Pet Portraits

Lately I've been working on some pet portraits. So far the orders have mainly been cats but I would like to branch out to dogs or other pets too!

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Mixed media pet portraits with the name hand painted in calligraphy

Pokemon Crazy

Pokémon Go has fully revived the Pokémon hype- or it did momentarily. I feel like I'm revisiting my childhood. Loving it! Here are some Pokémon inspired creations...

Just for fun- Watercolours

Birthday card I made for my brother. Eevee is one of my faves!

Messing around with plasticine. Happy birthday bro!  

Watercolour Summer Projects

I'm back to school on Monday (primary school teacher) and I feel a little overwhelmed at the thought of the workload about to explode into my life! However, I have thoroughly enjoyed my six weeks off (can't complain) and feel ready to embrace the school routine (mostly...)! New class, second year of teaching, bring it on! Here are some drawings I did over the summer...

Been loving watercolour paints recently!
Patterned Vase with Flowers

Hummingbird- Watercolours

Koi - Acrylic paint

Tiger - Acrylic paint

Experimenting with pattern/still life - Watercolours

Lion Heart

Rawr.

Nude

PanPastel Sketch

Since September my life has been taken over by my Primary PGCE course... but every now and then I need to paint/sketch/ANYTHING ART RELATED to feel like I've not lost myself completely in all this chaos. My time is not my own and I have zero social life.... but I do have a pussy cat.

Hand Carved Wooden Hearts

Finally finished my wooden hearts :) I have hung them with wool and string and loved making them.
I painted them and then carved back into them with the circular sander to reveal the grain of the wood, then varnished them.

Drawing Kitty Attempt #2

Hello!

The last time I tried to capture my little kitty in PanPastels and chalk as she ran around the room like a sugar crazed zombie, attacking me and everything else... the results weren't great but it was good fun! This time I worked from a photograph using the same medium and I am much happier with the results! Though it kind of feels like a kitty yearbook photo... bit too smiley maybe?!

Yuffie June 2014

Carved Wooden Hearts - Still In Progress

A few days ago I took a plank of wood into the workshop and carved these hearts using mainly a circular sander. Great fun!

They are still unfinished... I am going to paint them and then taking them back into the workshop to partly sand away the paint to create a rustic look (hopefully) then I will hang them using a selection of different strands of wool. I have chosen neutral tones and that compliment the natural grain of the wood.  

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Chalky Little Kitty - Art Afternoon

So... we adopted a little kitten and called her Yuffie (inspired by Final Fantasy 7) and this afternoon I attempted to draw her as she attacked my pencil... and ran around the room hyper... so really it was like mission impossible and I'm going to have another go and this time work from a photograph! Little rascal!

This is the first time I have used my new PanPastels and I LOVE them! They work brilliantly with Derwent ColourSoft pencils and normal chalks. I also combined graphite and Prismacolour pencils. 

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'Totem Bear'

A linear fine liner drawing of a bear with watercolour blue tits. 

'Totem Bear'

by Jessica Holden

Commission for Lucas

'Sad Ape'

A commissioned drawing I have been working on this week for Lucas. I had great fun drawing this! I used watercolour paints and fine liner pens.

Watercolour Fox

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Oh heyyy little fox!

Commission

Here is a commission I finished this week inspired by one of my older drawings 'Fox love.' I was asked to personalise it by replacing the fox with a Samoyed dog and change the colour of the girls hair to blonde. 

Commission for Tiana

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Hush the Hound Greeting Cards

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I have been busy getting postcards and greeting cards printed and working on a couple of commissions while I have some time off before going back to University in September! Check out the new Hush the Hound Stationary and artwork I have uploaded today on Etsy!

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Cards £2.99

'Tree Fox' and many more designs on Etsy

Postcards on Etsy

Postcards Now Available On Etsy <3

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'Hot Air Panda'

Mixed media drawing

Mixed Media

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Bunny with moth wings
Watercolour/Ink

Watercolour painting with pencil detail