The nights are starting to close in and if you’re like me, you’ll be looking forward to the autumn and those cosy nights. So, I thought this wolf mama and her pups would make a fitting illustration for September.
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I’m a bit obsessed with the ocean at the moment – so it’s another marine focussed desktop for August.
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With the opening this month of the New York Aquarium ‘Ocean Wonders: Sharks’ exhibit that I created 80+ illustrations for, it seemed fitting that sharks should feature on the July desktop.
This Bronze Whaler Shark feeding frenzy Illustration is also available as a print from my shop too, for any other shark fans out there.
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To mark the release of the 5th pin in my new endangered species series, the Stag Beetle, I thought I’d go for a beetle covered desktop this month.
The new pin is available as part of my monthly wildlife pin club for £5 or direct from the shop for pre-order at £6.
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To mark the release of the 4th pin in my new endangered species series, the Rusty Patched Bumblebee, I thought I’d go for a buzzy desktop this month.
The new pin is available as part of my monthly wildlife pin club for £5 or direct from the shop for pre-order at £6.
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The 3rd pin in my new endangered species series is the beautiful Hyacinth Macaw – it’s available as part of my monthly wildlife pin club for £5 or direct from the shop for pre-order at £6.
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The 2nd pin in my new endangered species series is the colourful Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly – it’s available as part of my monthly wildlife pin club for £5 or direct from the shop for pre-order at £6.
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Something a bit chilly for the colder month ahead.
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My Wildlife Pin release this month also features the magnificent polar bear – and it’s a glow in the dark pin too!
Available from the shop here >>
Bit of a throwback this month to my first ever large format cut-paper collage and entry to the Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition, for which I was a commended finalist. As I’m entering the competition again this year and about to start my entry, I’m hoping my Golden Eagle will be a good omen for the month.
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My new book, ‘The Ways Of The Wolf’, is published this month and so I just had to make a wolf themed desktop for October 🙂
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To celebrate the release of the book, I have a limited number of special gift sets including a signed copy of the book and a glow in the dark arctic wolf pin (not available anywhere else). If you would like to purchase one of the gift sets while stocks last, head over to my shop >>>
As a last hurrah to summer, I wanted to create a joyful desktop for September. So, I chose the beautiful Malachite Sunbird as the subject for both the desktop this month and my next wildlife pin.
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The October wildlife pin, featuring the Malachite Sunbird, is also now available for pre-order from the shop >>>
Prints of the original cut paper Malachite Sunbird cut paper collage are also now available in my shop >>>
I hope this desktop doesn’t freak out you arachnophobes out there! I used to be one until I discovered a fascination with minibeasts of all shapes and size, now I love them.
The September Orb Weaver Spider pin is now available for pre-order from the shop for all you spider fans out there >>>
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To tie in with the latest pin design that I’ve just released for pre-order (see below) – I’m sticking with the Lepidoptera theme for the June desktop.
SPECIAL OFFER: Anyone joining my Wildlife Pin Club during the month of June will have the option to complete their collection and purchase all of the other 5 pins to date (wolf / barn owl / tiger / gorilla / hummingbird), for £20 + P&P (a saving of £10). If you would like to take advantage of this offer while stocks last, simply join the club and email me for your discount code.
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To tie in with the latest pin design that I’ve just released for pre-order – the desktop this month is created from the original cut paper collage on which the new pin design was based on.
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Because I’ve been so busy this past month, barely able to take a breath between Bologna Book Fair deadlines, I’ve decided to use one of my older illustrations for this month’s desktop.
With bears starting to emerge from their winter hibernation, I also thought this illustration was quite appropriate too 🙂
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This month’s desktop features a pair of expert hunters and the first two designs I’ll be turning in to enamel pin badges for my online shop when it re-opens in December.
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My monthly desktops were originally designed to be a release from client work and a place to experiment, so I’m re-embracing this with the October desktop.
Working in collage, whether it be traditional or digital, is quite a slow medium to work with and I often miss the immediacy of drawing/mark making. This month’s desktop has given me a reason to play with an idea I’ve been thinking about for ages – mixing drawing and collage.
I had a lot of fun with this and am definitely looking forward to practicing and pushing this technique further.
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The September desktop features a beautiful collage created by my daughter Mali (age 7) – it’s so lovely that I might just start getting her to illustrate all my books from now on 🙂
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Prints of the Japanese Crane collage are also available in my print store throughout the month of April and as part of my Illustration Subscription service.
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Prints of the Japanese Crane collage are also available in my print store throughout the month of March and as part of my Illustration Subscription service.
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To download your copy of the December desktop, please right click on the version you’d like and select “Save As…”: