A little collection of garden friends (and maybe some foes). Part of a body of artwork created for The Potting Shed" puzzle, for the lovely Blooms Puzzles.
Artwork © Amy Holliday 2022
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
A Bumblebee Hairbrush | Denman x Amy Holliday
I've teamed up with UK hairbrush brand Denman to create a fluffy bumblebee-patterned brush!
A donation of 5% of each sale goes directly to bee conservation charity: The World Bee Project.
The hairbrush is covered in a pattern featuring my fluffy bumblebee illustrations!
The brush is available to buy via the UK and US Denman websites - and I also have some available from my own Etsy shop: here :)
"THIS NEW D90L TANGLE TAMER ULTRA BEE BRUSH IS DEDICATED TO THE AMAZING WILD BEES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR PLANET.
75% OF THE PLANTS THAT PRODUCE THE FOOD WE EAT DEPEND ON POLLINATION - CRUCIAL FOR OUR VERY SURVIVAL. YES, UN-BEE-LIEVABLY MANY WILD BEES ARE FACING EXTINCTION!
FOR THIS REASON, DENMAN WANTED TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL HAIRBRUSH THAT COULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. WITH EVERY SALE OF THIS LIMITED-EDITION BEE PRINT TANGLE TAMER ULTRA, DENMAN WILL DONATE 5% OF THE SALE TO THE WORLD BEE PROJECT"
Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2022
www.amyholliday.co.uk
Monday, 20 December 2021
Editorial | Great Butterflies of Jekyll Island - Monarch, Gulf Fritillary & Clouded Sulphur
Another editorial illustration for 31-81 magazine. I was asked to illustrate three stunning species of butterflies local to Jekyll island, that can bee spotted during the fall season. Fittingly, their wings are beautiful autumnal colours!
Artwork © Amy Holliday 2021
Monday, 20 September 2021
Bloom Puzzles | "The Potting Shed" Illustration process WIP
The centre piece for "The Potting Shed" puzzle was of course a cute little garden shed. Here are some work-in-progress sketches and the final illustrations.
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| an early potting shed sketch |
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| a more polished drawing |
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| a basic rough colour test |
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| the finished "Potting Shed" painting in watercolours after scanning |
For the rest of the puzzle, I illustrated each element individually before digitally assembling a lively design centred around the garden shed. The contrast between larger objects like the garden gate and beehive to the smaller creepy crawlies hopefully makes for a fun and challenging puzzle with some surprises to be found along the way.
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| layout wip - the layout design was assembled using pencil sketches |
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| layout wip - coloured elements were gradually added in |
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| the finished design |
To view more work from this project please visit my portfolio website.
Artwork © Amy Holliday & Bloom Puzzles 2021
NOT FOR USE without written permission
Saturday, 1 May 2021
The Honey Book out now!
“The Honey Book” by Andrea Kirk Assaf, illustrated by yours truly, is out now in all good book shops!
I also have illustrator signed copies in my shop!
Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2021
www.amyholliday.co.uk
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Everyday is Earth Day
Its a beautiful day to celebrate our beautiful planet. Happy Earth day!
Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2021
www.amyholliday.co.uk
Countdown to "The Honey Book" release
I was lucky enough to work with the wonderful HarperCollins publishers again to illustrate a second non-fiction book - this time all about HONEY! To celebrate, I put together a collection of some of my older honey illustrations - I’ve done a few!
The Honey Book is out 29th April 2021 in all good bookstores and online
I also have illustrator signed copies in my shop!
Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2021
www.amyholliday.co.uk
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