To work differently when creating this piece I painted the paper with the colour first then once dry looked at the coloured patches and draw the sea-life i thought would work best in each spot.

This one i made the hole piece of paper wet and then dropped small amounts of paint on to the sheet. Then I draw all the different bugs over it. the proportions of each insect is not to scale with the others.

both of these are the same image but one in black and white the second after i had painted with water colour paints.

Both of these are the same image black and white was the first then coloured with water colour paint afterwards.

I enjoy the different challenge that realistic animals have, to try and not just capture their shape and colour but their expression and what they are up to. I like to imagine what they are going to do next.

Nature is a huge inspiration for me, I love to use my art to raise awareness of the beauty of the world around us and why we need it. A local Eco group have used my wild flowers and other art for posters to raise eco issues in our community.

This happy little family gathered together to watch the world around them.

Realistic doesn’t always have to be cute animals either. One of my favourite creations is the skull covered in flowers and creatures. All realistic things but together in an unusual way. This was created to represent That we all one day shall return to the earth and become one with it.

This piece is more fish than I would like to count, and took so long to create even with it only being A5 in size, drawn with only pen.