Been meaning to start this project for a long time - illustrating all the wildlife I manage to attrac

Been meaning to start this project for a long time - illustrating all the wildlife I manage to attrac

Garden beast no. 2. Mint moth - Pyrausta aurata. Lots of these little guys feeding on my Majoram plan

Garden beast no. 2. Mint moth - Pyrausta aurata. Lots of these little guys feeding on my Majoram plan

Garden Beast No.3 Spotted longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata.Found this beetle on my tomato plants. Li

Garden Beast No.3 Spotted longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata.Found this beetle on my tomato plants. Li

Garden Beast No.4. Hornet hoverfly Volucella zonaria.Another mimic today, this hoverfly protects its

Garden Beast No.4. Hornet hoverfly Volucella zonaria.Another mimic today, this hoverfly protects its

Garden Beast No.5. Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata.One of my favourites, love watching this large beetle

Garden Beast No.5. Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata.One of my favourites, love watching this large beetle

Comma Polygonia c-album.Seen lots of these beautiful raggedy butterflies this year, they have a comm

Comma Polygonia c-album.Seen lots of these beautiful raggedy butterflies this year, they have a comm

Flea Beetle Altica lythripalustris (?)A tiny shiny bluegreenblack beetle that hops away when disturb

Flea Beetle Altica lythripalustris (?)A tiny shiny bluegreenblack beetle that hops away when disturb

Holly blue Celastrina argiolus.Its Butterfly Conservation's (big this weekend so in honour of that h

Holly blue Celastrina argiolus.Its Butterfly Conservation's (big this weekend so in honour of that h

7-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata.Last one of these for a while I think, but I do love me a

7-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata.Last one of these for a while I think, but I do love me a

Some of the best advice I was given when starting as a freelancer - make sure you get outside everyda

Some of the best advice I was given when starting as a freelancer - make sure you get outside everyda

Morning world! Heres a quick sketch of a dragon riding a bicycle, because why not?... process

Finished. Dragon riding a bicycle again, because why not... :)... process

Happy Monday folks. I was going through some old

Back Garden Beast make a brief return, whilst I try and work out how to make videos without banging m

Back Garden Beast make a brief return, whilst I try and work out how to make videos without banging m

Harmonia axyridis Harlequin ladybird. Sadly the commonest ladybird found in my garden these days. ..

Harmonia axyridis Harlequin ladybird. Sadly the commonest ladybird found in my garden these days. ..

Good morning Friday! Heres a true bug to brighten your day!Palomena prasina Green shield bug. This i

Good morning Friday! Heres a true bug to brighten your day!Palomena prasina Green shield bug. This i

Pimpla rufipes - An Ichneumon wasp. This parasitic wasp preys on the caterpillars of Large white butt

Pimpla rufipes - An Ichneumon wasp. This parasitic wasp preys on the caterpillars of Large white butt

A funky bug to brighten a miserable rainy Sunday... Liocoris tripustulatus Common Nettle bug. My nei

Emmelina-monodactyla. Common Plume moth. Love these weirdly shaped moths, they seem so unlikely! Actu

Emmelina-monodactyla. Common Plume moth. Love these weirdly shaped moths, they seem so unlikely! Actu

Ectemnius cavifrons a species of solitary wasp. Technically I saw this little guy in my front garden

Ectemnius cavifrons a species of solitary wasp. Technically I saw this little guy in my front garden

Otiorhynchus sulcatus Vine weevil. Despite the fact Im no longer quite as happy to see these little

Otiorhynchus sulcatus Vine weevil. Despite the fact Im no longer quite as happy to see these little

Anax imperator. The Emperor Dragonfly. By far the most impressive insect Ive seen in my garden. I do

Another old one. Pencil drawing of a fish bait ball, for an article about protective shapes in Lionhe

Another from the natures shapes series. Pink-footed geese flying in a V formation or skein. Flying in

When threatened by predators Muskox form a protective ring, adults facing outwards with youngsters in

When flood waters threaten their nests Fire ant colonies cling together forming rafts that allow them

A murmuration of starlings, no one really knows why starlings flock like this, so lets assume its jus

Finished artwork for Saturdays piece- Too hottoo cold, for Property Doctors feature, The Daily Telegr

Random old sketch today. From a (never finished) series I had planned about the birds I saw whilst tr

South American birds- Plumbeous rail. Yesterdays old sketch painted up and finished. Looking through

Another old sketch from the birds of South America series. This is a Sparkling violetear hummingbird.

South American birds- Sparkling violetear hummingbird. Probably the group I was most excited about s

South American birds. Golden-bellied grosbeak. Seen in Peru. A bright yellow bird to brighten a gloom