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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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I can shout about another of my @owbigbuckettrail boys ‘Full O’ Beans’ now too!! Here he is next @discoverydundee and @vadundee! He’ll be here for the next 11 weeks and is delighted with his new home... with not just one but two gold buckets to sit on! 🤩 . . He featured in our Dundee launch tour today alongside @islayspalding’s Dazzle and many more! Thanks to all our amazing artists and sponsors who came along to celebrate being part of this incredible project with us! . . Big shouts too for one of our sponsors @birdandbeardundee who made us feel welcome and looked after before we headed out to see all oor @thearchiefoundation boys. . . Here’s this boy’s story - “Wullie is well known for being full o beans! This sculpture is inspired by Suzanne's studio and the local Dundee coffee merchants. The windows were open one day and the aromas of freshly roasting coffee flooded the studio, which is made up of the same palette of colours. Copper coffee beans cover his #MarrsGreen dungarees, whilst the coffee plant illustrations covering his bucket echo the history of the mills and those who still use them today; like coffee merchants and artists.” . . Sponsored by #aimerscoffeeandtea For @thearchiefoundation #Tayside . . 📸 me, @turtle_higgins @birdandbeardundee @scott_lor @thearchiefoundation . . #whimsicallush #owbbt #foreverychild #coffeebean #coffee #coffeelove #vandadundee #rrsdiscovery #dundee #dcthomson #archiefoundation #illustratorsoninstagram #wildinart #fundraising #childrenshospital

Today’s @owbigbuckettrail launch day - so that means I can officially unveil ‘Wullie’s Technicolour Dream Dungarees’! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 . . Wullie is a bit of a dreamer. As he falls asleep his bucket tells the dream of the woods he was playing in that afternoon and all the things he saw. Midnight chimes and his technicolour dungarees show us that he’s wandered into the dreamy world of WhimSicAL LusH, where anything is possible. Rainbow coloured houses, circus tents, creatures and castles are all hiding in this most amazing magical forest - that you can only get to when you fall asleep. . . His summer home is @edencourttheatrecinema isn’t he a lucky boy! . . I painted him for @thearchiefoundation and he’s sponsored by #pressandjournal ⭐️ . . 📸2: @laz300 📸3: @clepington . . #owbbt #whimsicallush #illustration #foreverychild #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwullie #inverness #archiefoundation #rainbow #rainbowdungarees #edencourttheatre #edencourt

And that’s a big @owbigbuckettrail wrap for @thearchiefoundation Dundee install now too! Inverness was on Friday and Aberdeen are nearly there. Go team! ⭐️ . . The trail officially launches tomorrow with maps and app and shops and all the fun stuffs! . . Here are just a few of my fav install videos from last couple of days... . . #owbbt #foreverychild #archiefoundation #dcthomson #wildinart #oorwullie #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwulliebuckettrail #dundee #scotland

The papers are full of love for Oor Wullie and @owbigbuckettrail this weekend!!! 🥰 You can also get the first maps in today’s @sunday.post and tomorrow’s Courier featuring some of Oor epic adventures already! . . Best get back to sculpture install... Have fun finding the boys and supporting @thearchiefoundation (Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness) @gch_charity and @echcharity too! . (Lots of our artists tagged... check em out!) #owbbt #foreverychild #whimsicallush #art #arttrail #archiefoundation #dcthomson #wildinart #glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity #edinburghchildrenshospitalcharity #dundee #inverness #aberdeen #glasgow #edinburgh #scotland #fundraising #childrenshospital

Wheeeeee! Driving through #Dundee today installing all oor @thearchiefoundation #Tayside @owbigbuckettrail boys today - including one of my boys! Loving all the smiles they are bringing already! Have you spotted any yet? #owbbt #foreverychild #whimsicallush #aimerscoffeeandtea #wildinart #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwulliebigbuckettrail #arttrail #fundraising #oorwullie #dcthomson

Choo choo! Oor Wullie arrived at Dundee Railway Station ready to direct everyone to the rest of oor boys on @owbigbuckettrail 😍 . . This boy has been painted by #MikRichardson and sponsored by @gillies_home for @thearchiefoundation ⭐️ . . #owbbt #dundee #scotsguard #scotrail @scotrail @myscotrail @wildinart #dcthomson

🎶 Thar’s floo’ers on ma bucket dear Primrose, dear Primrose, thar’s floo’ers on ma bucket dear Primrose ma dear!🎶 . . Aw Oor Wullie’s so excited about the @owbigbuckettrail that he’s getting all romantic and singing to his girl Primrose... awwww! Shhh, We didn’t hear though right, he’d get such a minter he may not show face for the trail launch on 17th! 😆 . . Sponsor: @aimerscoffeeandteaacademy Charity: @thearchiefoundation City: You’ll find out next week 😉 Project partners: @wildinart & #DCThomson . . #owbbt #foreverychild #whimsicallush #illustration #botanicalillustration #coffeeflowers #floral #dundee #inverness #aberdeen #glasgow #edinburgh #scotland #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwullie #golden #gold

Oor Wullie found a beautiful bronze coffee bean! Can he find more? Maybe his sponsor @aimerscoffeeandteaacademy can help? . . This @owbigbuckettrail boy has also been painted for @thearchiefoundation ⭐️ . . #owbbt #foreverychild #whimsicallush #illustration #archiefoundation #dcthomson #coffeebean #coffee #marrsgreen #sneekpeek #Dundee #Aberdeen #Inverness #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Scotland

A wee peek at some botanical details on the golden bucket on my @owbigbuckettrail sculpture that was sponsored by the brilliant @aimerscoffeeandteaacademy for @thearchiefoundation ⭐️ . . It’s just a matter of days now until all 200 Oor Wullie sculptures appear all around Scotland. Is anyone else just a teeny bit excited? 😁 . . #whimsicallush #owbbt #illustration #botanicalillustration #golden #coffee #dundee #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwullie #bucket #scotland #aberdeen #edinburgh #inverness #glasgow #wildinart #dcthomson

That time I attempted to turn a catapult into a house! As you do! 😆 This will come as no surprise to other @owbigbuckettrail artists though, as lots of us have turned things into other things on the sculptures. Part of the fun! Look out for all the little details when you do the trail - there are some brilliant wee things to find! 🥰 . . This sculpture is fundraising for @thearchiefoundation and sponsored by #pressandjournal 💚 . . Location to be unveiled when the nationwide trail launches on 17th June. Where would you like to see him go? . . #OWBBT #foreverychild #archiefoundation #arttrail #fundraising #dundee #Aberdeen #Inverness #Edinburgh #Glasgow #dcthomson #wildinart #charity #illustration #publicart #art #whimsicallush #whimsical #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorslife #illo #kidlitart

Still stoked that I decided to go crazy bright with my colours for my @owbigbuckettrail sculpture (even if they did need about 5 coats of paint! 😅) . . Another #sneakpeek before I can unveil my whole @thearchiefoundation sculpture on 17 June! Not long now til we launch oor NATIONWIDE art trail!!! . . 3 charities - @thearchiefoundation @echcharity @gch_charity - 200 sculptures - a whole summer of fun(draising)! . . Can’t wait for you all to see our sculptures. They are looking insanely brilliant. 😍 . . Also delighted to announce that this boy has been sponsored now too by the #PressandJournal 😁 . . #whimsicallush #owbbt #foreverychild #archiefoundation #inverness #dundee #aberdeen #fundraising #arttrail #charity #art #illustration #posca #wildinart #dcthomson #oorwullie #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail

Oh hey there lil bunny! 🖤 #owbbt . . #whimsicallush #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #sneakpeek #wip #colourpop #painttillyoufaint #lightattheendofthetunnel #rabbit #bunny #blackrabbit #dundee #inverness #edinburgh #glasgow #foreverychild #scotland

ALL the colours and ALL the pattern! Woo! 🤩 🌈 . . @owbigbuckettrail @thearchiefoundation @wildinart #owbbt #oorwulliebuckettrail #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwullie #whimsicallush #colourpop #painttillyoufaint #pattern #rainbow #fundraising #charity #dundee #aberdeen #inverness #glasgow #edinburgh

Feels so good to get some detail down on this bad boy! #lightattheendofthetunnel @owbigbuckettrail @thearchiefoundation #owbbt #painttillyoufaint #dundee

Oooft! Think this @owbigbuckettrail sculpture for @thearchiefoundation is one of the most colourful things I’ve ever painted. Soooo many layers of paint on this boy! 😍 . . Been a bit of a stress getting him finished on time with so much going on so it’s with a sad sigh that I can’t attend tomorrow’s @waspsdundee market after all but I need to lock myself in the studio to get him finished in time to join all his buddies for photographs. Apologies to the guys for having to cancel and to anyone who was hoping to come say hi. . . Huge thanks to Emma White from @thearchiefoundation and @creature_emporium for lending this gal a hand painting. I would definitely have been pulling an all nighter tonight if you hadn’t helped out with the millions of base layers. Think we will all be dreaming rainbows tonight! 😅🌈 #Ihavethebestfriends #teamworkmakesthedreamwork . . Right off to bed for another early start tomorrow... time for all the detail to go in! . . #painttillyoufaint #owbbt #oorwulliesbigbuckettrail #oorwulliebuckettrail #foreverychild #charity #fundraising #latenightpainting #dundee #scotland

THIS Thursday #dundeecolouringclub is back! Hosted by the brilliant @islayspalding and myself as part of @dundeedsgnmonth 🖤 This is the first time I’ve released prints specifically for colouring (I gave in 😆) and Islay has some beauties too. . . “Join WhimSicAL LusH and Islay Spalding for an evening of colour and cake in the WhimSicAL LusH studio! . . Rummage through our coloured pencils and pens and learn how to pick a colour pallet. . . Choose from original drawings by WhimSicAL LusH and Islay printed on quality paper to colour in and take home, A4 size for easy framing. . . Experiment with shading techniques, ways to add detail and different mediums. . . Eat cake, drink tea, have a wee chat and share your work. . . All materials, colouring sheets, tea, coffee, soft drinks and cake from @bubueatwell are provided. . . If you wish to bring your own, go ahead!” . . There are still a few tickets left if you’d like to join us this time. Check out Eventbrite (links on my events on my website). . . #whimsicallush #islayspalding #illustration #colouringin #colour #artworkshop #dundeedesignmonth #dundee #circus #monstera

When the panic sets in that you’ve not started your other @owbigbuckettrail sculpture yet so your bestie steps in to help lay down some late night base colour coats to stop you freaking out! 😅 . . This is 100% balanced with the wonderful fact that all the organising has been so worth it as all the @thearchiefoundation sculptures are flooding in - lacquered, finished and looking glorious! 😅 . . #highsandlows #artdirectorlife #everyoneneedsabestfriend #painttillyoufaint . . #owbbt #foreverychild #thearchiefoundation #dundee #inverness #aberdeen #oorwullie #oorwulliebuckettrail #publicart #fundraising #wildinart #dcthomson #wip

Did you know that the fantastic @islayspalding is live painting her @owbigbuckettrail sculpture in the @vadundee today! She will be finishing her Dazzle design in front of an audience until 6pm. . . @islayspalding’s sculpture is sponsored by @vadundee and is raising money for @thearchiefoundation 🤩 . . Project Partners: @wildinart #dcthomson . . #owbbt #archiefoundation #painting #publicart #livepainting #fundraising #foreverychild #oorwullie #dundee #vandadundee #wip

Getting back to my boy. What’s with the pinky finger! 😂 #steadyasyougo @owbigbuckettrail @thearchiefoundation @aimerscoffeeandteaacademy . . 📸: @creature_emporium . . @wildinart #dcthomson #whimsicallush #illustration #painting #allaboutthedetails #polkadot #marrsgreen #owbbt #foreverychild #dundee #archiefoundation #aimerscoffeeandtea #sneakpeek #wip #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorlife #publicart #fundraising #oorwullie #oorwulliebuckettrail

When Oor Wullie climbed Ben Nevis! Check out these amazing photos by @acawleyphoto (@sunday.post) from oor Ben Nevis adventure with @douglasroulstonart @owbigbuckettrail 😍 . . All for @thearchiefoundation Highland - such a top cause! . . Oor Wullie is now back at sea level and waiting to join the Big Bucket Trail with all 199 of his pals. The trail launches Scotland wide on 17th June! . . #teamworkmakesthedreamwork . . Sponsor: @visitscotland Project partners: @wildinart & #DCThomson . . #owbbt #foreverychild #Scotland #childrenshospital #fundraising #publicart #adventure #mountainadventure #bennevis #archiefoundation #douglasroulstonart #visitscotland #wildinart #mylegswillneverbethesameagain

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