UK Wildlife // Red Fox Studies

I was glad to finish some paintings from one of my own personal projects this week - the first in a UK wildlife series, the red fox. I am aiming for a slightly more traditional, non-fiction approach with these but that still has my own contemporary style. What do you think?

A collection of some of the initial loose sketches: 

  

And then some of the more refined sketches, exploring various positions and face styles:

Images and artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2016

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Super Vegetables // Broccoli and Sugar Snap Peas

I've been so busy lately working on quite a few projects, but unfortunately I'm not able to share any of the work just yet - but that's no excuse to neglect my blog. As always I'm still working on few personal projects when I have time to spare. One of them being new vegetable studies. Here is broccoli and sugar snap peas. Both absolutely delicious and superheroes when it comes to nutrition. Let me know what you think!

 

Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2015. Do not use without permission.

Throwback Thursday: Lovebirds

Here is a zoom-in on a pair of bright and happy love birds from 2011. Mrs Lovebird (on the left) was part of a private commission, and Mr Lovebird (on the right) was just for fun. I still have the original painting for Mr Lovebird, which is for sale in my Etsy shop.

Study // Red Royal Gala and Green Granny Smith Apples

Yummy Royal Gala and Granny Smith apples study. I tackled these with a slightly more botanical/scientific approach...

I loved painting these! Can you tell? 

Sealife/Crustaceans Series: Atlantic Blue Crab

Self-initiated. Another addition to the sealife and crustacean series - a beautiful Atlantic Blue crab. 

They may look like aliens, but lots of people love to eat them, as the Atlantic blue is another popular edible crustacean. I just think they are super cool creatures. 

This one was especially inspired by scientific/educational illustration styles.

Images (C) Amy Holliday 2014. Do not use without permission.

Happy Thanksgiving!! // Autumnal Turkey

Last weekend I was asked to create a very seasonal turkey illustration for a US client...

I kept the colours very seasonal but still vibrant, and I experimented with lots of feather textures to create his huge fantail.

The design required a traditional pattern with corresponding autumnal elements for a border design. I painted this using only browns and greys, and later added in a little more colour digitally.

I ended up having two different versions for his head - I felt the first was too cute and subtle so I made sure that the second shows his profile and details of his wattle much better.

Border Detail:

Images (C) Amy Holliday 2013. Please do not use without permission.

Tea Packaging // Appetizing Ingredients: Refreshing Mint

I was recently thrilled to be approached by a prestigious client with the prospect to provide the new illustrations for a certain rather large tea brand's new range of packaging...

See previous post for the full story here. Other ingredients:

Spicy Ginger

...here is the second series of the three; cool, refreshing mint.

All images are (C) Amy Holliday and are not to be used without permission.