Hand painted watercolour bees

A little close-up of my watercolour bees! 🐝 

I loved getting lost in the tiny detail of their wings and stripes

Zooming in you can see how much detail goes into each tiny brushstroke.

I am creating new work for my portfolio at the moment and would love to know what other wildlife you would like to see me paint next? 

Watercolour stories from nature - April

 Watercolour stories from nature.

April is here, and nature is well and truly waking up! ☺️ Come explore the beauty of the season with me. Hope you enjoy a few a few photos of the original sketches and handprinted watercolours that created the artwork for the April section of Homecoming.

Watercolour illustration of a Red Squirrel

 It's National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

I love these furry little acrobats. I think they bring so much joy to the world with their charm, cleverness and playful nature 🥰

If you like this furry friend, he is available as a print in my Etsy shop

Homecoming - A guided journal to lead you back to nature

Homecoming is now available in the shops! 🥳see link below to get your hands on this little treasure. 

There is nothing like nature to still your mind and boost wellbeing ☺️ 
Really proud to have been part of Melissa’s amazing journal to help people reconnect with nature. It has monthly guides, illustrations, checklists and plenty of tips and information. 

Details Below. 
Homecoming: A guided nature journal
Written by Melissa Harrison @m_z_harrison
Fully illustrated by @amanda_dilworth
Published by @wnbooks
Out now https://geni.us/y24Ht

 

Watercolour illustration of hibernating bat

Bats are busy looking for good spots to hibernate. Hope you like my illustration for Homecoming of a Natterer's bat getting a nice cozy spot in a tree trunk 😍

Hand painted watercolour squirrel illustration

 So many squirrels out and about on my walk today, busy gathering treats 😍

This illustration is a hand painted watercolour for Homecoming, the nature journal written by Melissa Harrison, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 

Jungle Life Jigsaw Puzzle - Watercolour Wildlife, Nature and Animal Illustration

Fantastic to work with the team at Relish again on a bright and colourful Jungle themed jigsaw for the dementia market.

https://relish-life.com/jigsaw-puzzles/100-piece-puzzles/jungle-life

Watercolour Ocean Life illustrations for Aqua Paints Range

Another exciting collaboration with the team at Relish. I created a series of ocean life themed watercolour illustrations to be used in an Aquapaint range.  

The Aquapaint ranges are so thoughtful and inventive! Developed for people with Dementa, users can paint by brushing the white sheets of cards with water and experience the pleasure and enjoyment of the feeling of painting by watching the pictures magically appear!

Peacock Butterfly illustration

What a beautiful, bright and colourful butterfly. I love the amazing eyespots markings used to confuse it's predators.

Swallowtail Butterfly watercolour illustration

The Swallowtail Butterfly, large and beautiful, but unfortunately quite rare now in the UK.

Purple Emperor Butterfly Illustration

The Purple Emperor Butterfly. Beautiful and elusive, usually found in oak woodland areas in the summer months in the UK.

Watercolour Butterfly Illustrations

Say hello to The Painted Lady. 😍The first in a series of butterfly illustrations.
she might seem delicate, but this butterfly can cover to 100 miles each day when they migrate!