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WhimSicAL LusH Functional Art Piece to be auctioned off for The Archie Foundation, Tayside

This is a lovely item of functional art from Whimsical Lush representing discovery, travel, adventure and Dundee’s Discovery Ship. This art piece is an upcycled wooden suitcase used on a voyage from Canada to Scotland in 1949, featuring several original illustrations, including the original compass from the ‘Ghost Ship’ illustration and freehand details. Local artist…

A Week in the Heart of Scotland for Perthshire Open Studios

This will be the third year that I have teamed up with my mum to do Perthshire Open Studios. Our studio is at Tigh Fhada in Inver, by Dunkeld. We have to be in one of the most beautiful areas in Scotland, being on the doorstep of the renowned Hermitage. It would be impossible…

Exploring Shoreditch, London: Thierry Noir

Thierry Noir‘s work is so bright and distinctive you can spot it a mile off, which is exactly what happened last weekend when we were having a proper good explore around Shoreditch in London. We first stumbled across these colourful pieces up on the walls… So simple, yet so brilliant, which has to be part…

WhimSicAL LusH x TeaPigs

TeaPigs recently got in touch with me and asked me to combine my art with their tea. These pieces were to launch their new campaign to get artists to collaborate with them. I love drawing and I love drinking tea so it was an easy commission to say yes to! Here’s what I came up…

‘In The Trees’ is off to Pitlochry…

This illustration is currently part of an exhibition in The River Room at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which is being curated by Perthshire Open Studios. We’re looking forward to opening the doors of the Tigh-Fhada studio again in September for our third year of Open Studios. (Tigh-Fhada: Number 138: Red Route) Some work in progress…

Zoom Zoom… We’re Off To The Moon!

A small inky adventure into space…

Art On The Move!

I was recently asked by the lovely people at the Trinity Art Supplies shop in Dundee to come up with a Dundee/ WhimSicAL LusH inspired illustration for their new van. This is what I came up with…. Can you tell I enjoyed this one! There are quirky rabbits and the Dundee Penguins, the shop has been…

Win a set of limited edition WhimSicAL LusH Illustrated Mugs!

I would love to give one of you guys a set of my bone china illustrated mugs. All you need to do is sign up to this blog, share this pic and tell me why you would like to win below! The winner will be announced next Sunday night. Good luck x

The ‘Bramble Cottages’ Illustration Project

Welcome to the Bramble Cottages illustration project, that I fondly named #‎TheBigHousesProject‬ ❤ I can show you pictures of this fantastic commission now as all the young uns who were involved with helping me have seen everything now… and more importantly given it the thumbs up too! ‘Bramble Cottages’ are the two brand new homes…

Bring Out The Imp!

This new Imperial Stout by the fantastic, Livingstone based company, Alechemy Brewing has just been launched featuring a specially commissioned drawing by me! This label was so much fun to draw with the design brief being “make it twisted, gnarly, impish and a little bit terrifying…. Just like the beer”. My mind immediately harked back…

The Story of The Ghost Ship On A Bottle

Once upon a time there was a ship. It was a very grand and very beautiful ship that sailed off to explore unknown frozen lands. The ship had a big and very exciting adventure with 48 brave men on board. That ship is called the RRS Discovery and those frozen lands were Antarctica, home of…

Night Circus Print Giveaway 🎪

It’s nice to be nice isn’t it! ❤️ Follow this blog OR head over to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to ‘like’ this pic (or favourite it), follow the page/ account and tag a friend who you think would love to win this limited edition (1/25) A3 Giclee print of the ‘Night Circus’. Then both you…