Foxes and swallows. A watercolour painting finished on Saturday night. And I hope, a new Mother's Day card for March. A vixen does incredible work. Somehow feeding and coping with these scallywags. So few make it through their first year. She is amazing to me. #womensart

With words from either Alice in Wonderland or an Alice related production. But not mine! 'This is my dream. I'll decide where to go from here.' Watercolours on watercolour paper. #womensart

“I will soothe you and heal you, I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns.” Rumi And I love these words. Love the thought animals co-existing together. Also love weaving ferns into my paintings. #womensart

A little step may be the beginning of a great journey. Author unknown. And a reminder that spring and flowers are closer than they have been every single day. #womensart

This was a first for me in 2025. Dedicating 7 months of time, research, painting to illustrate this Almanac by Lia ❤️

I've never owned a grey horse. But did fall in love with one once. The temptation is to describe them as white. But if you paint or draw one, you understand better why they are called grey. Also if you've brushed one after they've rolled.....

Never one to love a NYE celebration - I'm instead off to cuddle my hot water bottle and have a good sleep. And dream a little of the full moons we'll see in 2026 - including the extra one in May. Thank you for all your support here in these blue skies.

And sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still hope. Author unknown Painted in watercolours. #womensart

Those we love don’t go away they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed and very dear. This can be such a hard time of year. A huge hug to you if you need it, whatever the reason.

I HEARD A BIRD SING BY OLIVER HERFORD I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
“We are nearer to Spring
Than we are in September,”
I heard a bird sing In the dark of December

With words attributed to Victor Hugo. The sun will rise, the days will get longer, the light will return. I LOVE the winter solstice - the summer solstice fills me with sadness. The Winter solstice fills me with hope.

Hello grey December day with very little light and heavy rain forecast. I offer you sunflowers instead. And may you return to my world very soon.

Art is very important to me. But it’s not everything. Other things are way more important. This boy is one of those things. Timeline cleanse. Love.

Some bright reds and oranges today. I hope they light up your timeline with some colour and love.

Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. Rumi And another of my paintings where as a lifetime dog owner who has never had a cat, I put myself through the ringer hoping I'd captured the essence of a cat and not just a painting of one. It's one of my cards.....

From a few years ago. I hope you like it ❤️🦉

Before things go to their new homes, I do a little farewell film. #watercolour #womensart

My 2026 calendars. I hope you like them ❤️

One of my Ammonite watercolour paintings. These take me hours but I do so love them. This is a card and print. Www.samcannonart.co.uk Lots of feedback at the moment about how hard my website is to use. My son is working on a new one for me - hopefully ready early next year.

Small original paintings ❤️

Your heart and my heart are very old friends. Hafiz And an introduction as I've never done one. My full first name is Samantha and I'm a single mum living in Dorset. Obsessed by nature. Obsessed by my 3 donkeys. Finally made a go of it as an artist after moving here in 2010. Continued....

Notepads Gift wrapping Little bags Pretty stickers And I can send anything for you directly to the person you want to give it to.

My week. Painting a bee’s bum. Painting a gorgeous wren. Painting pebbles for someone for a sad but lovely reason. And my artwork being on the cover of a book that’s doing very well. It was nearly 50 illustrations in total and I learnt so much. Also freezing most of the time too.

This is where I live - the Marshwood Vale here in Dorset, England. No snow today but a frost that's permeated my toes. 'In the Bleak Midwinter'. A poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. Published as 'A Christmas Carol' in 1872. Beautiful words. #womensart #womenspoetry

I wish that I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Hafiz And I'm only posting this now as he looks so comfy cuddled up and I wish I was still asleep too. Sunday alarm clocks are grim.

A work in progress picture from a couple of years ago. I paint in watercolours. And with a huge dollop of love. www.samcannonart.co.uk/greetings-cards

1/4 of my unsold original paintings. Yes, it’s tough out there right now. My mean employer only pays me £10 an hour to do them. But I love painting. It’s what I was meant to do. ❤️

One newish picture, but otherwise, awfully old pictures. Especially those beach huts. But I love the words in it. The moon is beautiful tonight and never gets less inspiring.

A new month and a new picture in my calendar. 1st watercolour is November in my 2025 calendar 2nd watercolour is November in my Birthday Calendar 3rd picture is the front page of my 2026 calendar Or as I like to think of it, how to keep making art next year. I hope you like them.

Rumi — 'I will soothe you and heal you, I will bring you roses.I too have been covered with thorns.' And 'For the rest of my life I will search for moments full of you.' Both watercolours. Both with either gold or silver gouache. Hand lettering by me too. No AI.

I painted these four pictures as a set many years ago. I love a dark purple and green together. I really hope you like them. None of the words (ever) are mine and when I get a minute later I'll pop in the comments the authors.

I can’t get my wren painting video to post so here’s a Wren on a fritillaria instead. I really hope you enjoy it. #noai Watercolours

On insta, this little film had ‘Homeward Bound’ by Simon & Garfunkel. I wasn’t allowed to use it here so please hum along. Www.samcannonart.co.uk

May you have a sleepy, autumnal day just like this beautiful horse with his buddies, the fox and the robin. www.samcannonart.co.uk

I'd nearly given up feeding the hogs every night. Then I opened the door to take the dog out to spend a penny and there were two of these beautiful creatures on my doorstep, loving their feed of kitten biscuits. Just the best thing to see.

I love badgers and was so thrilled to see Hamza Yassin's beautiful footage of these wonderful creatures on the BBC. I hope I dream of them tonight after seeing such wonder.

I paint little pebbles and this is how I get them ready for posting. Painted with love. Wrapped with love. Sent with love.

In honour of last night's beautiful moon. The second picture has words by Maya Angelou. "If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." If you enjoy seeing my work, I'd love it if you could show your friends who are on here too. Thank you 😊

Something new but not quite finished. Really happy with the lettering and the sun. Less happy with the hare! Work to be done.

Some little paintings I did last year using real leaves. And the sweetest of animals….

New work with words by Shakespeare. I really hope you like it.

A reminder today that things don't always go as you planned in life. I absolutely couldn't make a go of it doing colour pencil drawings like this. But I did get there in the end. If you can afford to keep trying, keep trying x

Wendell Berry - In the stillness of the trees I am home. And this is a print and also a card now too :-)

An iPad snap. Colour bar on the right from Klimt’s The Kiss. Words from T S Eliot ‘letters’

May need a click to see it all. Words by W B Yeats Pattern at the side from Klimt's painting of Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Painted in watercolours and Schmincke Aqua Bronze for the gold. I hope you like it.

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you. Isadora Duncan

The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen. Rumi

New work today with words by Rumi. I've been looking after my mum for a few weeks now since she came out of hospital so getting new work done has been hard. I was very sceptical if I could finish anything so this is all the more special.

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. And memories of doorstop milk deliveries and birds pecking the tops. Apologies to all those still traumatised by their school milk days 🙂