Tree Lovers by Kirsten Harris
Tao Te Ching – Seven
Heaven and earth last forever Why do heaven and earth last forever? They are unborn So ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfilment. LAO TSU **** I didn’t paint yesterday, creativity ‘unborn’, instead I moved paintings around, searching…
Tao Te Ching – Four
The Tao is an empty vessel; it is used but it is never filled. Oh, unfathomable source of ten thousand things! Blunt the sharpness, Untangle the knot, Soften the glare, Merge with dust. Oh, hidden deep but ever present! I do not know from whence it comes. It is the forefather of the emperors.
Tao Te Ching – Two
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and not having arise together. Difficult and easy compliment each other. Long and short contrast each other; High and low rest upon each other; Voice and sound harmonise each…
TAO TE CHING – A Journey
Maybe, like me, you feel you need some wisdom and guidance in your life right now but don’t know where to turn or who to turn to. I suspect I am not alone in feeling somewhat lost. Yesterday I picked up the Tao Te Ching from my book shelf. Reading the first few verses I…
How to Fail as an Artist! 12 Fool Proof Steps to Failure!
Sometimes I have a dreadful sense of humour but I guess it’s good I can still make myself smile. So here is – How to fail as an artist! 12 fool proof steps to failure! Don’t finish anything. It’s safest to not start at all. If you make the mistake of starting don’t show anything…
Ear Worm
I have an ear worm that I want to clear. In conversation a friend said she feels she is not a successful artist if she has doesn’t sell and has art ‘hanging around’. A worm lodged and started to grow. The little wormy voice started telling me I am not successful because I have not…
In Praise of Chickens
2020 is summed up by the word chicken for me. Just before lockdown I bought two from the farm up the road. Enter Bunty and Jinty. Red, next doors hitherto quiet cockerel (I didn’t know they still had one) soon appeared cock-a-doodling joyously on the fence and pretty soon there were chicks. Gorgeous, fluffy, miraculous…
The Girnin Dug
Camp, The Girnin Dug Lanark is home to a nearly 200 year old statue of a dog called Camp, known locally as The Girnin Dug. Camp, a large black and white dog, was the beloved companion of Deacon John McDonald, deacon of the dyers trade. As a sign of wealth, merchants would aspire to a…
20-20 Vision – Eye Level – Dogs
20-20 Vision – Eye Level – Dogs is based on my wee scruffy designer mongrel Maisie, aka Crazy Maisie, who inspired a previous blog 101 Life Lessons from my Dog, link here. I was Maisie’s third home as a 12 week puppy. She was, to say the least, hyper active – literally bouncing off the…
20 – 20 Vision – Get Back on Your Unicorn Gallery
Welcome to my Unicorn Gallery. 20 Unicorn drawings and cartoons from £20 as part of my 20-20 Vision project, drawing a weird and challenging year to an end. I expected everyone to be talking about 2020 vision this year not viruses, so thought I would create a 20-20 vision personal art project and challenge to…
20-20 Vision – The Power of Cow
I love drawing. It underpins everything. It’s a zone, a skill and a challenge. When the hand eye co-ordination works and the line really starts flowing drawing is a wonderful place to hang out. A place to realise ideas through images. In 2019 everyone was talking about how wonderful 2020 would be, 20 – 20…
On Tintock Tap
On Tintock Tap by Kirsten Harris, Pencil on Paper ON TINTOCK TAP – Traditional Rhyme ‘On Tintock Tap there is a mist, And in that mist there is a kist, And in the kist there is a caup, And in that caup there is a drap; Tak’ up the caup, drink aff the drap And…
Perspectives on Drawing
How the Cat Got Nine Lives, Ink on Paper I have been doing a lot of illustrative drawing recently and to my amazement have just discovered I CAN draw buildings which has inspired me to want to blog about drawing… Ideas arrive in the process of doing. They appear when we show up. White paper…
Artist Seeks Flow!
‘How the Cat Got Nine Lives’ Flow, we all want it, but can we always find it? Flow, that wonderful feeling of ease and spontaneity, when life seems to magically take you forward. It feels great doesn’t it? And it really doesn’t matter what you’re doing because it all flows together seamlessly. And then there’s…
Messages from Dog
Cultivate Fascination by Kirsten Harris
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Dog Blog – 2 – Sketching from Life
I am drawing my dog Maisie, a little Cockerpoo, this week as an exploration of drawing, character and line. Today more lighting sketches drawn from life with two thicknesses of pen. Maisie does not keep still even when she is resting she keeps moving, ever alert, so it is a challenge… All images copyright of…
Dog Blog 1! Lightning Sketches
How am I going to learn to illustrate dogs? My plan – 1 – don’t go for finished product 2 – do lightning sketches to work out how to draw hairy hyperactive dog Maisie 3 – see if a character starts to emerge 4 – observe and draw as fast as possible 5 – don’t…
The Journey
A horse stands on a telegraph pole, other horses bravely move forward, balancing on a wire. The drawing is called The Journey. Sometimes we get stuck. It feels as though life is moving on without us. Our emotions, fear, circumstances or past experiences leave us in a place of hesitation or doubt. It may seem as…
Extinction Rebellious Art!
What if all we need to do to create change and stop destruction is to learn how to stop. Sounds simple enough. Just stop, or pause and take a bit of time out to think about what we are doing. Stop to create space to allow something new to happen. Stop the stuff that doesn’t…
Only Do the Good Ones!
My dear departed dad once asked me ‘Why don’t you only paint the good ones?’ He was trying to be helpful, and it made me laugh. If only!’ I said! ‘If I could I would!’ Sometimes I know when I have done a good painting, but sometimes it seems not. When I had finished drawing…
Contemplating the Earth Walk
I am thinking about feet! I tore a plantar plate in my toe about 5 months, a toe is now floating. It doesn’t sound like a big deal but it has made walking very difficult. It is funny how injury clarifies what is important! Tree planting for me! A foot is a powerful symbol for…
Feel
I am going to start writing a few blogs about the meaning behind my drawings. Hopefully, if you like the drawings, you will be able to find your own meaning too. My drawings more and more reflect my interest in horses, symbolism, teaching the Alexander Technique, positive thinking, tree planting and the environment and more….
Four Winds Medicine Wheel
‘Four Winds Medicine Wheel’ by Kirsten Harris I thought I would write a little about my drawings. ‘Four Wind’s Medicine Wheel’ is about emergence into light from darkness. It is about the mysterious deep space energy from which we all come. The element represented is air, the mind. The intuition of the moon calls us…
The Happiness of Grass
The Happiness of Grass by Kirsten Harris I have been thinking a lot about grass! As you do! Under a powerful microscope grass looks like it is smiling. Grass is amazing stuff. Grass is happy and it sure has tenacity. No matter how trampled and muddy, parched and burnt or just plain sad and worn…
Prayer to my Horse
PRAYER TO MY HORSE by Kirsten Harris My horse, I am honoured by your presence and stand in awe before your divine beauty May I be worthy of your trust May I have sensitive wisdom to understand your language, so I may dance the dance of life with you May I have hands that do…
In Our Hands
(I shared this originally as a facebook post on my art page Kirsten Harris Art. I wanted to write something to go with the drawing and to write from my heart about horses. I thought I should post as a blog here. I hope you enjoy it. ) ‘In Our Hands’ by Kirsten Harris 5…
Messages from Trees
‘In Nature We Find Ourselves’ Drawing by Kirsten Harris Messages from Trees – Breathe deeply of me I am the lungs of the world, my health and yours are one Let your spine flow upwards and your limbs flow outwards in the sky Life will shape you and sculpt you as you grow, it’s…
The Wishing Horse
Increasingly my painting and drawing is looking at ways to express ideas about mind-body-soul connection, horses and riding, drawing on my experience as a horse owner and Alexander Technique teacher, as well as hopefully connecting with some of the spiriitual magic and timeless inspirational power that is horses and the lessons we learn from…
What my horse drawings are about…
‘Connections’ – A drawing of two horses about elasticity, flow, direction, spatial awareness and connection. In February I set myself a drawing project, the weather was wild (snowed in home alone for 6 days) a drawing a day seemed like a doable project. I decided to concentrate my artwork on horses. For years…
Reflections on Plagiarism, Stress, Tattoos & the Kindness of Strangers!
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride If turnips were watches, I’d wear one by my side If ‘if’s and ‘and’s’ were pots and pans, There would be no work for tinkers hands! If wishes were horses, beggars would ride Watch! Some ‘turnips’ have no integrity or pride They’ll plagiarise your concept, pass it…
Withdrawn and I
In my last blog (link) about drawing through February I used the word withdrawn, realising I have been a little withdrawn of late. It is an interesting word in the context of drawing as it appears negative, withdrawn as in stand offish or depressed, but is it? The act of drawing – to move…
28 Drawings Later – Drawing some conclusions, half way through
I’m doing a project called 28 Drawings Later aka getting through a shitty February in the wilderness! (Us Brits like to moan about the weather, a national form of therapy and endless fascination!) The title 28 Drawings Later appealed – the suggestion of a journey, the suggestion of arriving in a new place – bring…
Have you ever thought about investing in a dream?
Have you ever thought about investing in a dream? My current dream goes like this – I want to make more Alexander Technique inspired cartoons next year and I want to plant trees, to do my bit for this beautiful planet we live on! I also want to engage children and teenagers with the Alexander…
My Colouring Book
How about a giving a gift of planting a tree via a colouring book this Xmas? At the same time you will be sharing a a healthy dose of Alexander Technique and mindfulness nature wisdom … If that sounds appealing you have nothing further to do than click here and buy The Daily Ease…
A Walk in the Woods – Art Muscles and The Tree of Life
‘The Tree of Life’ by Kirsten Harris You don’t get big bulgy biceps, if that’s your thing, without a lot of time spent developing them. The same can be said of art – developing a painting, an exhibition or collection of drawings takes time and dedication. Skills, like trees, take decades to grow. …
Does lying on your back make you a better painter?
Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) – Self Portrait as Skin from the Sistine Chapel We all famously know that Michelangelo lay on his back to paint the magnificent Sistine Chapel. This has always intrigued me – how did he do that? As an Alexander Technique teacher it is appealing to think that he found some…
Form and the Formless
Cartoon of me at art school In contemporary art anything goes! Artists have ultimate freedom! No rules! Break rules! Push boundaries! Explore! Create! Be original! Be daring! Be courageous! Be bold! There is no paradigm, no truth that holds art together. Unlike music which has an agreed set of notes and scales, a…
Planting Seeds and Heavy Boots
A quote from Elie Weisel author and holocaust survivor came to my attention this week, it was exactly what I needed to hear. ‘The most generous thing you can do is receive everything’ Elie Wiesel Do you receive everything? Ideas, compliments, different opinions, criticism, questions, gifts, love, inspiration, attention …? I learned this…
The Daily Ease Colouring Book – Dog Ease
This page is a variation of a drawing I did to illustrate my blog 101 life lessons from my dog. I hope to turn that blog into a a wee book at some point as it makes me smile. (link here) So to the colouring book – how does one introduce the concept of…
The Daily Ease Colouring Book – Alexander’s Story
A few years ago to entertain the school children that I teach, I wrote Alexander’s story in verse. Mad I know but they love it and it is a fun way of sharing the history of the technique. I usually wait until one asks ‘Who was Alexander?’ and then the verses comes out! They lie…
The Daily Ease – Colouring Book
The Daily Ease – Colouring Book I have been working on the front cover of an Alexander Technique inspired colouring book today …. A few weeks a friend who was feeling low commented that she wished she could draw as it might help her with her anxiety. I suggested she buy a colouring book…
Diary of an Exhibition – My Motivation and Intention
‘Stress Puppy’ by Kirsten Harris I chose to paint seascapes for my upcoming exhibition partly because I have sold every seascape I have ever made and I hope to increase my chance of success! The reason I desire to sell well is to fund my next project, which is likely to take many…
Surviving Art School and Constructive Criticism
Cartoon self portrait of me at art school in the 80’s! One of the things you learn at art school is how to survive constructive criticism and turn a negative into a positive, a creative solution! This is why for many art school is an ‘abusive’ environment and many art school graduates…
Stop and Smell the Roses
S Inspired by my miniature Shetland pony, Staplow Lettie, I have started a series of pony cartoons. They all come framed in white frame and mount. As she is currently unexpectedly pregnant, look out for foals in the cartoons soon!
Study of Racing
Elephant Parade
Stripes and Drips
3 Flamingos
Savannah
40 x 50 cm Exhibited at RSA In the collection of the Artist
Secretary Birds
Japanese Ink on Paper 80 x 60 cm