Beautiful Art Inspired by Nature

Beautiful folksy art inspired by nature from the fields and hedgerows of Yorkshire - colourful birds and wildlife with a nostalgic floral touch...

These new illustrations mark the beginning of my next creative chapter - a return to traditional, hand-drawn art inspired by the birds and folklore of the British countryside, lovingly woven together with intricate elements of medieval-style ornament...

Art inspired by nature of the British countryside

Each piece begins as a careful study from my sketchbook and/or nature journal, drawn to capture both detail and spirit - I then carefully create each piece with pens, inks, and coloured pencils to make joyful artworks to help connect you with nature.

These are the first of what will become a growing collection celebrating the wildlife that surrounds us here in Britain - the animals, insects and birds who share our fields, woodlands, hedgerows, gardens, and skies.

Goldfinch (showing detail from the artwork)

Gallery - art inspired by the nature I love...

Enjoy browsing through my most recent collections of art inspired by the nature I love...

Song thrush art

Inspired by the Song Thrush who sings to us on the dark and cold mornings through the winter months...

Prints coming soon...

Kingfisher

This Kingfisher artwork is inspired by the kingfishers we sometimes see as a glimpse of shimmering blue over streams in the fields, and once fishing in the centre of York!

Prints coming soon...

Goldfinch art

The Goldfinch is very precious too me, after a sweet little goldfinch family nested right outside our bedroom window (read about this here)...

Prints coming soon...

Wren art

Inspired by the tiny Wren who lives in my little garden, who I spy hopping through the ivy in the winter months...

Prints coming soon...

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Coming Soon

I’m working on new pieces inspired by the folklore and wildlife of the British countryside - hares, foxes, birds, butterflies, and more!

These artworks will soon be available as art prints. Join my monthly newsletter to be the first to see new work and hear when the shop opens...

Behind the Scenes of the Artworks

Each illustration starts in my nature journal - observing, sketching, and noting small details from walks through the local fields and woods.

I then refine these drawings into finished pieces using pens, inks, and coloured pencils, celebrating both the accuracy of nature and the joy of my imagination.

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I start my drawing with fine-liner pens

Goldfinch drawing

Song thrush drawing in pens and coloured pencils

Kingfisher drawing work in progress

Love nature too..?

If you love nature too, you might enjoy nature journaling, which I find is a lovely way to feel connected with nature.

Start exploring my main nature journaling page here to see all my information and resources, including my free 'Getting Started with my First Nature Journal' PDF guide here and my nature journaling course here...

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Click here to find out how to get your free guide to getting started with nature journaling

Explore my earlier art

Celtic Moths

'Ferny Fox'

'Chaffinches in Cherry Blossom'

If you’d like to see where this new chapter began, you’re warmly invited to wander through my 'living-archive' art collections - my earlier works that explore nature, folklore, and pattern in a different way, creating digitally from my pen and pencil drawings.

Each piece tells part of the story that led me here, to these new hand-drawn illustrations inspired by the nature and wildlife of Britain.

Delve into my art archives here to start exploring...