Would you like to collaborate with me? Letās have some FREE fun! Iāve drawn a wee house and left lots of space for your imagination! Will you colour it in? Leave it black and white? What will you add? More houses? Trees and Bushes? Tree houses? Lochs or mountains? Flowers and animals? People or creatures…
Tag: illustration
Wooden Diorama Mural for Roxburghe House, Dundee
We unveiled the giant wooden diorama mural that I created for Roxburghe House on Friday. It was inspired by patients, staff and the beautiful surroundings, including Balgay Park, Dundee – what a brilliant day! Creating the mural for Roxburghe House has been such a pleasure and a huge honour. The fantastic patients and staff have…
Dundee Cake Ale
When cake becomes beer! Have you seen Law Brewing Coās latest creation? Dundee Cake Ale. Itās been a delight to work with Danny on this one. The label ties in with my Sunny Dundee range featuring some of Dundeeās iconic buildings. You can also spot the famous Dundee dragons and lilies, an intricate River Tay…
Sunny Dundee
Itās all in the Dundeetail! Did you know? Dundee is the only south-facing city in Scotland that regularly clocks up more hours of sunshine than any other. āļø 2018 saw āSunny Dundeeā becoming a popular term in Dundee with #sunnydundee appearing everywhere – often coupled with bright yellow sunglasses and big smiles. The Sunny Dundee…
Family Life Story Mural
In Feb/March 2017 I created this mural for an incredibly lovely family. It tells the story of their lives with lots of hidden details in amongst a garden filled with their favourite flowers and creatures. What an absolute pleasure!
Exhibition: River Deep Mountain High
RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH – Archives to Artworks An exhibition to mark the Year of Coast and Water curated by Archive Services at the University of Dundee. Artists and creative writers were invited to respond to the University’s rich collections on the themes of rivers, seas, coasts and mountains. Original photographs, journals, plans and specimens…
Behind The Scenes of Oor Wullieās BIG Bucket Trail – Sneak Peeks, Painting, Hard Work & Fun Stuff!
Itās August 2019 and Oor Wullie is back in my life again in a big way. Heās not just taken over Dundee again, heās conquered the whole of Scotland! Yup, Oor Wullieās BIG Bucket Trail has gone national – with 200 large hand painted sculptures to find, 100s of wee ones and for not just…
Designing A Gift Range For Abertay University
āŖDelighted to work with Abertay University to produce a gift range for them based on my āSecret Gardenā illustration. I graduated from Abertay and couldn’t be prouder to design these pieces for them. This is the wrapping paper. The illustration was an inktober project and the inspiration behind my Maggie’s Penguin Parade sculpture Maggie &…
Fun A Day Dundee Exhibition 2019
All the colours of the rainbow for this yearās Fun A Day Dundee exhibition at Wasps Meadow Mill Studios. ā¤ļøš§”ššššš Hereās my piece āWhen You Make Time For Nonsense It Will Bring Lots Of Smilesā This year I decided to focus on fun, nonsense and exploring colour. I created a colourful world over the month…
āBodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Booksā Exhibition
Would you like a peek at the piece I created especially for the āBodies, Botanicals and Bindings: Reimagining Rare Booksā exhibition with Dundee University Archive Collections? I chose to collaborate with George Knorr, who originally created beautiful hand coloured copperplate engravings in āDeliciae Naturae Selectā, 1754. I hope he would approve! The printed versions of…
Story Books and Fairy Tales Turned into Paper Sculptures for Charity Ball
I can finally unveil my Hansel and Gretel Storybook Ball piece that I have created for The Archie Foundation š² Itās going to be auctioned on Saturday 25th August at The Chester Hotel šæ I hope it raises lots! Itās always makes me nervous when my work goes to auction! This intricate piece is hand…
P.P.Painting Penguins for Maggieās Penguin Parade
Absolutely delighted to be the art co-ordinator and one of the artists for Maggie’s Penguin Parade in Dundee. We are fundraising for Maggie’s Dundee by releasing 80 giant painted penguins onto the streets of Dundee and beyond. There are 97 baby penguins on the loose too! By the end of September we hope to have…
