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Do A Little Something ‘Just Cos’. It Will Make You Smile!

It’s that time of year again! Fun A Day Dundee exhibition time! This means that I have once more been working on something all January… just cos. Just cos I wanted to. Just cos it’s a bit of fun during a cold dark month. Just cos it’s nice to join in and be a part…

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Sunday funday colouring in times! The colour continues... it would seem I’ve caught the bug! This little street filled with rainbows is destined for a cool wee project with a cool wee pal of mine and maybe something more too! Watch this space... . . #whimsicallush #illustration #colourpop #rainbow #buildings #whimsical #doodles #doodling #drawing #colouringin #colour #dundee #sunday #sundayfunday

Lovely opening night for the “Bodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books” exhibition in the Lamb Gallery, Tower Building @dundeeuni. Was really proud to see my piece sitting next to the beautiful book it was inspired by, all encased in glass. 🖤 Everyone’s work is just fab. I particularly loved the woodcuts by @kingslistening that I’ve posted in the slides. So intricate. . . This is the official blurb... “Featuring the work of artists and creative writers inspired by the University Archives' rare book collections, the Lamb Gallery will host a unique exhibition by Archive Services. . . The exhibition uses some of the University's extensive special collections to explore the history and materiality of rare books as well as the creativity they can inspire. . . From bindings to bookplates and endpieces to annotations, books tell stories, reminding us of the lives of their owners as much as changes in communication and technology. . . Taking inspiration from these remarkable collections which date from the 15th century onwards, artists and writers have created their own pieces of work which are exhibited for the first time here. . . On display will be jewellery, etchings, drawings, textiles, ceramics and much more, all inspired by the wonderful illustrations and content within the books or simply by the way they are put together. . . The exhibition is free and open to all and will run from 8 Feb to 27 April 2019 . . The Lamb Gallery is in the Tower Building of the University of Dundee . . Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 7pm and Saturday 1pm to 5pm . . The exhibition stems in part from the research of PhD candidate Mhairi Rutherford.” @brechincollection . . #whimsicallush #illustration #collaboration #brechincollection #dundeeuni #archives #dundee #rarebooks #books #butterfly #georgeknorr #drawing #botanicaldrawing #belljar

Here’s another sneak peek at a section of my piece for “Bodies, Botanicals and Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books” exhibition for @dundeeuni archives. I chose to collaborate with George Knorr, who originally created these beautiful hand coloured copperplate engravings in ‘Deliciae Naturae Select’, 1754. I hope he would approve! . . The printed versions of his butterflies I made are no where near as gorgeous as those in the book by the way. It will be displayed next to my paper sculpture for you to see. Well worth the visit just for that alone. I swore out loud in a really quiet room when I first opened the book btw... 😂It’s incredible! . . The exhibition features a group of artists and makers inspired by exquisite rare books from @brechincollection 🖤 . . Opens tomorrow night, Friday 8th Feb, 5-7pm in the Lamb Gallery @dundeeuni until 27th April. . . #whimsicallush #illustration #collaboration #georgeknorr #botanicalillustration #buddleia #butterflybush #butterfly #drawing #copperplateetching #handdrawn #dundee #dundeeuni #brechincollection

Pretty pleased with how this has turned out so far! Next time you get even a hint of me thinking cutting out lots of tiny flowers though... give me a wee slap would you! 😆 My fingers are in tatters! . . This is part of my exhibition piece for @dundeeuni archives. The group show opens this Friday in the Lamb Gallery! Come along! 🖤 . . ‘Bodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books’ is inspired by the gorgeous & very rare @brechincollection books . . This piece is inspired by the book “Deliciae Naturae Select” from Dundee University Archives, which is filled with beautiful hand coloured copperplate engravings by German artist George Knorr, 1754. His “selected cabinet of objects from nature” was taken from collections of ‘Nature Cabinets’ which were extremely popular in the Georgian era and beyond. The popularity of collecting curios and objects from nature resulted in cabinets filled with specimens but also in beautiful and unusual displays that have inspired much of my own illustration work. This piece will showcase prints of Knorr’s butterflies taken directly from the book dwelling in my hand drawn illustrated #buddleia garden. . . The exhibition opens at 5pm on Friday running until 27th April. Open 1-5. . . #whimsicallush #illustration #botanicalillustration #botanical #butterflybush #drawing #linedrawing #inspiration #rarebooks #plants #dundeeuni #archives #bookinspiration

Finishing some #buddleia for our exhibition at @dundeeuni, inspired by some gorgeous old and very rare books from the @brechincollection in the archives! . . ‘Bodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books’ opens at 5pm on Friday 8th February, in @dundeeuni’s Lamb Gallery. The exhibition runs until 27th April. Open 1-5. . . Also enjoying a lovely cuppa from my fav cactus garden mug (a few of which are left in my #Etsy shop 🌵💚 if you’d like one too!) . . #whimsicallush #illustration #buddleja #butterflybush #brechincollection #dundeeuni #rarebooks #botanicaldrawing #linedrawing #flowers #fineliner

‪Playing about with #illustrations from my @funadaydundee project & spotted some lovely #midnightblue on one of my castles, perfect for tonight’s #colour_collective 💙 Now to bring everything together for our exhibition in March! #funadaydundee2019 #colourpop ‬#dundee #whimsicallush #doodles #funaday

Was working late into the night last night on lots of tiny leaves for the last leg of my @funadaydundee project. 🌿They are also coming with me to demo some ideas at an exciting meeting this afternoon about a big commission I’ll be working on over the course of this year! 😁💚🌿 🌳 #watchthisspace #funadaydundee2019 #funaday #leaves #foliage #tree #wip #fineliner #watercolour #pattern #nature #illustration #whimsicallush

Been reminiscing about the first @oorwulliebuckettrail and some of the other trails I’ve been part of too as I prepare my designs for submission to this year’s @owbigbuckettrail 🖤 I know I’m cutting it fine as the deadline is THIS Thursday night, but I’ve been busy helping out with the trail already. 😁 Things are looking exciting! 💚 Are you putting a submission in too? 💚 . . It seems like a lifetime ago that all oor boys were lined up and ready to hit the streets of Dundee, yet strangely just like yesterday! Can you spot my three at the front! 😍 . . Then there was my lovely elephant Forget-Me-Not for #thebigstampede and one of my 3 penguins, Fleur, getting ready for last year’s @maggiespenguinparade! . . I love seeing people interacting with the sculptures and that these @wildinart trails raise both awareness and money for charities at the same time! . . My Oor Wullie’s fundraised for @thearchiefoundation 💚 My elephant for @gch_charity 💚 My penguins for @maggiesdundee 💚 . . #whimsicallush #owbbt #oorwulliebuckettrail #arttrail #publicart #maggiespenguinparade #penguin #elephant #fundraising #wildinart #oorwullie #dundee #inverness #aberdeen #glasgow #edinburgh #scotland

What do you mean we’re not going out just now because you’re doing your tax returns! Look at this wee face... can I not convince you? Besides, you’re clearly procrastinating cos you’re posting pics of me on Instagram! . . @lupinlurcher #lupinlurcher #imtoocute #lurcher #puppy #dog #whimsicallush #dundee #blackandwhite

Inking those January blues away with my @funadaydundee project. 💙💙💙 . . It was time for those cold colours... and it’s been a while since a castle popped up in my wee inky world. Really loving playing with colours and always loving a bit of 3D! . . #whimsicallush #illustration #funadaydundee2019 #funaday #dundee #doodles #watercolour #drphmartinswatercolor #castle #papercut #drawing #fineliner #ink #colourpop #blue

More @funadaydundee dwellings 🍄 Might call them the Toadstool Towers but I’m sure you can think of something much better? . . I need to wait for my new scalpels to arrive before I cut them out though! These are the last of the warm colours, on to the blues next and a bit more green... 💚💙💜 . . #whimsicallush #illustration #funadaydundee2019 #funaday #dundee #drawing #doodles #toadstool #mushroom #flyagaric #justforfun

2016? Wow! It seems like just yesterday that I started painting my first @oorwulliebuckettrail sculpture in @apexhotels #dundee! . . Wanna join this year’s oor @owbigbuckettrail artists team? There’s still time to get involved! Head over to our website for all the info and submission templates. I can’t wait to see everyone’s designs. . . It’s gonna be a whopper of a summer! I loved bringing my design to life. So so proud to see him on display in Dundee all summer with lots of smiling visitors & raising lots for @thearchiefoundation too! He now lives with D.C. Thomson 🖤 . . So exciting that Oor Boys are back isn’t it... and it’s gonna be even bigger than before as they take over 5 cities raising money for THREE children’s hospital charities, @thearchiefoundation, @echcharity AND @gch_charity! 😍 . . #getinvolved . . #whimsicalllush #oorwulliebuckettrail #owbbt #oorwullie #publicart #sculpturetrail #livepainting #timelapse #illustration #drawing #aberdeen #inverness #glasgow #edinburgh #childrenshospital #archiefoundation #glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity #edinburghchildrenshospitalcharity #fundraising #wildinart

More pieces all cut out for @funadaydundee project! Embracing the warm and spicy colours! 💖❤️🧡💛 . . #whimsicallush #illustration #funadaydundee2019 #funaday #dundee #justforfun #doodles #doodling #drawing #watercolour #papercut

Been enjoyed pootling and doodling away on my @funadaydundee project! Today was time for some details and shading... lots and lots of little details (my fav! 😊). . . Thought you’d like to see a wee bit of the process from the studio. I know I love watching other people draw and paint. #timelapse #wip . . Still sticking to the theme of colour play, this block of houses were coloured using only warm colours. I’m not always a warm colour kinda gal so this was lovely to play around with. Feels almost Moroccan. . . #whimsicallush #illustration #funadaydundee2019 #funaday #dundee #doodle #doodling #drawing #colour #colourpop

That time I drew a marvellous machine for @portersgin 🖤 Can’t believe they have three now. That’s a lot of amazing botanical twisting going on right there! 💚🌿 . . #Repost @portersgin ・・・ Our rotary evaporators are now three strong 💪🏼 This machine allows us to “cook” botanicals at a much lower temperature than normal, allowing them to retain their lighter and fresher qualities. Come see them in action at our micro distillery tours in Aberdeen #portersgin #aberdeen #rotaryvap Illustration @whimsicallush . . #whimsicallush #illustration #drawing #blackandwhite #gin #dundee #aberdeen #finelinerart #toolsofthetrade #scientificillustration

About time I posted up my random doodles so far for @funadaydundee 💚 It started off with some colourful watercoloury cacti, that became ‘Cactus Towers’ 🌵Then today, day 5 my teal/ #marrsgreen and #fushiapink #tower appeared. It has hints of #pagoda about it... although I’ve no idea why! 😆 . . I’m letting myself play with houses, towers & huts& colour & doodles & nonsense this year for #funadaydundee2019 ... As you may have guessed I’ve no freaking clue how this is gonna end, but I’m already enjoying the journey! Feels good to draw just cos and who knows what the next 5 days will bring... 🤪 . . Oh, I meant to ask. Any of you guys got any top recommendations for knives? My craft knives kill my fingers and I’m sure there must be better ones out there. Any recommendations? 🔪 . . #whimsicallush #watercolour #fineliner #houses #cactus #cacti #justforfun #doodles #dundee #illustration #drawing #doodling #funaday

EDIT: SOLD Thank you! 🖤 My piece ‘Inky Memories of Another Time’ is part of the #spectralandsepia exhibition and now part of January sale at the wonderful @the_inverarity_gallery 🖤 I just LOVE that frame too! Check out the gallery for details! . . #whimsicallush #illustration #ooak #ink #framed #drawing #doodles #dundee #aberdeenshire #gallery #exhibition #spectral #sepia

I loved creating this little inky cottage for @saraduthie__ for her mum’s Christmas, complete with little personal details in the windows. Delighted to say that it went down a treat! . . Scroll through to see a close up, the original pic, sketch and a wee video of me tiling if you like to see process stuffs (I know I always do 😊). . . #whimsicallush #illustration #cottage #commission #detail #pattern #drawing #dundee

Wishing you a wonderful Hogmanay and New Year too when it comes! Thanks so so much to everyone who has supported me this year. It’s been amazing. You are just the best and make me want to keep doing more! 💚🌿 . . I cannot believe 2019 is just around the corner though, is it just me or has 2018 flown in?There is some pretty fun stuff coming up, including @funadaydundee AND @owbigbuckettrail 😍 Are you gonna come play too? Go on... it’ll be fun! 💚🌿 . . A wee #repost from my newest lil buddy too (and the main reason I’ve been a little quieter than usual! ☺️) . . #Repost @lupinlurcher 🐺💚 ・・・ Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a fantastic Hogmanay! What are you up to tonight? Parties? Bar? Or staying cosy at home? I’m gonna be cosied up in my favourite corner of the couch with some tasty treats! 💚🐺🌿 . . 📷 @whimsicallush - when we were chillin’ in Dunkeld on Christmas Day! I was such a good pup that day, I didn’t even touch a single present even though they were very tempting! 😇 . . #LupinLurcher #Dundee #Hogmanay #hogmanay2018 #lurchersofinstagram #brindlelurcher #lurcherlife #lurchersofig #cutepuppy #lurcherpuppy #dog #puppy #lurcher #whimsicallush

That’s us all set up for tomorrow’s Open Studio afternoon in Studio 6! Join @creature_emporium, @islayspalding and I for our last event of the year! 12-4pm. . . There will be mulled wine and treats galore! I know we’re gonna have a laugh... come join us. . . Studio 6, 1st Floor, Meadow Mill, West Henderson Wynd, Dundee. (@waspsdundee just along from @verdantdundee 🖤) . . #whimsicallush #studio6 #dundee #illustration #creatureemporium #islayspalding #jewellery #skateboard

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