I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.

A heart & some flowers for Valentine’s Day 💝💐 Imagined book cover for @makeartthatsells Lettering Bootcamp. I imagined an epic historical novel of eternal love, yearning over oceans, stormy seas, all overdramatic 😍😆 I dream of doing real book covers so this was a dream project ☁️🥰☁️ #illustration

Emails: Buy your loved one a new MacBook to show your love this Valentine’s Day! 💝 Me: let’s buy each other a fancy pastry from the posh bakery for Valentine’s 🥰 #keepingitreal #valentine

Such a brilliant night last night, wish I lived closer to the next shows as I’d go again in a heartbeat. Great crowd too! Thanks for the spooky fun 👻 @dannyrobins.bsky.social 😱🤩 #uncanny

Just watched ‘Forevergreen’ animated short on YouTube. So so wonderful & moving 🥹 Well deserved Oscar nomination. #animation

Final piece I made for Floralfolio2026. Really enjoyed this challenge and the bright colour palettes in dark January 🌥️ Prompt 3: ‘Hello, also I love you’ - Echinacea, liverleaf & dune sunflower. Started off with gouache & pencil on paper, got a bit muddy so redrew in @procreate.com

Owned by Jeff Bezos. Who also recently laid off >30k employees. Who rented Venice for his wedding. And builds rockets for his then fiancee to have an 'out of this world' hen night. And paid equivalent of 4.5% tax in 2024. Maybe it's time to boycott Amazon & all his other companies?

Challenge 2 of Floralfolio2026 from January. 2nd prompt: ‘You make my day brighter’ - waterlilies, marsh marigolds, forget-me-nots 🌸 I stuck to gouache and coloured pencil on paper, no digital reworking for this one.

I took part in FloralFolio2026, a lovely art challenge to start the year off by @susandemingflower.bsky.social @korrieschenkel.bsky.social 1st prompt: ‘You’ve got this’ - Poppies, Bluebells & Queen Anne’s Lace 🌸 Gouache & coloured pencil, then reworked digitally. Think I prefer the paper version.

I need some joy in my timeline, still trying to find my Bluesky people 🙌 Illustrators, artists, photographers, gardeners, nature lovers, crafters, bakers, knitters, birdwatchers, museum lovers, bookworms, #Uncanny listeners, and general decent humans?

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What sad news that we’ve lost the great Catherine O’Hara 💔 Thank you for all those wonderful moments, rest in peace bébé 🌹

Please share. 💔

We should be asking this c o n s t a n t l y.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

Watching *that* speech 😳 What a load of idiotic demented drivel from a bitter talking shit heap.

I’m a huge ‘Severance’ & Helly R. fan, so I created this paper doll of Helly, inc. the ‘Defiant Jazz’ outfit (my fav.) I think this would fit in a creepy Lumon family magazine 😱😆 So happy to see the amazing @brittlower.bsky.social won an Emmy this week! 🙌 #severance @benstiller.redhour.com

I’m a huge ‘Severance’ & Helly R. fan, so I created this paper doll of Helly, inc. the ‘Defiant Jazz’ outfit (my fav.) I think this would fit in a creepy Lumon family magazine 😱😆 So happy to see the amazing @brittlower.bsky.social won an Emmy this week! 🙌 #severance @benstiller.redhour.com

Strawberry sketchbook painting 🍓🎨 Is there anything else more summery to paint? One of my favourite things to draw and to eat 😋 #illustration #sketchbook

For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them. Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I hate sounding like them. But I can't stop wondering. Interesting piece:

Illustrators: Would you recommend starting Substack or an email (non Substack) newsletter? Could use advice for Pros/Cons for both. TIA 🙏 #illustration

This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.” I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion. Part I

If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄

A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Illustrators: Would you recommend starting Substack or an email (non Substack) newsletter? Could use advice for Pros/Cons for both. TIA 🙏 #illustration

On Pet Remembrance Day, our much missed Sophie; best treat-begger, floof-displayer, paw-in-the-face waker-upper, cosy-place-finder, snoozy-snorer, fluffy-cuddler & silent-meeower (IYKYK). We had almost 22 years of fun together 🥰 Love to everyone that’s missing their best furry friend ❤️‍🩹🌈🐾

Breaks my heart to see all the bickering in these comments. Uniting against the fascism is the *only* way. ✊✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Finding joy is an act of resistance, but it also feels weird in the face of so much suffering & heartbreak for so many. 💔

Another painting for my wishlist of places to visit; Liberty, London 😍 I adore the building, the history, the care that goes into every part of that building & business inside. Such a pleasure to draw! I added a little homage to one of my favourite Liberty prints ‘Wiltshire’ 🫐🌿 #illustration

Bluesky you deserve some fireflies in a cornfield. Not pictured-the young hawk chased away by robins, the enormous kale after the rain, the smell of the tomato plant leaves.

Need a news time out & a bit of good eco news? I visited a wildlife garden and it was *full* of ladybirds this year. It was so great to find so many after barely seeing any several summers in a row. 🐞🐞🐞🐞

Happy Summer Solstice 🌞🩵🪷✨ I’ve celebrated by sitting beside an open window to finish drawing this, listening to the birds sing and the trees rustle in the wind. Is there anything nicer? I’m off to find a comfy chair in the garden to rest on. Have a lovely weekend & enjoy the longest day 🩵

Drawing myself a list of places I want to visit. First up - The Winding Stair bookshop & cafe in Dublin. I’ve never been but I’ve been told it’s as wonderful as it looks. Made on @procreate #illustration #urbanillustrator

Start the day by doing the whole country a solid! 👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Right now I want to focus on illustrating stylised figures/people and moving away from my fine art training. I also have a month of Skillshare courtesy of a kind friend, any course recommendations for what will help? #illustration #artpractice #drawingpeople

Aww, a hen with her purring hatchlings! #cats #catsofbluesky #rentfree #coop

The unexpected sound of a #porcupine asking for food is … polite. Despite their spiky defense, porcupines are gentle herbivores and they’re surprisingly vocal. It’s common they chatter or hum when they’re hungry, especially in human care

Read this / must read www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I’m not that into sport, but… YAYYY RORY McILROY!! 🎉 How special to watch a wee fella from up the road make such special sporting history. N. Ireland is so proud of you 🙌

Keep our post affordable & reliable! 📮 Please sign to protect Royal Mail during the new buyout to keep it usable for every corner of the UK. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Barn owl in a hawthorn tree 🦉🌸🌙✨ I’ve been sharing my work in progress, so happy to share the final painting today. Barn owls were also known as ‘ghost owls’ due to their silent flight & white faces, so I paired my owl with a hawthorn, the mythical ‘fairy tree’ in Ireland ✨

Brilliant article from the uber talented Amy Beashel in The Guardian. I cannot recommend reading Bad Manners enough! #BookSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Happy Birthday William Morris! 🍓🐦‍⬛🌿 One of my all time heroes & inspiration ❤️ This is a portrait I completed a wee while ago to honour the creative genius & social activist he was. #williammorris #illustration #portraitillustration

A reminder that “disabled people” isn’t a set group aside from everyone else - none of us are immune from becoming disabled. Protecting disabled people is protecting all of us. Protect the most vulnerable and you protect everyone.

PHEW!! 😳😅 #Severance

An oldie but a goodie, I still love this floral pattern. Inspired by a colour palette from the wonderful Victoria Johnson 🌺🌸🤎💗 #illustration #floralpattern #surfacepatterndesign

Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.

This, right here..

Bluesky Artists on Flashes: Is it better to set up a separate flashes account or keep everything under the same email address? I’m not sure what the pros/cons are 🙃 #Flashes