These two paintings are now on sale for £4 each on my Folksy shop. Find them at folksy.com/shops/Gracefullycrafted in the 'British Birds' collection 😊
#birds #art #painting #britishbird #ukwildlife #nature
Grumpy robin! Fast and fun sketchbook piece, limited palette.... but my Other Half just pointed out that robins need a bright chest and he is not wrong... so I guess I am painting another one very soon!
#robin #birb #britishbird #britishbirb #birbart #grumpybird #sketchbookart
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This is very WIP - final version is still drying.
2025 was a complicated art year for me. Lots of art, lots of fun, but lots of indecision. I enjoy too many things. 2026, I narrow down my path and mediums...
There will be many birds.
#oilpainting #robin #britishbird #poinsetta
European Blue Tit photo by John Lindsey in the UK. #blue #tit #bluetit #europeanbluetit #bird #britishbird #britishbirds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
Long Tail Tit, sitting on a twig. #Long-tailedTit #tit #bird #BritishBird #Nature #wildlife #Photography
...I have been painting (and scratchboarding) every single day...but my ability to remember to post on socials is almost non-existent.
These little birds bring such joy! So delicate and sweet and fleeting, with the most beautiful of voice!
#housemartin #britishbird #oilpainting #traditionalartist
My lovely doggo has not been well recently, so I missed posting this for day 2 (great start!) so there will be two posts today, lucky you!
Willy Wagtail! a favourite British Birb.
#painteveryday #dailypaint #dailypainting #wagtail #piedwagtail #britishbird
Charcoal heron. A favourite birb! I miss seeing these guys around.
#heron #greyheron #grayheron #britishbird #dinosaursarestillhere #charcoal
One of the adult teapot Robins with a tipbit for one of their fledglings. #birds #europeanrobin #garden #nature #wildlife #UKBird #BritishBird #CheshireUK
Curlew in the long grass
Don't you just love curlews! And they look so much better in B&W. Taken on the route to fishing yesterday, which wasn't up to much, but at least the drive provided some wildlife photo opportunities.
#curlew #wildlife #britishbird #britishwildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #mono
Preening. Feathers feathers everywhere. 🦢
#feather #preening #swan #britishbird #bird
Is it a yay or a nay? Sweet little inspector.
#bird #bluetit #gardenbird #britishbird
Curlew in the Yorkshire Dales
Curlew back in the Yorkshire Dales uplands.
#curlew #bird #wildlife #britishbird #britishwildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #spring #yorkshiredales #yorkshiredalesnationalpark #yorkshiredaleswildlife
Gosh, I'm in love with scratchboard! This is Porridge. Porridge is an antlered bluetit. Porridge will take none of your sass, thanks! Halfway through, each scratch feels delicious & also terrifying as who knows if it ended up in the right spot!
#scratchboard #britishbird #bluetit #antlers
Sketch done... now to think about making it into a stitch
#sketchwork #Sketchbook #blackbird #britishbird #preperationiskey #Drawing #handdrawn #pencildrawing #wildlifedrawing #wildlifelovers #naturalhistory #drawwhatyoulove #designprocess
Kestrel bird flying low over a field
Kestrel flying low
#birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #photography #kestrel #birdofprey #britishbird #britishcountryside #canon #canon5dmkiii #practice
...just waiting for my precious white pencil to arrive to do final highlights and then this piece is done! Both are gorgeous, gorgeous robins - but are you team GB or team USA?!
#robin #birdart #britishbird #americanbirds #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlifecommission #christmas #winterbird
Nearly done! I may have to pause on the final touches as I discovered, to my horror, I don’t have another of my favourite white pencils - the only one that makes decent highlights - so I'm about to do an art supplies order (Oh no, what a shame...)
#robin #britishbird #americanbirds #christmasbird
Did I ever mention how much I adore drawing feathers? Despite it being very slow and this being all the progress I have made in the last few days?!
#robin #americanbird #britishbird #wildlifeart #birdart #colorpencil #christmasbird #birb
The third kingfisher I drew last year.
I may do more as it is impossible to get fed up of looking at such beauty.
Coloured pencil on pastelmat
#bird #kingfisher #britishwildlife #riverbird #britishbird
#art #wildlifeart #colouredpencil #drawing #nature
Progress on the two robins. I do so love a British birb! American robin is starting to appear, this is a watercolour pencil wash to get some base colours in.
#britishbird #robin #americanrobin #americanbird #birb #colourpencil #wildlife #birdlife
the cormorant tree #cormorant #fog #ukbird #britishbird #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #rspb #refection #fog #tree #worcestershire
#kestrel #ukbird #birdofprey #raptor #britishbird #potd #photography #nature #rspb @worcswt.bsky.social #bbcspringwatch #birdphotography #birdwatching
A goldfinch
A goldfinch feeding on seeds whilst hanging upside down.
#goldfinch #bird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #britishbird #britishwildlife #nature
Bearded Reedling @rspb.bsky.social #leightonmoss #beardedreedling #beardedtit #rspb #britishbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #ef100400 #r5 #canonr5
Bearded Reedling @rspb.bsky.social #leightonmoss #beardedreedling #beardedtit #rspb #britishbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #ef100400 #r5 #canonr5
I'm totally wrapped up in the day job at the moment due to our game being released last week! Here's a sketch from a while ago. This is Porridge. Porridge is a very unusual bluetit. Porridge likes autumn weather, shiny things, and the final series of Startrek Picard.
#britishbird #bizarreart
Final of my abstract acrylic with oils on top. The end result is messy, but I do like the direction it ended up. More experiments to come soon!
#oilpainting #abstractart #birdart #britishbird #learningtopaint #painteveryday #oystercatcher
Terrible shiny photo! Went over the bright colours & pushed them back. Combining abstract and realism somewhat - didn't completely work, but I still quite like it! One more layer to go once this has dried.
#abstractart #birdart #britishbird #colorfulabstract #learningtopaint #painteveryday
More experiments with abstract acrylics... sorta? Going to be a bit more realistic in the long run, but really love these colours for an underlayer. Guess what birb?!
#abstract #acrylicpaint #abstractart #birdart #britishbird #colorfulabstract #learningtopaint #painteveryday