Celtic Otters art plus a look at the Celtic folklores, myths and meanings around otters... 

Graceful and playful, the otter is one of our rarest, but most cherished wild animals…

I’ve only been lucky enough to see one otter in the wild – busy eating a fish on a rock by the shore on the remote island of Jura in the west coast of Scotland. A very special sighting and memory!

I'm very excited to share that my art is now available on a new app, Momentful - send special greetings, birthday wishes, and e-hugs!
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I've just a few artworks on at the moment, with more due soon - if you'd like to take a look you can download the Momentful app on either the App Store or Google Play Store and then use the 'search' function to access the 'browse artists' section - then just look for me by name, Lotti Brown...

It's a fun app, and I've been enjoying trying it out, sending Moments to friends and family. Why not have a go too..?
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Celtic deer art - plus a look at the myths, meaning and folklore around the female deer - the hind or doe...

Celtic stag art - plus a look at the fascinating history, symbolism, folklore & meaning around the stag - a special relationship for at least 10,000 years!!

This artwork is one of a pair - this is the stag/hart, the other is the doe/hind. You can see the other, plus read the general introduction to deer meaning here - don't forget to come straight back! (I'll also give you the link at the end, if you prefer.)
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Celtic Deer Art – Stag & Hind – plus folklore, symbolism, myth & meaning...

The deer is one of our ancient magical creatures of Britain – considered as sacred, and linked to the Otherworld for thousands of years…

Even today, the deer is an animal that we still think of as special and who still features in folklore, stories and legends as part of humanity’s unique connection with nature.

I’m going to explore some of our history with deer, the myths and legends we’ve woven around them, and how we relate to them and take meaning from them.
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I’ll also be sharing my two Celtic deer artworks – a very handsome stag and a pretty doe…

There's a short general introduction to our history with deer on this page, including myth, folklore and meaning - then I go into much more detail on the stag (hart) and doe (hind) on their respective pages, too...

Let's start in the world of myth, with the deer of the classical world...
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Creating my art and spending quiet time in nature is very important to me. It’s one of the ways in which I’m able to take time and space to process my thoughts and feelings so that I can come back to what I call ‘my true self’, that inner authentic self.

For me, time in nature is time spent away from the expectations of society. There seems something weighty about the expectations and teachings of society that sometimes does not quite seem to be always for my higher good.

It feels vital that I should be able to take some quiet time to just ‘be’ in the natural world so that I can work out which are the ideas and thoughts coming from my own ‘true self’ and which are the ones that I have learned by rote from society.

Colourful 'Arts and Crafts' or 'Craftsman' style artwork - Celtic Geese with Summer Strawberries - art prints, home wares, cushions, throws, bedding, T-shirts, stationery, accessories...

I thought I'd have a bit of colourful summer fun with this charming artwork with a pair of gorgeous geese reaching up to some tempting sweet summer strawberries, lots of pretty flowers and some swirling art nouveau or arts and crafts style Celtic knotwork...

The rich colours are warm and striking and give a cosy look suitable for traditional period houses, cosy cottages and relaxed family homes.

​I make my art digitally (with Adobe Illustrator) from pen and pencil drawings - here's how I made this piece...

Colourful Celtic and Medieval-inspired dragon art - Fire Dragon - with a look at fire dragon myth and folklore...

My beautiful Celtic and medieval-inspired blue-green water dragon art - plus I take a deep dive into a dangerous pool of water dragon myth, legend and folklore...

Come on in, the water's lovely..!!

Enter the quiet dragon... sleeping Earth Dragon artwork - plus a tiptoe into the dark caverns and barrows of the sleeping earth dragon to uncover his legends, myths, and folklores...