The Anonymous heART project is back! Go to @luckidney to see sneak peeks of the three original pieces of artwork I’ve submitted to the @heartresearchuk #anonartprojectAll pieces will be auctioned on eBay from 4th – 13th October to raise money to take on heart disease. Please click on the link to take you to @heartresearchukwebsite to get an alert for when the auction goes live. #HeartResearchUK #AnonymousheARTProject #Flowers #Florals #handpainted #gouache

I’ve entered Bloom & Wild Outside the Box competition. The brief is to design packaging for their floral letter boxes and the theme is Summer Brights.🤞🏻 My idea and moodboard is inspired by a family holiday to Santa Barbara last summer. Each year, the heart and soul of the Santa Barbara community celebrates the “Old Spanish Days Fiesta.” The spirit of community celebrates and brings to life the shared history and culture of the special community of Santa Barbara. I would li

I have been researching my family history on and off for a number of years. Earlier this year I thought it would be lovely to illustrate my research as a tribute to my ancestors and also as a visual keepsake for our children. I hand painted Selmar's portrait and the flowers. The handwriting and signature is his actual handwriting which I discovered in his Botany Text Books and a Notebook on a recent visit to South Africa. The newspaper clipping was also found pasted inside

I took some time off during the summer as my boys were on school summer break. We did lots of fun things such as visiting the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition where my son and his friend were highly amused by a performance artist (!); a visit to another RA exhibition Matisse in the Studio and a two week break in Portugal! During the break I continued my family history research and painted some of my vintage tin collection. My first one 'Tiz for tender feet' belonged to my Gr

We're already half way through the year which I find hard to believe!! Last week I thoroughly enjoyed painting these butterflies using gouache paint. I also played around putting them into my cactus illustrations, also below. #butterflies #butterfly #gouache #handpainted #cactus #cacti #insect #flower #flora