Handmade Three Seagulls Lino Print.

This lino print was created with this week's Illustration Friday topic of 'Wings' in mind. 

The main part of the image is a hand pulled lino print. The background has then been added digitally. Below is an image showing the carved lino that was used to create the print and one of the original prints. 

The beauty of lino printing is that once you have carved the lino the hard work is done. Then you get to have some fun and print from it as many times as you like giving you the freedom to experiment with different colours/papers, techniques etc. I'm definitely not finished playing with this plate yet!

Illustration Friday 'Myth'

Here is my entry for this week's Illustration Friday topic of 'Myth'.

These three mermaids started life as a drawing in my sketchbook. I inked and coloured them using Adobe Illustrator.

Illustration Friday 'Ocean'

I really wanted to create something brand new for this weeks Illustration Friday topic of 'Ocean' but I just haven't managed to fit it in. I have lots of ocean themed images in my archives so I've dug this one out instead. 

It was originally created for a children's magic painting book. I'm not quite sure what a dog and a cat are doing in a boat in the middle of the ocean but they seem to be having a nice time. Maybe the cat is hoping to do some fishing?