I drew some retro mushrooms and am loving these colours. I also drew a couple of cute sticker designs – a sad panda and a happy bara! Everything is available as digital downloads in my Etsy Store!
July Artwork
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Australian Bird Art
I designed a series of Australian birds, and these Top End birds were my first choice. They are a little different to my usual style, but I’m really digging the way they turned out. I enjoyed playing around with textures and background noise to add depth to the drawings and make them more interesting. I also used more sharp angles instead of my usual curves and I love the results!
I think my favourite is the Black-necked Stork (more commonly known as the Jabiru), but the Bush Stone-curlew gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling, with its funny long legs. Click on the images to enlarge them. If you want to download any of these as a print, please head over to my Etsy store.
Frida Kahlo
“I paint flowers so they will not die” – Frida Kahlo
Some facts about Frida:
- Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who created many self portraits with themes of pain, love and identity.
- She suffered from chronic pain due to contracting polio as a child and a serious bus accident when she was 18.
- She had a tumultuous relationship with her husband, Diego, and both had affairs throughout their marriage.
- Frida was bisexual and often had affairs with women.
- It’s really hard to write “Frida” without putting a “y” at the end.
Frog at the waterhole
This piece is from a series I’m working on, inspired by the Indigenous kids where I live. I travel out to Aboriginal communities for my job and the kids living out on community always seem to have the most fun! I truly envy their lifestyle and would have loved it when I was a kid.
The Top End is such a beautiful place, and waterholes are my most favourite place of all. I am so lucky to be living among such beautiful flora and fauna and feel inspired constantly.
Waterfall
This was one of those drawings that I kept leaving and coming back to over and over again. After almost a year of tinkering, I have finally finished it! I imagine it’s a scene on a distant planet; it’s a planet similar to ours, but different enough to be strange and curious. I hope you like it!
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