Tag Archives: Cards

Year of the Dog

Posted on February 18, 2018 by beastlyworlds

Happy Chinese New Year! They’re a few days late, but here are some of these best of animals to wish you a very good lunar new year. These were done in straight-to-paper watercolour and pen (no pencil sketching beforehand) – … Continue reading →

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Forest explorations

Posted on October 24, 2017 by beastlyworlds

A card I made for my sister, who’s the best at exploring and picking out that hitherto unseen path of creativity, beauty and unique inspiration. Happy birthday Saartchi! ❤ I’ve been following Inktober, for which you make an ink … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Illustration, painting | Tagged art, arts, birthdays, card, Cards, cat, Cats, creativity, deep, drawing, fantasy, forest, Illustration, ink, inktober, light, magic, nature, outdoors, painting, path, plants, portrait, portraits, river, sketching, stepping stones, tekening, trees, watercolour | Leave a comment

Tanuki time

Posted on March 6, 2017 by beastlyworlds

Drew this tanuki for a friend’s birthday 🎉🍃🍶🌿🌰✨ I loved seeing these often gormless looking guardians while in Japan, statues ranging in size from ankle to waist height, keeping watch by home, storefront and restaurant doors. Chingodo shrine in Tokyo … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Critters!, Illustration, Sketchbook, travel | Tagged art, arts, Asakusa, たぬき, Cards, Chingodo Shrine, 狸, drawing, 酒, folklore, Happy birthday George!, Illustration, japan, Japanese folklore, post-it notes, raccoon, raccoon dogs, raccoons, sketchbook, tanuki, Tokyo, travel, watercolour | Leave a comment

In-East Exhibition

Posted on December 15, 2016 by beastlyworlds

My Messenger Birds over Seoul illustration is also on show elsewhere: there’s a small exhibition of my drawings up in the East Asian departmental hall of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany! Featured are dozens of sketchbook drawings, paintings, journal comics,and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Comics, Illustration, painting, Sketchbook, Taiwan journal, travel | Tagged art, arts, Birds, Cards, comics, dogs, drawing, Drawings, Duisburg, exhibition, Hong Kong, hourly comics, Illustration, japan, journal, riyue tan, sketchbook, sketchbook drawings, sun moon lake, Taipei, Taiwan, travel, University of Duisburg-Essen, 日月潭 | 2 Comments

Double-sided sparkling

Posted on October 27, 2016 by beastlyworlds

A card I made for my sister’s birthday a week ago : ) Maker of pots, swimmer of lakes and pools, expert of style, grower of plants, planner extraordinaire – she’s the sparkliest! This left portrait was on the front … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, painting, portraits | Tagged art, arts, birthdays, bowls, card, Cards, Cats, ceramics, ceramics witch, dip pen, dogs, drawing, family, Illustration, ink, moon pots, personalised cards, plants, portrait, portraits, pots, sister, sisters, stories, story, watercolour, witch | 1 Comment

Reality check cat knights

Posted on September 26, 2016 by beastlyworlds

Two scruffy cats with a message. I remember feeling a stab of recognition when I learned about ‘impostor syndrome’ and the huge number of people who have a recurring, discomfiting sensation that at some point people will see through you and realise you … Continue reading →

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Show visitors & princesses

Posted on September 23, 2016 by beastlyworlds

Recently I had a small and very impromptu show of some of my illustrations, cards and sketchbooks at some wonderful friends’ house, as part of an open house / studio art route in town. It was a first for me, … Continue reading →

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