Alicia Hayden | Creative Conservationist & Wildlife Artivist

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Creative conservationist &
wildlife artivist

Alicia in her studio working

Artist & Teacher

Alicia on the moors in front of purple heather, holding a camera

Photographer & Filmmaker

Alicia holding her poetry book "Multi-coloured Ghost Towns"

Writer & Poet

Alicia standing in front of her piece "Charcoal" at the Mall Galleries, black-and-white photo

Animator & Digital Artist

Wildlife artivism is where an artist communicates science through artistic means, with the aim of inciting change in thought or behaviour.

Wildlife artivism was founded by Martin Aveling in 2019.

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Upcoming Events

23rd - 25th May

MCM Comic Con @ London Excel - Artist Alley: B-11

10th June

Wildlife art workshop, Festival of Nature (Bristol)

14th June

Wildlife art workshop, Festival of Nature Wild Weekend (Bristol)

16th - 29th June

'A Girl & Birds' exhibition,

Cass Art Bristol

Come and see me at @mcmcomiccon London at @excellondon - Artist Alley B11 !!!!! ✨

I’ll be there with all my arty pals (snail, bRat, whale, and many more) as well as the wonderful @blue_apogee who is helping me run my stand at Artist Alley!!!

There are stickers (!), prints (!!), original art (!!!), books (!!!!), and even *live commissions* (✨) so plz come by and say hallo 🌱 I’d love to see you!!!!

I’ll be cosplaying all 3 days - the music is a hint for one of them 👀

I’m *incredibly* nervous - it’s my first time ever doing an art market - but I’m also incredibly excited to be part of a wonderful community & event I really love, alongside other artists & creatives who inspire me endlessly!!! 🩷

See you there?? 😎

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#mcm #comiccon #cosplay #london #mcmlondon #mcmcomicconlondon #mcmcomiccon #artistalley #artist #market #firsttime #new #wildlife #sticker #print #mask #makeup #cute #british #brat #dog #cat #whale #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #forsale #commission #findme #girlie @dalerrowney1783 @reedpop @procreate

Come and see me at @mcmcomiccon London at @excellondon - Artist Alley B11 !!!!! ✨

I’ll be there with all my arty pals (snail, bRat, whale, and many more) as well as the wonderful @blue_apogee who is helping me run my stand at Artist Alley!!!

There are stickers (!), prints (!!), original art (!!!), books (!!!!), and even *live commissions* (✨) so plz come by and say hallo 🌱 I’d love to see you!!!!

I’ll be cosplaying all 3 days - the music is a hint for one of them 👀

I’m *incredibly* nervous - it’s my first time ever doing an art market - but I’m also incredibly excited to be part of a wonderful community & event I really love, alongside other artists & creatives who inspire me endlessly!!! 🩷

See you there?? 😎

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#mcm #comiccon #cosplay #london #mcmlondon #mcmcomicconlondon #mcmcomiccon #artistalley #artist #market #firsttime #new #wildlife #sticker #print #mask #makeup #cute #british #brat #dog #cat #whale #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #forsale #commission #findme #girlie @dalerrowney1783 @reedpop @procreate

“Growing up in & around the @yorkshiredales national park & the moors, I almost took it for granted … I wanted to create something that felt like a big moorland hug”

I, me, moor tells the story of Mimi, a young girl growing up in the Yorkshire Dales with synaesthesia - a neurodivergent trait which allows her to experience sounds with colour. When she hears the sounds of the moorlands, they are lit with purples, yellows, and twists of orange.

Mimi’s life is entwined with that of the moor - she has a connection which is tried & tested when she moves away…

“The mother, the child, the magical moor in which they live. Three elements so intertwined that when they are separated, something breaks.” - @tiffany.francis 💚

I, me, moor is OUT ✨ & can be ordered (or read!!) using the links in my bio!

A HUGE thank you to @campaign4parks & @heritagefunduk for making this possible!!! And to my family, for showing me the moors - for encouraging me to create - and for never telling me there was no such thing as magic ✨

ALSO!!! @sam_lightfoot_loftus, @chuck_loris, & @alicewolffwhitehouse made a gorgeous accompanying EP “For evermore, Forever Moor” which is out NOW YouTube !!! 🌀 It’s bewitchingly beautiful, so please listen!!!!

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#imemoor #moorland #moor #book #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booklaunch #fairytale #ecologicalfairytale #eco #illustration #illustrator #writer #artist #art #yorkshire #yorkshiredales #cnp #newperspectives #nationalpark #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #wild #wildchild #music #ep #album #wildlife #nature #magic @bloomsburyoutdoors @bloomsburypublishing @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @resurgencetrust @bbcwildlifemagazine

“Growing up in & around the @yorkshiredales national park & the moors, I almost took it for granted … I wanted to create something that felt like a big moorland hug”

I, me, moor tells the story of Mimi, a young girl growing up in the Yorkshire Dales with synaesthesia - a neurodivergent trait which allows her to experience sounds with colour. When she hears the sounds of the moorlands, they are lit with purples, yellows, and twists of orange.

Mimi’s life is entwined with that of the moor - she has a connection which is tried & tested when she moves away…

“The mother, the child, the magical moor in which they live. Three elements so intertwined that when they are separated, something breaks.” - @tiffany.francis 💚

I, me, moor is OUT ✨ & can be ordered (or read!!) using the links in my bio!

A HUGE thank you to @campaign4parks & @heritagefunduk for making this possible!!! And to my family, for showing me the moors - for encouraging me to create - and for never telling me there was no such thing as magic ✨

ALSO!!! @sam_lightfoot_loftus, @chuck_loris, & @alicewolffwhitehouse made a gorgeous accompanying EP “For evermore, Forever Moor” which is out NOW YouTube !!! 🌀 It’s bewitchingly beautiful, so please listen!!!!

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#imemoor #moorland #moor #book #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booklaunch #fairytale #ecologicalfairytale #eco #illustration #illustrator #writer #artist #art #yorkshire #yorkshiredales #cnp #newperspectives #nationalpark #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #wild #wildchild #music #ep #album #wildlife #nature #magic @bloomsburyoutdoors @bloomsburypublishing @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @resurgencetrust @bbcwildlifemagazine

I, me, moor is ✨here✨

An ecological fairytale infused with reimagined folklore of the @yorkshiredales national park.

Revisiting my roots to write about a place that is tethered to me - a place I feel at peace, and that has always felt both grounded, and utterly magical.

The moors are so special. National parks help make them accessible and special for all.

I hope that I, me, moor - and its accompanying musical quartet ‘For evermore, Forever moor’ by the multi-talented @sam_lightfoot_loftus - makes you want to explore your local places, and find the magic in the everyday. (Link in bio for songs!)

You can grab a copy via the link in my bio!!!! (Or DM me!) 🌱

You can also find out more by visiting @campaign4parks’s New Perspectives Storytellers Grant, and read all about my project! (Link also in bio!)

A huge thank you to the wonderful @tiffany.francis for a spellbinding beautiful foreword; for my early readers @verdeflowerco, @jameydraws, and Stephen Moss, for my wonderful editors & many supportive friends 🩵

And - of course - a huge thank you to @campaign4parks & the @heritagefunduk for awarding me one of their New Perspectives Storytellers Grants, which made this project possible. 🌀

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#newperspectives #cnp #nationalparks #lottery #hlf #heritagelotteryfund #book #booklaunch #moor #moorland #yorkshire #dales #british #fairytale #folk #song #music #ep #shortstory #newbook #art #illustration #illustrator #writer #artist #wildlifeartivism #ecology #wildlife #nature #wild @bloomsburyoutdoors @bloomsburypublishing @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @resurgencetrust

I, me, moor is ✨here✨

An ecological fairytale infused with reimagined folklore of the @yorkshiredales national park.

Revisiting my roots to write about a place that is tethered to me - a place I feel at peace, and that has always felt both grounded, and utterly magical.

The moors are so special. National parks help make them accessible and special for all.

I hope that I, me, moor - and its accompanying musical quartet ‘For evermore, Forever moor’ by the multi-talented @sam_lightfoot_loftus - makes you want to explore your local places, and find the magic in the everyday. (Link in bio for songs!)

You can grab a copy via the link in my bio!!!! (Or DM me!) 🌱

You can also find out more by visiting @campaign4parks’s New Perspectives Storytellers Grant, and read all about my project! (Link also in bio!)

A huge thank you to the wonderful @tiffany.francis for a spellbinding beautiful foreword; for my early readers @verdeflowerco, @jameydraws, and Stephen Moss, for my wonderful editors & many supportive friends 🩵

And - of course - a huge thank you to @campaign4parks & the @heritagefunduk for awarding me one of their New Perspectives Storytellers Grants, which made this project possible. 🌀

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#newperspectives #cnp #nationalparks #lottery #hlf #heritagelotteryfund #book #booklaunch #moor #moorland #yorkshire #dales #british #fairytale #folk #song #music #ep #shortstory #newbook #art #illustration #illustrator #writer #artist #wildlifeartivism #ecology #wildlife #nature #wild @bloomsburyoutdoors @bloomsburypublishing @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @resurgencetrust

You asked to meet the next #lookingforlove bird!!! And I’m *thrilled* to introduce you to the very lovely 🌸Lydia🌸

Lydia is on #birbtinder looking for her polyamorous partner!

She has a big family, all snuggling up to keep warm, and she helps out with the chick care for all her brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and parents - that is, until she’s lucky enough to have a brood of her own 😍

Lydia is a family girlie right down to the tip of her lollipop-stick-long tail - are you her perfect match? 🩷

Drawn for the v lovely @clairegouldcamera

Who would you like to see next?

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#love #tinder #birb #bird #pink #girlie #polysexual #polyamorous #relationship #date #birding #birder #art #artist #sketch #wildlife #nature #scicomm #print #mcmcomiccon #mcmcomicconlondon #london #britishartist #birdart #funny #fyp @dalerrowney1783 @btobirds @rspb @dswfwildlifeart @mcmcomiccon @thewildlifetrusts @ontheedge_org

You asked to meet the next #lookingforlove bird!!! And I’m *thrilled* to introduce you to the very lovely 🌸Lydia🌸

Lydia is on #birbtinder looking for her polyamorous partner!

She has a big family, all snuggling up to keep warm, and she helps out with the chick care for all her brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and parents - that is, until she’s lucky enough to have a brood of her own 😍

Lydia is a family girlie right down to the tip of her lollipop-stick-long tail - are you her perfect match? 🩷

Drawn for the v lovely @clairegouldcamera

Who would you like to see next?

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#love #tinder #birb #bird #pink #girlie #polysexual #polyamorous #relationship #date #birding #birder #art #artist #sketch #wildlife #nature #scicomm #print #mcmcomiccon #mcmcomicconlondon #london #britishartist #birdart #funny #fyp @dalerrowney1783 @btobirds @rspb @dswfwildlifeart @mcmcomiccon @thewildlifetrusts @ontheedge_org

I’m going to @mcmcomiccon NEXT WEEK(!!!!!) at @excellondon ✨🌱🌀🎭

It’s my first time *ever* attending an art market, and I’ve got quite major imposter syndrome about this one!

I’m going to be at stand B11, so please come and say hi!! I would love to meet you!! 🥰

Swipe to see @blue_apogee & me practising my stall set-up, ft. a LOT of *NEW* products, all of which are launching at #comiccon!

Plus you can see a pic of me looking existential (or dreamy, depending on your outlook at life), and a *sneak peek* of the next bird on the block, Lydia 🩷

Lemme know in the comments if you’re going to Comic-Con next week!!

P.s I will be cosplaying 😎

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#art #artist #artmarket #market #comiccon #mcm #mcmcomiccon #mcmcomicconlondon #london #londoncomiccon #artistalley #wildlife #birb #bird #british #cute #bts #impostersyndrome #new #newart #indiebiz #smallbusiness #sticker #cosplay #wildlifeartivism

I’m going to @mcmcomiccon NEXT WEEK(!!!!!) at @excellondon ✨🌱🌀🎭

It’s my first time *ever* attending an art market, and I’ve got quite major imposter syndrome about this one!

I’m going to be at stand B11, so please come and say hi!! I would love to meet you!! 🥰

Swipe to see @blue_apogee & me practising my stall set-up, ft. a LOT of *NEW* products, all of which are launching at #comiccon!

Plus you can see a pic of me looking existential (or dreamy, depending on your outlook at life), and a *sneak peek* of the next bird on the block, Lydia 🩷

Lemme know in the comments if you’re going to Comic-Con next week!!

P.s I will be cosplaying 😎

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#art #artist #artmarket #market #comiccon #mcm #mcmcomiccon #mcmcomicconlondon #london #londoncomiccon #artistalley #wildlife #birb #bird #british #cute #bts #impostersyndrome #new #newart #indiebiz #smallbusiness #sticker #cosplay #wildlifeartivism

Yes, I did drop all of my food shopping, keys, and AirPods because I was so excited

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#beetle #bug #lesserstag #macro #small #fyp #reel #joy #happy #nature #invert #short

Yes, I did drop all of my food shopping, keys, and AirPods because I was so excited

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#beetle #bug #lesserstag #macro #small #fyp #reel #joy #happy #nature #invert #short

Looking for love #birbtinder returns 🦅

Meet Dee - she’s a dunnock with D e m a n d s . She wants to have a big brood, but she’s happy to leave her man to raise the kids whilst she gallivants off with the next bloke. She’s into non-monogamy big time, and likes to search for seeds down low (under the feeders).

Requested by @haydn.fox_ 🌱

The full flock (so far) will be flying with me to @mcmcomiccon next week! And I’ll be introducing you to more of the gang soon!!

Who would you like to see next?

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#tinder #love #bird #birb #relationship #nonmonogamous #polyamorous #dunnock #wildlife #nature #scicomm #birder #funny #comedy #british #britishwildlife #sketch #doodle #art #artist #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #lover #bf @rspb @btobirds @wwtworldwide @birdlife.international @dalerrowney1783

Looking for love #birbtinder returns 🦅

Meet Dee - she’s a dunnock with D e m a n d s . She wants to have a big brood, but she’s happy to leave her man to raise the kids whilst she gallivants off with the next bloke. She’s into non-monogamy big time, and likes to search for seeds down low (under the feeders).

Requested by @haydn.fox_ 🌱

The full flock (so far) will be flying with me to @mcmcomiccon next week! And I’ll be introducing you to more of the gang soon!!

Who would you like to see next?

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#tinder #love #bird #birb #relationship #nonmonogamous #polyamorous #dunnock #wildlife #nature #scicomm #birder #funny #comedy #british #britishwildlife #sketch #doodle #art #artist #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #lover #bf @rspb @btobirds @wwtworldwide @birdlife.international @dalerrowney1783

Within

I’ve been doing macro photography for over 15 years now - I’ve always loved how accessible it is; invertebrates are everywhere, and it is always so exciting finding some with my camera lens & playing around with showing an entry point & immersion into their world.

This lil fellow is a weevil, probable a short-nosed or nettle weevil 🌱 they are often on umbellifers or nettles (hence the name!) so keep an eye out when you’re out walking!

@secret_skylark got a sneak peek of this (and others!) last night! Would you like to see more?

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📸 @lumix S5 with @sigmauk macro lens

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@girlswhoclick @wildlife.camerawomen @thewildlifetrusts @buglife_ict @bugawards @cupoty @igpoty @mpbcom @wexphotovideo #photo #wildlife #bug #weevil #insect #invert #macro #macrophoto #macrophotographer #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotographer #femalephotographers #girl #femalephotographer #bristol #urban #nettle #nature #explore #explorer @rgs_ibg @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcgetin @bbcearth

Within

I’ve been doing macro photography for over 15 years now - I’ve always loved how accessible it is; invertebrates are everywhere, and it is always so exciting finding some with my camera lens & playing around with showing an entry point & immersion into their world.

This lil fellow is a weevil, probable a short-nosed or nettle weevil 🌱 they are often on umbellifers or nettles (hence the name!) so keep an eye out when you’re out walking!

@secret_skylark got a sneak peek of this (and others!) last night! Would you like to see more?

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📸 @lumix S5 with @sigmauk macro lens

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@girlswhoclick @wildlife.camerawomen @thewildlifetrusts @buglife_ict @bugawards @cupoty @igpoty @mpbcom @wexphotovideo #photo #wildlife #bug #weevil #insect #invert #macro #macrophoto #macrophotographer #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotographer #femalephotographers #girl #femalephotographer #bristol #urban #nettle #nature #explore #explorer @rgs_ibg @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcgetin @bbcearth

Superrrrr late, but here’s my take on the #narrator trend. I didn’t want to use AI 🙅🏻‍♀️ so @blue_apogee did the voiceover for me, when I managed to write the script between chaotic train travel!

A few people have asked me lately how I got into #wildlifeart and #wildlifeartivism, so I felt like this was a fun way of exploring that too!!! 🌱

Also features unofficial cameo of ultimate lab partner @all_things_small_and_squelchy 🦀🐀

I hope you enjoy!! And if you have any Qs (or requests!) pop them in the comments 🌀

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Key things I mentioned!
@dswfwildlifeart / @dswfwildlife Wildlife Artist of the Year (annual competition)
@dalerrowney1783 Artist
@oxford_uni @biologyoxford studying at @lmhoxford
@uwebristol @ma_wildlifefilmmaking
@bbcstudios inc. @andyday81’s adventures!
@britishecolsoc undergraduate summer school
@btobirds bird ringing & Youth Advisory Panel!! (Didn’t mention YAP, but I meant to!!!)

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#artist #art #mystory #noai #wildlife #nature #story #bio #hello #intro #new #newreel #fyp #asmr #trending #lofi #vo #voiceover #calm #meetthemakers #creative #film #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #wildlifefilm #bbc #birds #biology

Superrrrr late, but here’s my take on the #narrator trend. I didn’t want to use AI 🙅🏻‍♀️ so @blue_apogee did the voiceover for me, when I managed to write the script between chaotic train travel!

A few people have asked me lately how I got into #wildlifeart and #wildlifeartivism, so I felt like this was a fun way of exploring that too!!! 🌱

Also features unofficial cameo of ultimate lab partner @all_things_small_and_squelchy 🦀🐀

I hope you enjoy!! And if you have any Qs (or requests!) pop them in the comments 🌀

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Key things I mentioned!
@dswfwildlifeart / @dswfwildlife Wildlife Artist of the Year (annual competition)
@dalerrowney1783 Artist
@oxford_uni @biologyoxford studying at @lmhoxford
@uwebristol @ma_wildlifefilmmaking
@bbcstudios inc. @andyday81’s adventures!
@britishecolsoc undergraduate summer school
@btobirds bird ringing & Youth Advisory Panel!! (Didn’t mention YAP, but I meant to!!!)

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#artist #art #mystory #noai #wildlife #nature #story #bio #hello #intro #new #newreel #fyp #asmr #trending #lofi #vo #voiceover #calm #meetthemakers #creative #film #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #wildlifefilm #bbc #birds #biology

I’m so so SO nervous but also VERY excited to introduce “I, me, moor”!!!

An illustrated ecological fairytale about the Yorkshire Dales National Parks, telling the story of a girl called Mimi, who has synaesthesia and a unique connection to the moorlands she grows up in. ✨🌱🐦‍⬛

A GIANT thank you to the amazing @campaign4parks for awarding me one of their 2024/5 New Perspectives Storytellers Grants, made possible by @heritagefunduk ‬ 🩵

The book launches on the 19th of May (preorder link in bio!!!!), it will also be available digitally! ✨

The book launch is accompanied by a musical EP called ‘For evermore, Forever moor’, by the amazing @sam_lightfoot_loftus of @eofishermen‬, with @chuck_loris & @alicewolffwhitehouse. This will also be launching on the 19th of May!! 🎶

Drop a comment below if you’re excited, or have any Qs! And keep your eyes peeled on May 19th!

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#art #artist #illustrator #writer #book #booklaunch #fairytale #cnp #hlf #newperspectives #moors #yorkshire #moorland #heather #animation #ep #music #newbook #illustration #newwriter #fantasy #magic #shortstory #sketch #nature #wildlife #wildlifeartivism #launch #newreel #nationalpark @lumix @procreate @adobeuk @adobecreativecloud @dalerrowney1783

I’m so so SO nervous but also VERY excited to introduce “I, me, moor”!!!

An illustrated ecological fairytale about the Yorkshire Dales National Parks, telling the story of a girl called Mimi, who has synaesthesia and a unique connection to the moorlands she grows up in. ✨🌱🐦‍⬛

A GIANT thank you to the amazing @campaign4parks for awarding me one of their 2024/5 New Perspectives Storytellers Grants, made possible by @heritagefunduk ‬ 🩵

The book launches on the 19th of May (preorder link in bio!!!!), it will also be available digitally! ✨

The book launch is accompanied by a musical EP called ‘For evermore, Forever moor’, by the amazing @sam_lightfoot_loftus of @eofishermen‬, with @chuck_loris & @alicewolffwhitehouse. This will also be launching on the 19th of May!! 🎶

Drop a comment below if you’re excited, or have any Qs! And keep your eyes peeled on May 19th!

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#art #artist #illustrator #writer #book #booklaunch #fairytale #cnp #hlf #newperspectives #moors #yorkshire #moorland #heather #animation #ep #music #newbook #illustration #newwriter #fantasy #magic #shortstory #sketch #nature #wildlife #wildlifeartivism #launch #newreel #nationalpark @lumix @procreate @adobeuk @adobecreativecloud @dalerrowney1783

What happens if a wildlife artist & a historian play a card game together? 🐻

@blue_apogee joined me to play bear risk - or ‘Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River’ - we definitely discovered who’s more competitive (hint: it’s me), and had a lot of giggles trying to get our heads round the game!

So if you’re having a thundery Sunday evening (like I am!) then hopefully you can have a laugh at us messing around with some beautiful bear cards, based on Alaska’s #fatbearweek 🐻

Thank you so much @ospreygames for #gifting me this beautiful game!! #ad #gifted

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#bear #fatbear #asmr #couple #game #relationship #nature #funny #cards #newreel #newgame #art #artist #wildlife #alaska #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #silly #sunday #bears #bearweek @bloomsburyoutdoors

What happens if a wildlife artist & a historian play a card game together? 🐻

@blue_apogee joined me to play bear risk - or ‘Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River’ - we definitely discovered who’s more competitive (hint: it’s me), and had a lot of giggles trying to get our heads round the game!

So if you’re having a thundery Sunday evening (like I am!) then hopefully you can have a laugh at us messing around with some beautiful bear cards, based on Alaska’s #fatbearweek 🐻

Thank you so much @ospreygames for #gifting me this beautiful game!! #ad #gifted

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#bear #fatbear #asmr #couple #game #relationship #nature #funny #cards #newreel #newgame #art #artist #wildlife #alaska #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #silly #sunday #bears #bearweek @bloomsburyoutdoors

✨ it’a giving teapot energy, mixed with whimsy forest nymph & bookworm✨

I am SUPER hyped to be in the @bloomsburypublishing creator circle! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love reading and writing - I’m a sucker for fantasy, fairytales, sci-fi, and (of course!) nature!!

In honour of this, and because @bloomsburyoutdoors #gifted me Tim Birkhead’s latest “The Great Auk”, I’ve been sketching some auks lately.

The Great Auk is one of the most tragic extinctions, caused solely by human exploitation for feathers, meat, fat, and oil.

As Birkhead explains in his book, Auks are flightless. And flightless birds and much more vulnerable to exploitation & predation (just like the dodo 🦤).

It’s an utter joy reading “The Great Auk”. Birkhead has the most magical way of writing, even about something tragic. He is - in my opinion - one of the best science writers, and I honestly couldn’t recommend this book more!

Some #bts videos of me doodling - one is in a super loose style; and both are blue - it just felt like blue was right for this piece.

@bloomsburyoutdoors #ad

Ps! I made the mask and I love it 🩷 I hope you do too!

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#bookstagrammer #book #bookreviewer #bloomsbury #BCC #bird #birdnerd #art #artist #mask #doodle #sketch #extinct #newbook #booklover #nature #natureart #whimsigoth #auk

✨ it’a giving teapot energy, mixed with whimsy forest nymph & bookworm✨

I am SUPER hyped to be in the @bloomsburypublishing creator circle! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love reading and writing - I’m a sucker for fantasy, fairytales, sci-fi, and (of course!) nature!!

In honour of this, and because @bloomsburyoutdoors #gifted me Tim Birkhead’s latest “The Great Auk”, I’ve been sketching some auks lately.

The Great Auk is one of the most tragic extinctions, caused solely by human exploitation for feathers, meat, fat, and oil.

As Birkhead explains in his book, Auks are flightless. And flightless birds and much more vulnerable to exploitation & predation (just like the dodo 🦤).

It’s an utter joy reading “The Great Auk”. Birkhead has the most magical way of writing, even about something tragic. He is - in my opinion - one of the best science writers, and I honestly couldn’t recommend this book more!

Some #bts videos of me doodling - one is in a super loose style; and both are blue - it just felt like blue was right for this piece.

@bloomsburyoutdoors #ad

Ps! I made the mask and I love it 🩷 I hope you do too!

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#bookstagrammer #book #bookreviewer #bloomsbury #BCC #bird #birdnerd #art #artist #mask #doodle #sketch #extinct #newbook #booklover #nature #natureart #whimsigoth #auk

🌸 Making masks 🌸

I’m currently working on various new project ideas & ways of exploring my art differently.

Part of one of these ideas involves ✨mask making✨; using a mix of paper, paint, & natural materials (petals!) to make vibrant masks depicting different species and themes.

For this floral mask, I hope it highlights some of the botanical beauty which surrounds us on a daily basis; and perhaps you’ll even take up #nomowmay to encourage more flowers (and invertebrates!) to visit your garden or green space!

I’m honestly so excited to be playing around with this concept, and I really hope you like this first result!!! 🩷

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#art #masks #fashion #masquerade #flower #driedflower #flowers #artist #wildlife #nature #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #meadows #garden #model #new #wildlifeartist #eco #scicomm #makeup

🌸 Making masks 🌸

I’m currently working on various new project ideas & ways of exploring my art differently.

Part of one of these ideas involves ✨mask making✨; using a mix of paper, paint, & natural materials (petals!) to make vibrant masks depicting different species and themes.

For this floral mask, I hope it highlights some of the botanical beauty which surrounds us on a daily basis; and perhaps you’ll even take up #nomowmay to encourage more flowers (and invertebrates!) to visit your garden or green space!

I’m honestly so excited to be playing around with this concept, and I really hope you like this first result!!! 🩷

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#art #masks #fashion #masquerade #flower #driedflower #flowers #artist #wildlife #nature #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #meadows #garden #model #new #wildlifeartist #eco #scicomm #makeup

We told the kids I was a ghost 👻

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#piano #music #hauntedhouse #ghost #pianist #thepiano #camp #funny

We told the kids I was a ghost 👻

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#piano #music #hauntedhouse #ghost #pianist #thepiano #camp #funny

4.5K giveaway! ✨

My wee account is almost 5 years old, and I’m very grateful to everyone who has joined me on my #wildlifeartivism & creative conservation journey since then!!

So - a lil giveaway of some of my latest things as a THANK YOU! 🩷

To enter:
✨ FOLLOW me (if you aren’t already!)
✨ LIKE this post
✨ SHARE on your story (tag me so I can see!)

🌀 BONUS ENTRY if you COMMENT

Giveaway CLOSES on 14th May!!

[open internationally, but international postage applies. UK postage is free]

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#giveaway #art #artgiveaway #contest #artist #wildlife #nature #print #prints #artprint #bobbie #dog #petart #cute #sticker #stickers #doodle #sketch #foryou #fyp #gift #share

4.5K giveaway! ✨

My wee account is almost 5 years old, and I’m very grateful to everyone who has joined me on my #wildlifeartivism & creative conservation journey since then!!

So - a lil giveaway of some of my latest things as a THANK YOU! 🩷

To enter:
✨ FOLLOW me (if you aren’t already!)
✨ LIKE this post
✨ SHARE on your story (tag me so I can see!)

🌀 BONUS ENTRY if you COMMENT

Giveaway CLOSES on 14th May!!

[open internationally, but international postage applies. UK postage is free]

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#giveaway #art #artgiveaway #contest #artist #wildlife #nature #print #prints #artprint #bobbie #dog #petart #cute #sticker #stickers #doodle #sketch #foryou #fyp #gift #share

A very @katie.monkk infused collage, to celebrate my very first mural!!!!!!! 🌱🦋✨

The mural was part of @uniofstandrews’s Biodiversity Awareness Day 2025, which was in collaboration with @speciesontheedge_

The aim was to focus on endangered species found around Fife - so the star of the mural is the vulnerable Northern Brown Argus Butterfly!

The rest of the mural features different plants found around Fife - many of which are also endangered.

It was honestly so, so much fun working on this!! The mural was painting by some of the students of St Andrews, (as well as me!), and it was honestly so amazing to see them bringing my design to life! 🌀

I’m honestly so very grateful to Katie, who absolutely aced the entire day, and who was so wonderful to work with on this!!!! Give her lots of love 🩵

And if you’d like to commission me for more murals, I’d love that!!!!!!! (Definitely want to do more!)

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#art #mural #muralart #muralartist #scotland #fife #scottish #butterfly #standrews #artist #nature #paint #ink #wildlife #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #insect #bug #big #beautiful #cute #animation #procreate #bts #sketch #doodle #forhire @dalerrowney1783 @biodiversity.literacy @standrewsmarinesociety @standrewsbotanicgarden @bird.soc.sta @standrewsmarinesociety

A very @katie.monkk infused collage, to celebrate my very first mural!!!!!!! 🌱🦋✨

The mural was part of @uniofstandrews’s Biodiversity Awareness Day 2025, which was in collaboration with @speciesontheedge_

The aim was to focus on endangered species found around Fife - so the star of the mural is the vulnerable Northern Brown Argus Butterfly!

The rest of the mural features different plants found around Fife - many of which are also endangered.

It was honestly so, so much fun working on this!! The mural was painting by some of the students of St Andrews, (as well as me!), and it was honestly so amazing to see them bringing my design to life! 🌀

I’m honestly so very grateful to Katie, who absolutely aced the entire day, and who was so wonderful to work with on this!!!! Give her lots of love 🩵

And if you’d like to commission me for more murals, I’d love that!!!!!!! (Definitely want to do more!)

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#art #mural #muralart #muralartist #scotland #fife #scottish #butterfly #standrews #artist #nature #paint #ink #wildlife #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #insect #bug #big #beautiful #cute #animation #procreate #bts #sketch #doodle #forhire @dalerrowney1783 @biodiversity.literacy @standrewsmarinesociety @standrewsbotanicgarden @bird.soc.sta @standrewsmarinesociety

Some postcard-esque updates! 🌱

1. I was far too shy to post about this at the time, but my piece Savannah II (based on a gorgeous photo by @alice_peretie) was in this year’s @jacksons_art_prize extended longlist!!! I’m honestly so happy, as I love this piece, and I’d never entered Jackson’s before - it means a lot to get wildlife art into places where it isn’t as prevalent

2. Pressing fallen flower petals & leaves - all for a new project I’m working on, and hopefully a new project in the near future… #mossgirl 🌸 iykyk

3. Teaching art & bringing the concept of #wildlifeartivism to more students! This pic is from teaching at the gorgeous @bedalesschool with @dswfwildlifeart

4. Working on the finishing touches for my ecological fairytale “I, me, moor”, with @campaign4parks!! This is a lil animation that accompanies the beautiful music @sam_lightfoot_loftus & @chuck_loris created for the project ✨

5. Sketches! Sketchbooking! Keeping it arty whilst I move around

6. A cheeky #bts reel of an excerpt of the mural I’ve designed for @standrewsenvironment x @standrewsmarinesociety green week, with @speciesontheedge_ 🦋

Also a wee reminder that my *commissions are open* and I have *lots of capacity to work from May*, so please drop me a message or email (and share with as many people as you can! I would like to be able to afford my rent 🥹) xxx

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#art #artist #wildlife #available #commissionsopen #open #forwork #forhire #illustrator #postcards #week #update #bts #life #editor #film #animator #creative #wildlifeartivism #scicomm #sciart #nature #create #contentcreator #new #mural #muralartist #illustration #butterfly

Some postcard-esque updates! 🌱

1. I was far too shy to post about this at the time, but my piece Savannah II (based on a gorgeous photo by @alice_peretie) was in this year’s @jacksons_art_prize extended longlist!!! I’m honestly so happy, as I love this piece, and I’d never entered Jackson’s before - it means a lot to get wildlife art into places where it isn’t as prevalent

2. Pressing fallen flower petals & leaves - all for a new project I’m working on, and hopefully a new project in the near future… #mossgirl 🌸 iykyk

3. Teaching art & bringing the concept of #wildlifeartivism to more students! This pic is from teaching at the gorgeous @bedalesschool with @dswfwildlifeart

4. Working on the finishing touches for my ecological fairytale “I, me, moor”, with @campaign4parks!! This is a lil animation that accompanies the beautiful music @sam_lightfoot_loftus & @chuck_loris created for the project ✨

5. Sketches! Sketchbooking! Keeping it arty whilst I move around

6. A cheeky #bts reel of an excerpt of the mural I’ve designed for @standrewsenvironment x @standrewsmarinesociety green week, with @speciesontheedge_ 🦋

Also a wee reminder that my *commissions are open* and I have *lots of capacity to work from May*, so please drop me a message or email (and share with as many people as you can! I would like to be able to afford my rent 🥹) xxx

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#art #artist #wildlife #available #commissionsopen #open #forwork #forhire #illustrator #postcards #week #update #bts #life #editor #film #animator #creative #wildlifeartivism #scicomm #sciart #nature #create #contentcreator #new #mural #muralartist #illustration #butterfly

I did some humming & improvising and did a wee drawing at the same time !

Starling recording is from Xeno Canto :) drawing is in charcoal, pen, & pencil; vocals are me

#earthday

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#music #singer #hum #song #starling #charcoal #sketch #improvise #acoustic #asmr

I did some humming & improvising and did a wee drawing at the same time !

Starling recording is from Xeno Canto :) drawing is in charcoal, pen, & pencil; vocals are me

#earthday

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#music #singer #hum #song #starling #charcoal #sketch #improvise #acoustic #asmr

Superhero sparrow is *here* to save the world this #earthday

If only things were that easy >.> ; but even tiny pieces of art can make waves and make a difference & make the world a slightly lovelier place 🩵

#ad made with @huecameras @hueanimation stop motion animation kit 📸

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#earthday2025 #sparrowhawk #superhero #stopmotion #animation #art #wildlifeartivism #artist #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #bird #superhero #hero #editor #editing #fun #funny #short #reel #new #animator #flight #wildlife #nature #british

Superhero sparrow is *here* to save the world this #earthday

If only things were that easy >.> ; but even tiny pieces of art can make waves and make a difference & make the world a slightly lovelier place 🩵

#ad made with @huecameras @hueanimation stop motion animation kit 📸

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#earthday2025 #sparrowhawk #superhero #stopmotion #animation #art #wildlifeartivism #artist #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #bird #superhero #hero #editor #editing #fun #funny #short #reel #new #animator #flight #wildlife #nature #british

Something relaxing for you in a tumultuous time - hedgehog drawing 🦔🦔🦔🦔

Someone requested this a wee while ago, so here’s it is!!!!!!

Have fun, and lemme know any other requests in the comments ⬇️

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📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎨 @dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative pencils on @archespapers
🎶 “last stop” by kneat, @bensound
👖 @lucyandyak boiler suit!

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#art #artist #drawwithme #draw #drawing #drawalong #hedgehog #spring #easter #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #natureart #pencil #pencilsketches #sketch #sketching #mindful #asmr #relax #artasmr #short #reel #new #doodle #doodling #🦔 #inmyyaks #british @dswfwildlifeart @dswfwildlife @mammalsociety @mammalsocietyyouth @lucyandyakbristol @thehedgehogsociety @tiggywinklesuk

Something relaxing for you in a tumultuous time - hedgehog drawing 🦔🦔🦔🦔

Someone requested this a wee while ago, so here’s it is!!!!!!

Have fun, and lemme know any other requests in the comments ⬇️

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📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎨 @dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative pencils on @archespapers
🎶 “last stop” by kneat, @bensound
👖 @lucyandyak boiler suit!

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#art #artist #drawwithme #draw #drawing #drawalong #hedgehog #spring #easter #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #natureart #pencil #pencilsketches #sketch #sketching #mindful #asmr #relax #artasmr #short #reel #new #doodle #doodling #🦔 #inmyyaks #british @dswfwildlifeart @dswfwildlife @mammalsociety @mammalsocietyyouth @lucyandyakbristol @thehedgehogsociety @tiggywinklesuk

A nice lil reminder that creativity comes from everything - nature, wildlife, friends, music…. (that’s what it’s all about, after all)

This is a v cute trend & I spent way too long editing this ✨ but plz do your own & show me as I’d love to see what makes you create ❤️

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#almostforgot #wholepoint #takemyhand #edit #art #artist #nature #mindful #trending #artist #editor #wildlife #fyp #eco #girlies #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #british #cute #short #inspiration #creative #create

A nice lil reminder that creativity comes from everything - nature, wildlife, friends, music…. (that’s what it’s all about, after all)

This is a v cute trend & I spent way too long editing this ✨ but plz do your own & show me as I’d love to see what makes you create ❤️

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#almostforgot #wholepoint #takemyhand #edit #art #artist #nature #mindful #trending #artist #editor #wildlife #fyp #eco #girlies #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #british #cute #short #inspiration #creative #create

It’s #worldartday - so I thought I’d show some recent pages from my sketchbook!

Sketchbooking is something I only started doing regularly last year. Moving around with work means that having a sketchbook on me lets me doodle & daydream based off my surroundings. I feel like it gives me the space to experiment, and play around with new styles.

Anyway, here are some recent doodles - let me know which ones you like!

And swipe for a heart-shaped leaf surprise 🍃

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#art #artist #sketch #sketchbook #showyoursketchbook #doodle #sketching #doodling #cat #pencil #pen #landscape #corfu #greece #illustration #illustrator #wildlife #animal #dog #adventure #travel #sea #sun #artdaily #artistsoninstagram @theaoi

It’s #worldartday - so I thought I’d show some recent pages from my sketchbook!

Sketchbooking is something I only started doing regularly last year. Moving around with work means that having a sketchbook on me lets me doodle & daydream based off my surroundings. I feel like it gives me the space to experiment, and play around with new styles.

Anyway, here are some recent doodles - let me know which ones you like!

And swipe for a heart-shaped leaf surprise 🍃

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#art #artist #sketch #sketchbook #showyoursketchbook #doodle #sketching #doodling #cat #pencil #pen #landscape #corfu #greece #illustration #illustrator #wildlife #animal #dog #adventure #travel #sea #sun #artdaily #artistsoninstagram @theaoi

I’m back from my mini hiatus! ✨🌀
And I thought it was a fab opportunity to hop on the current #doll trend… but with my own twist. (Hint: I did it, that’s the twist)

Generative AI has the potential to be incredibly damaging to artists & the environment. AI has the capacity to help us in many ways & in many industries - but there is a time & a place for using it - and I strongly believe using it to take jobs & opportunities away from creatives is not that.

Anyway, my wee doodle is done in @procreate - swipe for process reel! ✨

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#aiactionfigure #starterpack #ai #gpt #artistsagainstai #realartist #artists #artistssupportartists #artistssupportpledge #art #illustration #dollaesthetic #barbie #procreate #illustrator #artivism #activism #thoughts #hiatus #doodle #procreate #digital

I’m back from my mini hiatus! ✨🌀
And I thought it was a fab opportunity to hop on the current #doll trend… but with my own twist. (Hint: I did it, that’s the twist)

Generative AI has the potential to be incredibly damaging to artists & the environment. AI has the capacity to help us in many ways & in many industries - but there is a time & a place for using it - and I strongly believe using it to take jobs & opportunities away from creatives is not that.

Anyway, my wee doodle is done in @procreate - swipe for process reel! ✨

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#aiactionfigure #starterpack #ai #gpt #artistsagainstai #realartist #artists #artistssupportartists #artistssupportpledge #art #illustration #dollaesthetic #barbie #procreate #illustrator #artivism #activism #thoughts #hiatus #doodle #procreate #digital

Uncovering artivism, as I work on a new #wildlifeartivism piece “How do you like your eggs?”

Using @birdlife.international new Datazone, I focused on 5 species of endangered & declining birds, all of which are threatened by the illegal egg trade & egg poaching.

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#art #artist #egg #birdlife #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #scicomm #birdlife #datazone #reel #process #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #doodle #watercolor #watercolour #ink #inks #sketch @dalerrowney1783 @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @rspb @adobeuk @adobecreate

Uncovering artivism, as I work on a new #wildlifeartivism piece “How do you like your eggs?”

Using @birdlife.international new Datazone, I focused on 5 species of endangered & declining birds, all of which are threatened by the illegal egg trade & egg poaching.

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#art #artist #egg #birdlife #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #scicomm #birdlife #datazone #reel #process #wildlifeartist #wildlifeart #doodle #watercolor #watercolour #ink #inks #sketch @dalerrowney1783 @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @rspb @adobeuk @adobecreate

I’m just a walrus

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#walrus #art #curvy #charcoal #big #artist

I’m just a walrus

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#walrus #art #curvy #charcoal #big #artist

Lonely Starling, Part 1

A tiny stop motion animation, inspired by the solo starling I see singing every day, trying to find a mate ❤️

Created using @huecameras’s Animation Studio Kit #ad #gifted

Keep your eyes peeled for part 2…

Starling song from Xeno canto!

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#animation #stopmotion #art #artist #bird #birdsong #sing #singing #animate #animator #HUE #wildlife #nature #starling #urban #city #love #lookingforlove #alone

Lonely Starling, Part 1

A tiny stop motion animation, inspired by the solo starling I see singing every day, trying to find a mate ❤️

Created using @huecameras’s Animation Studio Kit #ad #gifted

Keep your eyes peeled for part 2…

Starling song from Xeno canto!

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#animation #stopmotion #art #artist #bird #birdsong #sing #singing #animate #animator #HUE #wildlife #nature #starling #urban #city #love #lookingforlove #alone

Draw a walrus with me!

(But it’s pure ASMR)

This big lad is gonna be part of a new series - a collection that’s been living in my head for a while… but more on that soon.

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#asmr #art #artasmr #artist #biro #charcoal #walrus #big #nature #sketch #doodle #bigboi #chunky #bts #reel #new

Draw a walrus with me!

(But it’s pure ASMR)

This big lad is gonna be part of a new series - a collection that’s been living in my head for a while… but more on that soon.

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#asmr #art #artasmr #artist #biro #charcoal #walrus #big #nature #sketch #doodle #bigboi #chunky #bts #reel #new

Expectation vs reality, @mcmcomiccon style!

One day I’ll see my floor again… but today is not that day 🙃

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#art #bts #comiccon #artist #messy #studio #reel #short #mcmcomicconlondon

Expectation vs reality, @mcmcomiccon style!

One day I’ll see my floor again… but today is not that day 🙃

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#art #bts #comiccon #artist #messy #studio #reel #short #mcmcomicconlondon

Unanswered duet

I have been drawn to & inspired by the devastatingly sad story of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō since I first came across the species in @lemoncholy_’s beautiful animation “bird song” (please go and watch it, you won’t regret it).

Found on the islands of Hawaii, the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō became extinct around 1987 (when its hauntingly beautiful song was last heard).

One of the biggest reasons the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō became extinct was due to the introduction of predators & mosquito-borne diseases.

This #wildlifeartivism piece depicts the sonogram of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, its instantly recognisable sharp notes, sung as part of a courtship duet between partners.

As the piece progresses from left to right, the song becomes distorted by the sonogram of humming mosquitoes. Within the chaos, a lone Kauaʻi ʻōʻō sits, its own song, in smaller form, spilling out - unanswered.

The story of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō has always broken my heart (the animation by Michelle makes me cry) - not only does it mark the extinction of a species, but the extinction of an entire avian family: Mohoidae.

There are quite a lot of levels and layers to this #artivism piece, which is also a lot more abstract than some of my others. I hope that - if nothing else - it makes you think.

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 inks on mountboard
📸 @lumix S5

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#art #artist #wildlife #hawaii #extinction #bird #birdart #birds #birdfreaks #artofinstagram #ink #inktober #inks #rainforest #extinct #nature #song #abstract #abstractart #wildlifeart #abstractartists #wildlifeartist #sketch #doodle @dswfwildlifeart @birdandblendtea @birdlife.international @jacksons_art @jackwolfskin @zeissnature @btobirds @rspb @wwf @wwtworldwide @birda @feministbirdclub

Unanswered duet

I have been drawn to & inspired by the devastatingly sad story of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō since I first came across the species in @lemoncholy_’s beautiful animation “bird song” (please go and watch it, you won’t regret it).

Found on the islands of Hawaii, the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō became extinct around 1987 (when its hauntingly beautiful song was last heard).

One of the biggest reasons the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō became extinct was due to the introduction of predators & mosquito-borne diseases.

This #wildlifeartivism piece depicts the sonogram of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, its instantly recognisable sharp notes, sung as part of a courtship duet between partners.

As the piece progresses from left to right, the song becomes distorted by the sonogram of humming mosquitoes. Within the chaos, a lone Kauaʻi ʻōʻō sits, its own song, in smaller form, spilling out - unanswered.

The story of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō has always broken my heart (the animation by Michelle makes me cry) - not only does it mark the extinction of a species, but the extinction of an entire avian family: Mohoidae.

There are quite a lot of levels and layers to this #artivism piece, which is also a lot more abstract than some of my others. I hope that - if nothing else - it makes you think.

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 inks on mountboard
📸 @lumix S5

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#art #artist #wildlife #hawaii #extinction #bird #birdart #birds #birdfreaks #artofinstagram #ink #inktober #inks #rainforest #extinct #nature #song #abstract #abstractart #wildlifeart #abstractartists #wildlifeartist #sketch #doodle @dswfwildlifeart @birdandblendtea @birdlife.international @jacksons_art @jackwolfskin @zeissnature @btobirds @rspb @wwf @wwtworldwide @birda @feministbirdclub

Draw some wild things!!!! 🦊🐘🦧🦩🦡🐝✨

My first proper collection of “how to draw…” worksheets is here!!! I’ve made it specially for London @mcmcomiccon (May 23-25th, come and see me!), but you can also order one now from my shop! (Link in bio)

There are also some wee animal facts along the way, and it’s split approximately into different levels :)) currently there are only 50 copies (and quite a few have gone!) - I will be ordering more, but if you’d like one, do buy one!! 🥰✨ there’s even an artivism drawing at the end!!!! 🌀

Here are some wee pics of the book - including me getting distracted by a cute cat (📸 by @blue_apogee)

Drop me a DM if you have any Qs, and happy doodling!!!!

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#book #artbook #howto #howtodraw #doodle #wild #wildthing #wildlife #animal #drawanimals #sketch #newbook #art #artist #illustrator #illustration #author #writer #fyp #draw #drawing #thingstodo #create #creative #mindful #relax #colour #bird #vinted #cat @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @bloomsburypublishing @bloomsburyoutdoors @jacksons_art_prize @dalerrowney1783 @procreate @print.work

Draw some wild things!!!! 🦊🐘🦧🦩🦡🐝✨

My first proper collection of “how to draw…” worksheets is here!!! I’ve made it specially for London @mcmcomiccon (May 23-25th, come and see me!), but you can also order one now from my shop! (Link in bio)

There are also some wee animal facts along the way, and it’s split approximately into different levels :)) currently there are only 50 copies (and quite a few have gone!) - I will be ordering more, but if you’d like one, do buy one!! 🥰✨ there’s even an artivism drawing at the end!!!! 🌀

Here are some wee pics of the book - including me getting distracted by a cute cat (📸 by @blue_apogee)

Drop me a DM if you have any Qs, and happy doodling!!!!

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#book #artbook #howto #howtodraw #doodle #wild #wildthing #wildlife #animal #drawanimals #sketch #newbook #art #artist #illustrator #illustration #author #writer #fyp #draw #drawing #thingstodo #create #creative #mindful #relax #colour #bird #vinted #cat @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @bloomsburypublishing @bloomsburyoutdoors @jacksons_art_prize @dalerrowney1783 @procreate @print.work

Yesterday was the first time I’ve taken “A Girl & Birds” somewhere in an in-person, public-facing capacity. 32 artworks, many depicting anonymised quotes from people (not just women) who are speaking out about both the good & bad within birding.

The exhibition accompanies my piece written about my own complex relationship with ornithology - you can read it on @btobirds’s website, via the link in my bio.

It was both terrifying & heartening to see so many people engaging and interacting with the exhibition & with my writing (in the book!) at Hampshire Ornithological Society’s Annual Conference at @stswithunsgirls

It was also really promising to speak to so many people about safety & change with birding, bird ringing, & the environmental sector - including the fabulous @chrisgpackham2 & @casualbirderpodcast

A massive thank you to The Eric Hoskings Trust, who made both the exhibition & book possible; and to the @btobirds for supporting me with “A Girl & Birds”, and continue to push the conversation & drive change.

Also a BIG thank you to the wonderful @estherumsey18, @jogoodfellow13, @freddlescg, & BTO Youth for helping me with the exhibition & logistics; it genuinely wouldn’t have been possible without you. 🩵

(Seeing the partial eclipse was a surprise bonus - thank you to the lovely guy from @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays who let us look through his obsidian!)

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#artivism #wildlifeartivism #ptsd #trauma #birdringing #bird #birder #birds #birdlover #hos #winchester #nature #conservation #agirlandbirds #btoyouth #metoo #sexism #equality #art #artist #exhibition #writing #writer #mystory #tw #fyp #illustration #girlies #girlpower #womensupportingwomen @rspb @wwtlondon @wwtworldwide @rspbengland @birda @birdandblendtea @zeissnature @birdlife.international @bbcspringwatch @8outof10bats @bbcwomanshour

Yesterday was the first time I’ve taken “A Girl & Birds” somewhere in an in-person, public-facing capacity. 32 artworks, many depicting anonymised quotes from people (not just women) who are speaking out about both the good & bad within birding.

The exhibition accompanies my piece written about my own complex relationship with ornithology - you can read it on @btobirds’s website, via the link in my bio.

It was both terrifying & heartening to see so many people engaging and interacting with the exhibition & with my writing (in the book!) at Hampshire Ornithological Society’s Annual Conference at @stswithunsgirls

It was also really promising to speak to so many people about safety & change with birding, bird ringing, & the environmental sector - including the fabulous @chrisgpackham2 & @casualbirderpodcast

A massive thank you to The Eric Hoskings Trust, who made both the exhibition & book possible; and to the @btobirds for supporting me with “A Girl & Birds”, and continue to push the conversation & drive change.

Also a BIG thank you to the wonderful @estherumsey18, @jogoodfellow13, @freddlescg, & BTO Youth for helping me with the exhibition & logistics; it genuinely wouldn’t have been possible without you. 🩵

(Seeing the partial eclipse was a surprise bonus - thank you to the lovely guy from @naturetrek_wildlife_holidays who let us look through his obsidian!)

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#artivism #wildlifeartivism #ptsd #trauma #birdringing #bird #birder #birds #birdlover #hos #winchester #nature #conservation #agirlandbirds #btoyouth #metoo #sexism #equality #art #artist #exhibition #writing #writer #mystory #tw #fyp #illustration #girlies #girlpower #womensupportingwomen @rspb @wwtlondon @wwtworldwide @rspbengland @birda @birdandblendtea @zeissnature @birdlife.international @bbcspringwatch @8outof10bats @bbcwomanshour

Soft things now it’s spring 🌀

Have you ever picked wild garlic before? 🌱

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#asmr #forage #wild #wildgarlic #garlic #spring #leaf #forest #birdsong #plant #wildchild #nature #adventure

Soft things now it’s spring 🌀

Have you ever picked wild garlic before? 🌱

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#asmr #forage #wild #wildgarlic #garlic #spring #leaf #forest #birdsong #plant #wildchild #nature #adventure

Let’s draw stoats together!! ✨

In partnership with the wonderful @mammalsocietyyouth & @mammalsociety - here’s a lil something to keep you company now spring is springing 🌀

Enjoy! Requests in comments (& plz show me your stoats, I’d love to see them 🥹)

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📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎨 pencil & @dalerrowney1783 watercolours on @cansonpaper
👚 @bigwildthought
🎶 “LoFi” by Vivid Illustrate, via @pixabay

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#asmr #art #artist #howto #drawwithme #draw #drawalong #doodle #sketch #tutorial #mammal #mammalsociety #stoat #british #britishartist #britishwildlife #wildlife #nature #wholesome #cosy #relax #calm #mindful

Let’s draw stoats together!! ✨

In partnership with the wonderful @mammalsocietyyouth & @mammalsociety - here’s a lil something to keep you company now spring is springing 🌀

Enjoy! Requests in comments (& plz show me your stoats, I’d love to see them 🥹)

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📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎨 pencil & @dalerrowney1783 watercolours on @cansonpaper
👚 @bigwildthought
🎶 “LoFi” by Vivid Illustrate, via @pixabay

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#asmr #art #artist #howto #drawwithme #draw #drawalong #doodle #sketch #tutorial #mammal #mammalsociety #stoat #british #britishartist #britishwildlife #wildlife #nature #wholesome #cosy #relax #calm #mindful

It’s finally feeling like spring! 🌀 so here’s some progress on my big hare that I started last year!

This piece is very on and off, I circle back round to it every month or so, and the idea is it’ll be one of the main illustrations for my book about hares, which I’m writing for @penswordbooks @whiteowlbooks_ 🐇

Anyways, enjoy my wiggling while I work whilst listening to @ajrbrothers ✨

🎨 biro on linen canvas, prepped with spray paint & @dalerrowney1783 acrylic inks
📸 @lumix S5
🐇 based on a ref photo taken by my dad :)

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#art #artist #hare #spring #reel #bts #progress #satisfying #wildlife #nature #spraypaintart #biro #ink #pen #doodle #sketch #easter #rabbit #fyp #newreel #book #writer #illustration

It’s finally feeling like spring! 🌀 so here’s some progress on my big hare that I started last year!

This piece is very on and off, I circle back round to it every month or so, and the idea is it’ll be one of the main illustrations for my book about hares, which I’m writing for @penswordbooks @whiteowlbooks_ 🐇

Anyways, enjoy my wiggling while I work whilst listening to @ajrbrothers ✨

🎨 biro on linen canvas, prepped with spray paint & @dalerrowney1783 acrylic inks
📸 @lumix S5
🐇 based on a ref photo taken by my dad :)

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#art #artist #hare #spring #reel #bts #progress #satisfying #wildlife #nature #spraypaintart #biro #ink #pen #doodle #sketch #easter #rabbit #fyp #newreel #book #writer #illustration

Working on the wonderful @stornowayband’s poster for their 2026 @royalalberthall gig (March 30th!) was a proper “pinch me” moment

I absolutely adored coming up with this design with the band (and trust me, there are *many* drafts of this!!) - and I’m so excited to see them taking on such a beautiful, prestigious venue for their 20th anniversary gig, which promises to bring the outside inside!!

Tix drop next week! 🌀 & I’ll be chatting to Ollie on an IG Live later today ✨

🎨 @procreate

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#art #artist #poster #design #procreate #rah #london #music #gig #royalalberthall #concert #stornoway #illustration #digitalillustration #designer #nature #architecture #digital #reel

Working on the wonderful @stornowayband’s poster for their 2026 @royalalberthall gig (March 30th!) was a proper “pinch me” moment

I absolutely adored coming up with this design with the band (and trust me, there are *many* drafts of this!!) - and I’m so excited to see them taking on such a beautiful, prestigious venue for their 20th anniversary gig, which promises to bring the outside inside!!

Tix drop next week! 🌀 & I’ll be chatting to Ollie on an IG Live later today ✨

🎨 @procreate

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#art #artist #poster #design #procreate #rah #london #music #gig #royalalberthall #concert #stornoway #illustration #digitalillustration #designer #nature #architecture #digital #reel

Thinking of you, wish you were here 💌

Inspired by a beautiful post by @barry_happy - here’s my own :)

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#diary #art #artist #museum #relatable #oxford #england #journal #mindfulness #mind #sketch #doodle #thinkingofyou #wishyouwerehere #postcard #letter #poem #poet #writer #notetoself #note #reel #newreel @morethanadodo @oxbiologyball

Thinking of you, wish you were here 💌

Inspired by a beautiful post by @barry_happy - here’s my own :)

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#diary #art #artist #museum #relatable #oxford #england #journal #mindfulness #mind #sketch #doodle #thinkingofyou #wishyouwerehere #postcard #letter #poem #poet #writer #notetoself #note #reel #newreel @morethanadodo @oxbiologyball

I am *SO* excited (and honestly cannot believe it) that I’m going to have an artist stand at London @mcmcomiccon this May (23-25th)!!!

The last 24 hours have been quite surreal to say the least - I applied because @zoec33 encouraged me to when we went to Comic-Con last year. We met lots of incredibly talented artists, one of whom is the amazing @jemmajamieskidmore, and she was also really encouraging of me ❤️ - so a big thank you to both of them, as well as the ever-supporting @blue_apogee 🌀

I’ve never done an art market before, so the run-up to May is already requiring a lot of prep & planning; and I thought I’d be fun to try and share some of that journey here!

I really cannot express how excited I am (and also very nervous & full of imposter-syndrome) - I can’t wait to bring wildlife art, silly doodles, and wildlife artivism to @excellondon

In the meantime, some ideas, chats with @jetthepidg about said ideas, and some pics from last year’s Comic-Con, ft. my Lila Bard cosplay based on @veschwab’s character!

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#comiccon #MCM #mcmcomicconlondon #london #excel #art #artist #artmarket #artistalley #sketch #doodle #prep #bts #journey #cosplay #costume #wip #fandom

I am *SO* excited (and honestly cannot believe it) that I’m going to have an artist stand at London @mcmcomiccon this May (23-25th)!!!

The last 24 hours have been quite surreal to say the least - I applied because @zoec33 encouraged me to when we went to Comic-Con last year. We met lots of incredibly talented artists, one of whom is the amazing @jemmajamieskidmore, and she was also really encouraging of me ❤️ - so a big thank you to both of them, as well as the ever-supporting @blue_apogee 🌀

I’ve never done an art market before, so the run-up to May is already requiring a lot of prep & planning; and I thought I’d be fun to try and share some of that journey here!

I really cannot express how excited I am (and also very nervous & full of imposter-syndrome) - I can’t wait to bring wildlife art, silly doodles, and wildlife artivism to @excellondon

In the meantime, some ideas, chats with @jetthepidg about said ideas, and some pics from last year’s Comic-Con, ft. my Lila Bard cosplay based on @veschwab’s character!

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#comiccon #MCM #mcmcomicconlondon #london #excel #art #artist #artmarket #artistalley #sketch #doodle #prep #bts #journey #cosplay #costume #wip #fandom

Drawing a tiger in 1 minute*? Why not?! 🐅

* actually took an 1 hour and a half, so here it is on 9000x speed

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@dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative aquarell pencils on @archespapers. Filmed with @huecameras

#art #speed #challenge #reel #artist #tiger #roar #pencil #speedart #speedsketch #wildlife #fyp #new #newreel #message #request #🐅 #pencildrawing #pencilart #satisfyingvideo #timelapse #quick #fast #animal

Drawing a tiger in 1 minute*? Why not?! 🐅

* actually took an 1 hour and a half, so here it is on 9000x speed

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@dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative aquarell pencils on @archespapers. Filmed with @huecameras

#art #speed #challenge #reel #artist #tiger #roar #pencil #speedart #speedsketch #wildlife #fyp #new #newreel #message #request #🐅 #pencildrawing #pencilart #satisfyingvideo #timelapse #quick #fast #animal

*Commissions are open & I’d love to work for you!* ✨

My commissions & work capacity has opened up! And I’d love to work for you!! 🥰

I’m very confident leading & running workshops, masterclasses, and talks - both online & in-person. As well as doing commissions; editing & film; animation; writing; editing; and photography!

Also available as a tutor in biology, English, geography, and art ✨

Drop me a message or an email (link in bio), or get in touch via my website if you’d like to work together! And please share with others!! 🥰🩵

Thank you!!! Xxx

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#art #artist #open #commissions #available #availability #work #job #commisionsopen #commission #filmmaker #editor #writer #tutor #animator #biology #science #wildlife #nature #science #workshop #draw #drawwithme #forhire #intro

*Commissions are open & I’d love to work for you!* ✨

My commissions & work capacity has opened up! And I’d love to work for you!! 🥰

I’m very confident leading & running workshops, masterclasses, and talks - both online & in-person. As well as doing commissions; editing & film; animation; writing; editing; and photography!

Also available as a tutor in biology, English, geography, and art ✨

Drop me a message or an email (link in bio), or get in touch via my website if you’d like to work together! And please share with others!! 🥰🩵

Thank you!!! Xxx

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#art #artist #open #commissions #available #availability #work #job #commisionsopen #commission #filmmaker #editor #writer #tutor #animator #biology #science #wildlife #nature #science #workshop #draw #drawwithme #forhire #intro

For the past 6 months, I’ve been working on a new project, nicknamed INDIGO, as part of @campaign4parks’s New Perspectives Storyteller’s Grant, funded by @heritagefunduk

And I’m *very* excited to share a little bit more about it!!! ✨

Introducing… I, me, moor

A short story infused with folklore, myth, and magic - it follows Mimi, a girl with synaesthesia, as she grows up in the North York Moors National Parks.

Mimi’s moors are colourful, overflowing with a vibrant soundscape - but what will happen to the moors when she leaves?

I, me, moor is illustrated with ink drawings, and will be accompanied by four songs written & performed by the fantastically talented @sam_lightfoot_loftus

I’m so excited for it to be coming out into the world!!! The book should be (hopefully!!) finished by April/May, so give me a shout if you’d like a couple and I can ensure you get one when they release! 🌀

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#imemoor #moor #mimi #fairytale #folklore #shortstory #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #ink #cnp #story #storytellers #hlf #newperspective #writer #book #newbook #prerelease #bts #sneakpeek #release #booklaunch #bookstagram #nature #wildlife #yorkshire #nationalpark #britishwildlife @yorkshiredales @northyorkmoors @ocean_city_media @canopyandstars

For the past 6 months, I’ve been working on a new project, nicknamed INDIGO, as part of @campaign4parks’s New Perspectives Storyteller’s Grant, funded by @heritagefunduk

And I’m *very* excited to share a little bit more about it!!! ✨

Introducing… I, me, moor

A short story infused with folklore, myth, and magic - it follows Mimi, a girl with synaesthesia, as she grows up in the North York Moors National Parks.

Mimi’s moors are colourful, overflowing with a vibrant soundscape - but what will happen to the moors when she leaves?

I, me, moor is illustrated with ink drawings, and will be accompanied by four songs written & performed by the fantastically talented @sam_lightfoot_loftus

I’m so excited for it to be coming out into the world!!! The book should be (hopefully!!) finished by April/May, so give me a shout if you’d like a couple and I can ensure you get one when they release! 🌀

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#imemoor #moor #mimi #fairytale #folklore #shortstory #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #ink #cnp #story #storytellers #hlf #newperspective #writer #book #newbook #prerelease #bts #sneakpeek #release #booklaunch #bookstagram #nature #wildlife #yorkshire #nationalpark #britishwildlife @yorkshiredales @northyorkmoors @ocean_city_media @canopyandstars

Some rambles & doodles about Tony Juniper’s new book “Just Earth”, published by the lovely folks over at @bloomsburyoutdoors who #gifted me a copy for review!

Doodled a snake and a warming, broken earth whilst doing this… it felt fitting 🐍

Really recommend having a read, as it lays everything out in an accessible, engaging way - particularly important for decision makers!

📸 @lumix S5, iPhone, & @huecameras
🎨 Indian inks with calligraphy pen on @dalerrowney1783 300gsm paper
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops LoFi via @pixabay
🌀 #ad

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#art #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #review #nature #wildlife #earth #bloomsbury #climatechange #doodle #ink #snake #inks #world #artist #writer #film #thoughts #climate #climatecrisis #extinction #science #scicomm #read #reading #new #newbook @bloomsburypublishing

Some rambles & doodles about Tony Juniper’s new book “Just Earth”, published by the lovely folks over at @bloomsburyoutdoors who #gifted me a copy for review!

Doodled a snake and a warming, broken earth whilst doing this… it felt fitting 🐍

Really recommend having a read, as it lays everything out in an accessible, engaging way - particularly important for decision makers!

📸 @lumix S5, iPhone, & @huecameras
🎨 Indian inks with calligraphy pen on @dalerrowney1783 300gsm paper
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops LoFi via @pixabay
🌀 #ad

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#art #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #review #nature #wildlife #earth #bloomsbury #climatechange #doodle #ink #snake #inks #world #artist #writer #film #thoughts #climate #climatecrisis #extinction #science #scicomm #read #reading #new #newbook @bloomsburypublishing

Find a bee to film with me! 🐝

Messing around with the @lumix S5 this afternoon whilst following bees warming themselves up and feeding on gorse & early blackthorn!

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#film #short #comewithme #withme #bee #buzz #spring #sun #lumix #shotonlumix #lumixs5 #filmmaker #filmmaking #wildlife #nature #wildlifefilm #wildlifefilmmaking #wildlifefilmmaker #photo #insect #invert #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotos #britishwildlife #cute #cuteanimals @dswfwildlifeart @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcearth @girlswhoclick @girlrising @sheclicksnet @wildlife.camerawomen @thewildlifetrusts @bumblebeeconservationtrust @buglife_ict

Find a bee to film with me! 🐝

Messing around with the @lumix S5 this afternoon whilst following bees warming themselves up and feeding on gorse & early blackthorn!

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#film #short #comewithme #withme #bee #buzz #spring #sun #lumix #shotonlumix #lumixs5 #filmmaker #filmmaking #wildlife #nature #wildlifefilm #wildlifefilmmaking #wildlifefilmmaker #photo #insect #invert #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotos #britishwildlife #cute #cuteanimals @dswfwildlifeart @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcearth @girlswhoclick @girlrising @sheclicksnet @wildlife.camerawomen @thewildlifetrusts @bumblebeeconservationtrust @buglife_ict

It’s #internationalwomensday ✨

So here are 10 women who really inspire me - some of whom have been inspiring me since before I even started this account 🌀

There are obviously SO many people who inspire me constantly, but here are:
@jameydraws
@niqvassie
@clairegouldcamera
@fayenames
@katie.monkk
@veschwab
@inkacresswell
@nunya.r
@stephinto.nature
@tiffany.francis

Which womxn inspire you?

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#women #girlies #girl #woman #womxn #nature #scicomm #art #artist #inspire #inspiration #girlpower @bbcwomanshour #wildlife #science #doodles #collage #reel @procreate

It’s #internationalwomensday ✨

So here are 10 women who really inspire me - some of whom have been inspiring me since before I even started this account 🌀

There are obviously SO many people who inspire me constantly, but here are:
@jameydraws
@niqvassie
@clairegouldcamera
@fayenames
@katie.monkk
@veschwab
@inkacresswell
@nunya.r
@stephinto.nature
@tiffany.francis

Which womxn inspire you?

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#women #girlies #girl #woman #womxn #nature #scicomm #art #artist #inspire #inspiration #girlpower @bbcwomanshour #wildlife #science #doodles #collage #reel @procreate

5 things I wish I’d known when I was starting out as an artist! ✨

1. Don’t stress about your style - it’ll come
2. Experiment with media - especially when faced with an art block
3. Create for you! (You’ll find your people!)
4. Ask other questions and advice
5. Believe in yourself (still WIP for me)

🌀 mix of footage from @ontheedge_org shoots, @dalerrowney1783 x @londongraphiccentre #graduate banner 2023, and WIP footage from new art!

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#art #fyp #advice #reel #artist #5things #5 #five #reflection #creative #creator #youngerself #wildlifeart #bts #thoughts #diary #tips #arttips #arttrend #artadvice #create #doodle #sketch #wip #mindful

5 things I wish I’d known when I was starting out as an artist! ✨

1. Don’t stress about your style - it’ll come
2. Experiment with media - especially when faced with an art block
3. Create for you! (You’ll find your people!)
4. Ask other questions and advice
5. Believe in yourself (still WIP for me)

🌀 mix of footage from @ontheedge_org shoots, @dalerrowney1783 x @londongraphiccentre #graduate banner 2023, and WIP footage from new art!

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#art #fyp #advice #reel #artist #5things #5 #five #reflection #creative #creator #youngerself #wildlifeart #bts #thoughts #diary #tips #arttips #arttrend #artadvice #create #doodle #sketch #wip #mindful

The Spill

There are an average of 2.2 large oils spills ever year, with more than 700 metric tonnes of oil leaked in 2024 alone.

Oil in our oceans is massively damaging to all marine life, from phytoplankton to birds & even our gentle giants, whales.

A study reported by @oceanographic_mag concluded that a 2010 oil spill disaster directly correlates with steep declines in cetacean (whale and dolphin) populations within the area.

This new #wildlifeartivism piece, The Spill, looks at a beached whale in an oily ocean, whilst some of the slick turns into the shapes of oil rigs & platforms that are drilling for more.

In light of new political movements, more protected areas are at risk from oil drilling, and this also increases the risk of future oil spills.

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 #fwinks, various pens, bleach on mount board
📸 @lumix S5 & iPhone

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#oil #oilspill #spill #art #artivism #artist #activism #whale #marine #ink #marinelife #beach #drill #trump #ocean #sea #marinescience #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #dolphin #newart #new #science #scicomm #conservation #energy @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @societyofwildlifeartists @rgs_ibg @mcs_uk @bluemarinefoundation @whalesorg @hwdt_org @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcstudios @bbcearth @artonapostcard @artistoftheyear

The Spill

There are an average of 2.2 large oils spills ever year, with more than 700 metric tonnes of oil leaked in 2024 alone.

Oil in our oceans is massively damaging to all marine life, from phytoplankton to birds & even our gentle giants, whales.

A study reported by @oceanographic_mag concluded that a 2010 oil spill disaster directly correlates with steep declines in cetacean (whale and dolphin) populations within the area.

This new #wildlifeartivism piece, The Spill, looks at a beached whale in an oily ocean, whilst some of the slick turns into the shapes of oil rigs & platforms that are drilling for more.

In light of new political movements, more protected areas are at risk from oil drilling, and this also increases the risk of future oil spills.

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 #fwinks, various pens, bleach on mount board
📸 @lumix S5 & iPhone

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#oil #oilspill #spill #art #artivism #artist #activism #whale #marine #ink #marinelife #beach #drill #trump #ocean #sea #marinescience #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #nature #dolphin #newart #new #science #scicomm #conservation #energy @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @societyofwildlifeartists @rgs_ibg @mcs_uk @bluemarinefoundation @whalesorg @hwdt_org @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcstudios @bbcearth @artonapostcard @artistoftheyear

For the latest issue of @rspb’s Wingbeat magazine, I’ve created a tutorial for how to draw a white-tailed sea eagle 🦅 - and this is the accompanying draw-along video!

Happy doodling - I can’t wait to see your creations, and I got you love doing it, as much as I enjoyed creating it! ✨

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🎨 Pencil & watercolours on @dalerrowney1783 paper
📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops - Lofi Beats; RibhavAgrawal @pixabay

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#draw #drawalong #artist #art #wildlife #nature #wildlifeart #artivism #wildlifeartivism #sketch #wildlifeartist #bird #eagle #birds #drawing #tutorial #drawwithme #howtodraw #howto #rspb #film #short #reel #newart #newfilm #shorts #britishbird #britishartist #watercolor #pen

For the latest issue of @rspb’s Wingbeat magazine, I’ve created a tutorial for how to draw a white-tailed sea eagle 🦅 - and this is the accompanying draw-along video!

Happy doodling - I can’t wait to see your creations, and I got you love doing it, as much as I enjoyed creating it! ✨

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🎨 Pencil & watercolours on @dalerrowney1783 paper
📸 @lumix S5 & @huecameras
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops - Lofi Beats; RibhavAgrawal @pixabay

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Spring into 2025 🌀💛

I’m super hyped to be one of the artists contributing to @dswfwildlife’s new “Art of Survival” collection initiative!

Every season, there’s a new theme for artists within the collection to create to, and the first was “Spring into 2025”, which led me to create “The Boxers” 🐇✨

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I *love* hares, so it was such a joy to work on this piece!

The collection is live on @dswfwildlifeart’s website now (head over to their page for links!), and all pieces are for sale, with 50% of proceeds going to @dswfwildlife to support conservation across Asia & Africa.

I hope you love “The Boxers” as much as I do :)

🎨 Biro & @dalerrowney1783 #fwinks on @archespapers HP paper
📸 Ref photo by my Dad 🩵

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#art #artist #hare #hares #boxing #spring #new #newart #reel #short #fyp #boxers #easter #bunny #artforsale #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeartist #artivism #sketch #biro #ink #animalovers #animals #cute #nature #naturelover @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcearth @artistoftheyear @artistresidencebristol @artistsforpainteddogs @mammalsociety

Spring into 2025 🌀💛

I’m super hyped to be one of the artists contributing to @dswfwildlife’s new “Art of Survival” collection initiative!

Every season, there’s a new theme for artists within the collection to create to, and the first was “Spring into 2025”, which led me to create “The Boxers” 🐇✨

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I *love* hares, so it was such a joy to work on this piece!

The collection is live on @dswfwildlifeart’s website now (head over to their page for links!), and all pieces are for sale, with 50% of proceeds going to @dswfwildlife to support conservation across Asia & Africa.

I hope you love “The Boxers” as much as I do :)

🎨 Biro & @dalerrowney1783 #fwinks on @archespapers HP paper
📸 Ref photo by my Dad 🩵

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#art #artist #hare #hares #boxing #spring #new #newart #reel #short #fyp #boxers #easter #bunny #artforsale #conservation #wildlife #wildlifeart #wildlifeartivism #wildlifeartist #artivism #sketch #biro #ink #animalovers #animals #cute #nature #naturelover @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcearth @artistoftheyear @artistresidencebristol @artistsforpainteddogs @mammalsociety

This is a PSA that barn owls do not hoot!!!!

The latest @bridgetjones film is ✨fab✨, but I really couldn’t let the hooting barn owl slide… they are elegant, silent hunters (their feathers have specially adapted for silent flight!) (apologies for anyone who heard me angrily remark, they do not hoot! in the cinema…)

Tawny owls do hoot, but it’s actually the male & female together that makes that quintessential “twit twoo” sound we associate with all owls!

Anyways, this is a biro, @dalerrowney1783 ink, and gouache barn owl on some lovely @archespapers HP paper!

She’s for sale, DM if you’d like her ❤️

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#owl #bridgetjones #bridget #newfilm #film #review #hoot #barnowl #art #artist #doodle #sketch #ink #paint #painting #biro #gouache #wildlife #bird #nature #birdart #birdlovers #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #fwink #dalerrowney #illustration #illustrationartists #forsale #newart @bbcearth @bbcspringwatch @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @rspb @birdlife.international

This is a PSA that barn owls do not hoot!!!!

The latest @bridgetjones film is ✨fab✨, but I really couldn’t let the hooting barn owl slide… they are elegant, silent hunters (their feathers have specially adapted for silent flight!) (apologies for anyone who heard me angrily remark, they do not hoot! in the cinema…)

Tawny owls do hoot, but it’s actually the male & female together that makes that quintessential “twit twoo” sound we associate with all owls!

Anyways, this is a biro, @dalerrowney1783 ink, and gouache barn owl on some lovely @archespapers HP paper!

She’s for sale, DM if you’d like her ❤️

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#owl #bridgetjones #bridget #newfilm #film #review #hoot #barnowl #art #artist #doodle #sketch #ink #paint #painting #biro #gouache #wildlife #bird #nature #birdart #birdlovers #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist #fwink #dalerrowney #illustration #illustrationartists #forsale #newart @bbcearth @bbcspringwatch @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @btobirds @rspb @birdlife.international

Cycle 🌀

It’s estimated that over 150 million women worldwide take the pill as a method of contraception, yet a less well-known environmental side-effect of hormonal pills includes biasing the s3x ratios of fish & marine animals.

Some species of fish - including salmon and trout - have been shown to have more oestrogen receptors, making them more susceptible to increased levels of oestrogen in our waters (which occurs as a result of the pill). This can cause gender bias, as well as change their behaviour, making it harder for them to reproduce - and potentially even leading to substantial decline in species.

I really debated on creating a #wildlifeartivism about this issue - the idea came to me suddenly, but it’s much more complicated than some of the previous issues I’ve illustrated, and I’m very aware of that.

Contraceptive health is so, so important - women’s health is still significantly less researched and underfunded compared to men’s. We still rely on pills which are known to have side effects - both to us, and to our natural world. There must be a better solution 🩵

🎨 Pencils & biro on @archespapers (FILA) via @dalerrowney1783

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Cycle 🌀

It’s estimated that over 150 million women worldwide take the pill as a method of contraception, yet a less well-known environmental side-effect of hormonal pills includes biasing the s3x ratios of fish & marine animals.

Some species of fish - including salmon and trout - have been shown to have more oestrogen receptors, making them more susceptible to increased levels of oestrogen in our waters (which occurs as a result of the pill). This can cause gender bias, as well as change their behaviour, making it harder for them to reproduce - and potentially even leading to substantial decline in species.

I really debated on creating a #wildlifeartivism about this issue - the idea came to me suddenly, but it’s much more complicated than some of the previous issues I’ve illustrated, and I’m very aware of that.

Contraceptive health is so, so important - women’s health is still significantly less researched and underfunded compared to men’s. We still rely on pills which are known to have side effects - both to us, and to our natural world. There must be a better solution 🩵

🎨 Pencils & biro on @archespapers (FILA) via @dalerrowney1783

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#art #fish #women #womxn #woman #female #girlies #artist #illustration #illustrationartists #illustrator #marine #marinelife #marineart #artivism #activism #health #contraceptivepill #pill #thepill #pmdd #salmon #chemical #river #pencil #sketch #biro #doodle #drawing @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcstudios @bbcspringwatch @bbcearth @natgeouk @natgeo @wwf_uk @wwf @theaoi @worldillustrationawards @artistoftheyear @dswfwildlifeart @bluemarinefoundation @mcs_uk

It’s 🦩 time!!

Draw one of these perfect pink ballerinas of the bird world with me!!

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative pencils, water-soluble pastels, and pens on DR/canson paper
📸 @huecameras & @lumix S5
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops LoFi Beats - Ribhav Agrawal, via @pixabay

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#asmr #art #artist #tutorial #drawalong #draw #drawing #drawwithme #comewithme #bts #wildlife #nature #bird #flamingo #fyp #🦩 #lumix #doodle #sketch #sketchbook #tutorial #howto #british #britishartist #wildlifeartist #scicomm #wildlifeartivism #artivism #birdlovers #reel #short @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcstudios @bbcearth @bbcstudiostalentworks @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @birderclothing @birdlife.international @rspb @btobirds

It’s 🦩 time!!

Draw one of these perfect pink ballerinas of the bird world with me!!

🎨 @dalerrowney1783 & @lyra_feelcreative pencils, water-soluble pastels, and pens on DR/canson paper
📸 @huecameras & @lumix S5
🎶 Whispering Vinyl Loops LoFi Beats - Ribhav Agrawal, via @pixabay

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#asmr #art #artist #tutorial #drawalong #draw #drawing #drawwithme #comewithme #bts #wildlife #nature #bird #flamingo #fyp #🦩 #lumix #doodle #sketch #sketchbook #tutorial #howto #british #britishartist #wildlifeartist #scicomm #wildlifeartivism #artivism #birdlovers #reel #short @bbcwildlifemagazine @bbcspringwatch @bbcstudios @bbcearth @bbcstudiostalentworks @dswfwildlife @dswfwildlifeart @birderclothing @birdlife.international @rspb @btobirds

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