Watercolour Autumn Leaf study

Painting a Little bit of Autumn. In my opinion, one of the most beautiful seasons 😍

I love doing leaf studies this time of the year. Hope you enjoy. 

 

Watercolour illustration of Autumn leaf litter

Not all litter is bad. Turn over some nice damp leaf litter to find a whole host of little invertebrates busy at work breaking up organic matter.

Hand painted watercolour illustration from Homecoming by Melissa Harrison.

Red Squirrel Awareness Week

It's Red Squirrel Awareness Week!!

New autumnal Red Squirrel watercolour illustration.

Time to celebrate and highlight the plight of one of the Uk's most endearing woodland creatures. 

"The red squirrel is the UK’s only native squirrel species and was once widespread across our islands. Red squirrel populations have declined since the introduction of the grey squirrel in 1876, and it is now thought there are less than 140,000 red squirrels left in the wild."- Red Squirrels United.

Red Squirrels United is the biggest ever partnership of academics, practitioners and volunteers working together on a programme of red squirrel conservation. Their work focuses on nine main stronghold areas of red squirrel populations across Northern Ireland, England and Wales. For more information on the Red Squirrel and conservation work, visit http://www.redsquirrelsunited.org.uk

Prepare

This weeks Illustration Friday submission. Someone is preparing for a sleep :)